Calendar of Events
2025
October
Monday, October 6, 2025
Loess Hills Prairie Seed Harvest, Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center
Join Golden Hills RC&D for fall seed harvest!
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Loess Hills Prairie Seed Harvest, Moorhead
Join the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation for fall seed harvest!
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Snyder Heritage Farm Prairie Seed Harvest, Elkhart
Join the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation for fall seed harvest!
Friday, October 10, 2025
Prairie Seed Collecting with Project Wingspan, Bloomfield
Join Wapello County Conservation and Project Wingspan for an evening of prairie seed harvesting! Learn about native prairie plants and take some of your own seed home.
Saturday, October 11, 2025
Project Wingspan Prairie Seed Harvest, Prairie City
Collect native prairie seed at Neal Smith Wildlife Refuge with Pollinator Partnership's Project Wingspan.
Sunday, October 12, 2025
Loess Hills Prairie Seed Harvest, Old Town Conservation Area
Join Golden Hills RC&D for fall seed harvest!
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Loess Hills Prairie Seed Harvest, Waubonsie State Park
Join Golden Hills RC&D for fall seed harvest!
October 15 - November 5, 2025
Johnson County Prairie Seed Harvests, Johnson County
Harvest wildflower seeds for future prairie restoration projects at various seed-harvesting events this fall.
Thursday, October 16, 2025
Loess Hills Prairie Seed Harvest, Hitchcock Nature Center
Join Golden Hills RC&D for fall seed harvest!
Thursday, October 16, 2025
Hoppy Harvest with Big Grove, Iowa City
Join the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation for fall seed harvest!
Thursday, October 16, 2025
Fall Naturalist Hikes - Ciha Fen Preserve, Lisbon
Explore the savanna under ancient oaks on this 1.5 mile, naturalist-led hike.
Friday, October 17, 2025
Danamere Prairie Seed Harvest, Carlisle
Join the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation for fall seed harvest!
Monday, October 20, 2025
Loess Hills Prairie Seed Harvest, Loess Hills State Forest
Join Golden Hills RC&D for fall seed harvest!
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Breen Prairie Seed Harvest, Monticello
Join the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation for fall seed harvest!
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Indiangrass Hills Prairie Seed Harvest, Williamsburg
Join the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation for fall seed harvest!
Saturday, October 25, 2025
Kothenbeutel Land Ambassador Prairie Seed Harvest, Sheffield
Join the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation for fall seed harvest!
November
Thursday, November 6, 2025
Weimerskirk Workday, Bellevue
Join the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation for a volunteer workday!
November 19-20, 2025
Iowa Nature Summit, Des Moines
The ultimate gathering of nature advocates and organizations dedicated to preserving and protecting nature's diversity!
December
Friday, December 5, 2025
Fall Natural Hike - Two Horse Farm, Solon
Watch the sun set from the Two Horse Farm prairie on this guided 1.5 mile hike.
