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3 | SOCIAL GATHERING AT AN ALL AGES PUB WITH FOOD TRUCKS | SOCIAL HOUR, GOOD MOOD FOOD, IRON HORSE BEER/CIDER, & FUN - PLUS A PRESENTATION ABOUT WOLVERINES IN WASHINGTON STATE | 6:00PM-9:00PM | THE TAP ROOM BY IRON HORSE BREWERY | AJA WOODROW, WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST, US FOREST SERVICE | Aja holds a graduate degree from Central Washington University and has studied the wildlife of eastern Washington for two decades. He loves snow and high places, similar to the wolverine of which he will discuss local studies, population trends, and conservation. | all ages welcome | aja.woodrow@usda.gov | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | FIELD TRIP/EASY WALK/TICKETED | TWILIGHT OWL AND SNAKE WALK | 6:00PM-9:00PM | UMTANUM CREEK RECREATION AREA | DEB ESSMAN, PAST PRESIDENT OF KITTITAS COUNTY FIELD & STREAM AND DAN BECK, PROFESSOR EMERITUS CWU BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT | limited to 20 participants; America the Beautiful Pass or BLM day pass required | essman@fairpoint.net; beckd@cwu.edu | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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7 | FIELD TRIP/EASY-MEDIUM WALK | PASSERINES AND RAPTORS OF THE YAKIMA RIVER CANYON | 6:00AM-8:30AM | UMTANUM CREEK RECREATION AREA | DEB ESSMAN, PAST PRESIDENT OF KITTITAS COUNTY FIELD & STREAM | Deb co-founded and directed a raptor rehabilitation center in California in the 70's (while also teaching ornithology at Merced Community College), worked as a Vet Tech at the Woodland Park Zoo and ran their Earthwatch Eagle Release program in the early 80's. She then served as a Game Warden for the Wa Dept of Fish and Wildlife (83-90) including 2 years working undercover as a member of their Special Investigations Unit. For the past 34 years she have been an active member of the Kittitas Co Field & Stream Club and serves on the Teanaway Community Forest Advisory Committee. Deb also teaches Hunter Education for WDFW. Deb has been privileged to lead many birding field trips for KEEN over the last 25 years! | 25 max; America the Beautiful pass or BLM day pass required | essman@fairpoint.net | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | FIELD TRIP/EASY-MEDIUM WALK/ACCESSIBLE | WILDFLOWERS, WILDLIFE, AND PEOPLE | 6:00AM-11:00AM (INCLUDES TRAVEL TIME) | YAKIMA FIRING CENTER - DOD | LISA WEIGEL, Natural Resource Management Specialist Yakima Training Center | LIMITED TO 20 PEOPLE - MUST COMPLETE BACKGROUND CHECK AND PROVIDE ID. MEET NEAR SELAH - SPECIFIC LOCATION GIVEN AFTER REGISTRATION | lisa.j.weigel.civ@army.mil | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | FIELD TRIP/EASY WALK/ACCESSIBLE | BIRDING BY EAR | 6:00AM-9:00AM | YAKIMA CANYON INTERPRETIVE CENTER | WALTER SZEGLIA, Associate Professor CWU Department of Geological Sciences | Discover Pass required | walter@geology.cwu.edu | ||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | FIELD TRIP/EASY- MEDIUM WALK | NATIVE PLANTS AND SHRUB-STEPPE ECOLOGY | 7:30AM-9:00AM | SELAH CLIFFS NATURAL AREA PRESERVE | ETHAN COOGINS, Natural Areas Specialist Natural Areas Program Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) | Discover Pass required | ethantcoggins@gmail.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | FIELD TRIP/EASY WALK/ACCESSIBLE | NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY | 7:30AM-9:00AM | UMTANUM CREEK RECREATION AREA | KEVIN MCLAUGHLIN, KEEN Habitat Manager | America the Beautiful pass or BLM day pass required | mclaughkevin@gmail.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | FIELD TRIP/EASY-MEDIUM WALK | BEAVER TALES: HOW BEAVERS HELP RIPARIAN AREAS RECOVER FROM FIRE | 9:00AM-10:30AM | UMTANUM CREEK RECREATION AREA | DR. LIXING SUN, Distinguished Research Professor, Animal Behavior, Ecology, & Evolution | America the Beautiful pass or BLM day pass required | lixing@cwu.edu | ||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | FIELD TRIP/WALK | YAKIMA CANYON GEOLOGY AND ANCIENT CLIMATES | 9:00AM-10:30AM | UMTANUM CREEK RECREATION AREA | DR. DALE BEESON, Retired Geologist | Dale grew up on the Olympic Peninsula in Grays Harbor, Washington. He began his many travels and moves to other states and countries after completing his BS, Ms, and PhD degrees in Geosciences at Western Washington University, University of Colorado, and The Pennsylvania State University respectively. Most of his 40+ year professional career was spent in computerised geological earth modelling with significant research and work devoted to paleo climatology. Dale relocated to Ellensburg in September, 2021, to be closer to family in retirement. Geology, geobotany and current and past climates of Washington hold a strong interest for him. | America the Beautiful pass or BLM day pass required | Dalebsn@gmail.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | CANCELLED DUE TO FIELD TRIP LEADER ILLNESS | GET INTIMATE WITH FISH, RIVER BUGS, AND OTHER CRITTERS THAT RELY ON RIVERS | 9:00AM-1:00PM | UMTANUM CREEK RECREATION AREA | DR. PAUL JAMES, Professor CWU Wildlife & Fisheries Ecology & THE TROLLS UNDER THE BRIDGE | America the Beautiful pass or BLM day pass required | jamesp@cwu.edu | ||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | HANDS-ON SCIENCE FUN, KIDS ACTIVITIES, EDUCATIONAL BOOTHS, LIVE LAMPREY, LIVE REPTILES, ITEMS FOR PURCHASE/DONATION/ACCESSIBLE LOCATION | YAKIMA CANYON INTERPRETIVE CENTER HANDS-ON SCIENCE BOOTHS—COME SEE US! | 9:00AM-1:00PM | YAKIMA CANYON INTERPRETIVE CENTER | Kittitas Environmental Education Network, Yakima Canyon Interpretive Center, Kittitas Audubon, Conservation Northwest, Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group, CWU Department of Anthropology, Teanaway Community Forest, Kittitas County Conservation District, Yakama Nation Pacific Lamprey Outreach Team, Trout Unlimited, Washington Association of Falconry, WA Outdoor School, Puget Sound Energy, WA Department of Fish & Wildlife, US Fish and Wildlife Service, CWU Wildcat Farm, WA Native Plant Society- Central WA Chapter, Our Environment, WA State Department of Transportation, Scout Aerial Solutions, Kids Activities, and more! | Discover Pass required | Andrea.Crawford2@pse.com; pat.lubinski@cwu.edu; stavneyl@cwu.edu; lumd@yakamafish-nsn.gov; ernestk@cwu.edu; vince.pruis@mtsgreenway.org; Jordan Ryckman <jordan@conservationnw.org; tori@midcolumbiafisheries.org; francis620@live.com; waoutdoorschool@gmail.com; essman@fairpoint.net; Jennifer.Johnson@dfw.wa.gov; wendy-mee@conservewa.net; danielle_husband@fws.gov; jandvcarpenter@gmail.com; info@kittitasstewardshipfund.org; discoverylabellensburg@gmail.com; ourenvironmentkc@gmail.com; marc.eylar@co.kittitas.wa.us; adoptastream@midcolumbiafisheries.org; linnea.stavney@cwu.edu; rivard.megan@gmail.com; wendy.mee@kccd.net; yakimaflyfishers@gmail.com; passagyr@comcast.net; kaitlyn.flesher@cwu.edu; keynabugner@gmail.com; shriners@tutanota.com; NormanM@wsdot.wa.gov; jonromero@scoutaerialsolutions.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | FAMILY-FRIENDLY TALK AND KID ACTIVITY/EASY WALK | RAISING CLIMATE-RESILIENT KIDS | 10:00AM- 11:00AM | YAKIMA CANYON INTERPRETIVE CENTER | CARLYN SAUNDERS, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR, & DR. ELISE HERMAN, KEEN BOARD MEMBER, KITTITAS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION NETWORK | Climate change can be a daunting subject to address with your kids. How do we communicate with them to stay hopeful in a world that's hurting? Learn how to lead discussions with your kids and practical solutions to stay positive! | FREE FOOD AND RESOURCES FOR PARTICIPANTS! (Discover Pass required; day pass options available) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | FLOAT TRIP (fee event) | YAKIMA RIVER CANYON FLOAT TRIP | 10:30AM-1:30PM | UMTANUM CREEK RECREATION AREA TO BIG PINES CAMPGROUND | RILL ADVENTURES & KEEN Naturalists Dale Beeson, Emily Jacobs, Tori Wood | limit trip to 20 people registered - 3 KEEN naturalists on each trip registration will go through Rills; America the Beautiful pass or BLM day pass required. $55 fee charged by Rill Adventures after registration | nwheat@fairpoint.net | ||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | FIELD TRIP/EASY WALK | CULTURAL IMPORTANCE OF THE YAKIMA RIVER CANYON | 10:30AM-12:00PM | YAKIMA CANYON INTERPRETIVE CENTER | NOAH OLIVER | Discover Pass required | |||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | FIELD TRIP/EASY-MEDIUM WALK/TICKETED | SNAKE SNEAKING | 10:30AM-12:00PM | UMTANUM CREEK RECREATION AREA | DR. DAN BECK, PROFESSOR EMERITUS CWU BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT | America the Beautiful pass or BLM day pass required | beckd@cwu.edu | ||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | FIELD TRIP/MEDIUM WALK | NATIVE PLANTS & WILDFLOWERS OF THE SHRUB-STEPPE | 10:30AM-12:00PM | UMTANUM CREEK RECREATION AREA | WENDY MEE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | FIELD TRIP/EASY AND ACCESSIBLE WALK | POETRY & NATURE WALK—SPRING SONNETS! | 12:00PM-1:30PM | YAKIMA CANYON INTERPRETIVE CENTER | MARIE MARCHAND, POET LAUREATE, ELLENSBURG | Marie Marchand is the Poet Laureate of Ellensburg, WA. Her poetry has been published in Crannóg Magazine, Catamaran Literary Reader, Tikkun Magazine, and elsewhere. Her book Gifts to the Attentive was published in 2022. A passionate mental health advocate, Marie believes that poetry is a healing vehicle for self-discovery and community-building. She is a graduate of Naropa University and The Iliff School of Theology where she studied psychology, religion, and peacemaking. | Discover Pass required | marie@mishiepoet.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | FIELD TRIP/EASY AND ACCESSIBLE WALK | BIRDING FOR KIDS & YOUTH | 12:00PM-1:30PM | YAKIMA CANYON INTERPRETIVE CENTER | CEDAR CUNNINGHAM | Discover Pass required | cedarcunningham@gmail.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | FIELD TRIP/EASY AND ACCESSIBLE WALK | SHRUB-STEPPE HABITAT RESTORATION | 12:00PM-1:30PM | YAKIMA CANYON INTERPRETIVE CENTER | JILL SCHEFFER, PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KITTITAS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION NETWORK | Jill is one of the original founders of the Kittitas Environmental Education Network (KEEN) and she serves as the current President and Executive Director of KEEN. Her educational background is in Geography and Environmental Studies from the University of Victoria in BC. She worked for 11 years for a land conservation organization, and she is currently the Streamflow Restoration Planner at the Department of Ecology. Her two loves are her son and daughter who together explore the outdoors and also share their family love of music and dance. | Discover Pass required | jillscheffer@keenetwork.org | |||||||||||||||||||||
24 | CANCELLED DUE TO LOW REGISTRATION | TERROIR OF CENTRAL WA & WINE TASTING | 12:00PM-2:00PM | FORTUITY CELLARS/NUWAVE GALLERY | KRISTINE MILLER, Executive Director Center Fuse | Over 21 only | director@ellensburgcenterfuse.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | INDOOR SEATED PRESENTATION/Q&A | THE LIARS OF NATURE AND THE NATURE OF LIARS | 12:30PM-2:00PM | IOOF BUILDING | DR. LIXING SUN, Distinguished Research Professor, Animal Behavior, Ecology, & Evolution | Lixing Sun is a Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Central Washington University. He is an avid naturalist and the author of five books including The Liars of Nature and the Nature of Liars: Cheating and Deception in the Living World, the Fairness Instinct: The Robin Hood Mentality and Our Biological Nature, and the coauthor of The Beaver: Natural History of a Wetlands Engineer. In addition, he has authored or coauthored 69 original research articles, 9 book chapters, and one edited book, The Behavioral Ecology of the Tibetan Macaque. His writings also appear in popular magazines including Time, Science, Psychology Today, Nautilus, Evonomics, and This View of Life. | lixing@cwu.edu | ||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | OUTDOOR TICKETED EVENT | GUIDED PADDLE BOARDING | 1:30PM-3:00PM | YAKIMA CANYON INTERPRETIVE CENTER | CARLYN SAUNDERS, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR, KITTITAS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION NETWORK | Holding a BA in anthropology from Millersville University of Pennsylvania, Carlyn focuses on connecting people with the natural world. Carlyn has worked for KEEN for eleven years and is the educational director for summer camps and school-year programming. By creating an all-inclusive atmosphere focused on stewardship education, Carlyn educates both front-country first-timers as well as back-country veterans. Oh, and she's also an Appalachian Trail Through Hiker. | Discover Pass required | carlynsaunders@keenetwork.org | |||||||||||||||||||||
27 | FIELD TRIP/EASY WALK | ADULT LAMPREY RELEASE | 1:30PM-3:00PM | RINGER LOOP ROAD PUBLIC ACCESS AREA | DAVE'Y LUMLEY, Lamprey Biologist with Yakama Nation Fisheries | Dave'y works with the Yakama Nation Fisheries Pacific Lamprey Project since 2011 starting as a temporary seasonal tech. She attended CWU while working and going to school full time and graduated from CWU with a BA in Science with an Ecology and Evolution Specialization, and is currently a Lamprey Biologist with Yakama Nation Fisheries. Current research focuses on Pacific Lamprey restoration, aquaculture, translocation, habitat surveys, traditional ecological knowledge, and educational outreach. I really enjoy the educational outreach I've gotten to do and am excited to be a part of KEEN and be more involved in the community! | Discover Pass required | lumd@yakamafish-nsn.gov | |||||||||||||||||||||
28 | FIELD TRIP/MEDIUM - CHALLENGING WALK | WILDFLOWER AND BIRD WATCHING | 1:30PM-3:00PM | WHISKEY DICK OR QUILOMENE NATURAL PRESERVE AREA | SHAUN MORRISON, Wildlife Area Manager WA Department of Fish & Wildlife | Shaun Morrison grew up in Houston, TX and the corn fields of central Indiana. He has an undergraduate degree is both geology and botany from Miami University in Ohio, and also has a Master's degree in Cultural and Environmental Resource Management from Central Washington University. Shaun has spent his entire professional career as a botanist, previously working for the USFS and NPS for nearly a decade before becoming the LT Murray Widlife Area Manager with WDFW. As a botanist, Shaun's primary focus is native plant restoration and ecology, and invasive plant ecology. In his position as the LTM manager, Shaun is looking forward to using his native plant and restoration knowledge to facilitate healthier shrub-steppe ecosystems. | Discover Pass required, add in driving time | Shaun.Morrison@dfw.wa.gov | |||||||||||||||||||||
29 | FLOAT TRIP (fee event) | YAKIMA RIVER CANYON FLOAT TRIP | 2:00PM-5:00PM | UMTANUM CREEK RECREATION AREA TO BIG PINES CAMPGROUND | RILL ADVENTURES & KEEN naturalists Dale Beeson, Emily Jacobs, Tori Wood | limit trip to 20 people registered - 3 KEEN naturalists on each trip registration will go through Rills. $55 fee charged by Rill Adventures after registration | nwheat@fairpoint.net | ||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | INDOOR SEATED ACTIVITY | CWU PLANETARIUM SHOWS | 2:00PM-5:00PM (45-MINUTE SHOWS ON THE HOUR) | CWU’S LYDIG PLANETARIUM | DR. BRUCE PALMQUIST, CWU Professor of Physics and Science and Mathematics Education | palmquis@cwu.edu | |||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | INDOOR PRESENTATION/Q&A/ACCESSIBLE | BIRDING THE YAKIMA RIVER CANYON SCENIC BYWAY | 2:15PM-3:45PM | IOOF BUILDING | DEB ESSMAN, PAST PRESIDENT OF KITTITAS COUNTY FIELD & STREAM | Deb co-founded and directed a raptor rehabilitation center in California in the 70's (while also teaching ornithology at Merced Community College), worked as a Vet Tech at the Woodland Park Zoo and ran their Earthwatch Eagle Release program in the early 80's. She then served as a Game Warden for the Wa Dept of Fish and Wildlife (83-90) including 2 years working undercover as a member of their Special Investigations Unit. For the past 34 years she have been an active member of the Kittitas Co Field & Stream Club and serves on the Teanaway Community Forest Advisory Committee. Deb also teaches Hunter Education for WDFW. Deb has been privileged to lead many birding field trips for KEEN over the last 25 years! | essman@fairpoint.net | ||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | INDOOR TICKETED EVENT/ACCESSIBLE | SIP AND PAINT | 4:00PM-5:30PM | IOOF BUILDING | JEANIE JOHNSON | Enjoy local cider and wine while you create an acrylic painting. Led by Jeannie Johnson, an entertaining and talented local artist, great with all ages and ability levels | |||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | INDOOR PRESENTATION/Q&A/ACCESSIBLE | WASHINGTON FALCONRY ASSOCIATION - FALCONS IN THE HOUSE! | 4:00PM-5:30PM | IOOF BUILDING | CLIFFORD KELLOG - Director at Large, North American Falconers Association Founder & Historian Washington Falconers Associaton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | INDOOR PRESENTATION/Q&A, LIVE MUSIC, TICKETED CATERED DINNER AND CASH BAR | KEYNOTE SPEAKER: A Shrubsteppe Story, finding resiliency and community. Join us for a catered dinner Allisa will share about her work in the shrubsteppe landscape, first with the Okanogan Conservation District and in her current position with the Washington State Conservation Commission. She will talk about her first impressions of the shrubsteppe, learning more about this often-misunderstood ecosystem, and finding collaboration and community in her work on the Washington Shrubsteppe Restoration and Resiliency Initiative. Through fire, she has discovered the meaning of resiliency and community in the shrubsteppe. | 6:00PM-9:00PM | ENCORE/THE RIDGE | ALLISA CARLSON South Central Regional Manager Washington State Conservation Commission | Allisa grew up on a small sheep farm in Plains, Montana. She served for four years in the U.S. Coast Guard and holds a degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Washington. After working in the design field in Seattle, she made the decision to return to her rural-based roots and accepted a job as a wildlife conservation planner with the Okanogan Conservation District. In 2019, she made the move to the Washington State Conservation Commission, where she now works and resides in Ellensburg. Much of her conservation career has been focused on wildlife habitat, community wildfire resiliency, and agricultural land conservation. In her spare time, Allisa enjoys open-water swimming, reading, hiking, cross-country skiing, and birding. | ACarlson@scc.wa.gov | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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37 | FIELD TRIP/EASY-MEDIUM WALK | BIRDS OF THE TEANAWAY | 7:30AM-11:00AM (ADD ONE HOUR FOR DRIVING) | TEANAWAY COMMUNITY FOREST | DEB ESSMAN, PAST PRESIDENT OF KITTITAS COUNTY FIELD & STREAM | Deb co-founded and directed a raptor rehabilitation center in California in the 70's (while also teaching ornithology at Merced Community College), worked as a Vet Tech at the Woodland Park Zoo and ran their Earthwatch Eagle Release program in the early 80's. She then served as a Game Warden for the Wa Dept of Fish and Wildlife (83-90) including 2 years working undercover as a member of their Special Investigations Unit. For the past 34 years she have been an active member of the Kittitas Co Field & Stream Club and serves on the Teanaway Community Forest Advisory Committee. Deb also teaches Hunter Education for WDFW. Deb has been privileged to lead many birding field trips for KEEN over the last 25 years! | |||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | OUTDOOR TICKETED EVENT | GUIDED PADDLE BOARDING | 8:00AM-10:00AM | YAKIMA CANYON INTERPRETIVE CENTER | CARLYN SAUNDERS, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR, KITTITAS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION NETWORK | Holding a BA in anthropology from Millersville University of Pennsylvania, Carlyn focuses on connecting people with the natural world. Carlyn has worked for KEEN for six years and is the educational director for summer camps and school-year programming. By creating an all-inclusive atmosphere focused on stewardship education, Carlyn educates both front-country first-timers as well as back-country veterans. Oh, and she's also an Appalachian Trail Through Hiker. | carlynsaunders@keenetwork.org | ||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | INDOOR ACTIVITY TICKETED EVENT | YOGA FOR EVERY BODY | 9:00AM-10:00AM | THE STUDIO BY ELLENSBURG DANCE ENSEMBLE | FAITH ATHERTON | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | FIELD TRIP/MEDIUM-CHALLENGING WALK | GET INTIMATE WITH GINKGO STATE PARK & PETRIFIED FOREST | 9:00AM-1:00PM | GINKGO STATE PARK AND PETRIFIED FOREST | Lorena Medina-Dirksen, WA State Parks Interpretive Staff | Lorena Medina-Dirksen is an Interpretive Specialist at Ginkgo Petrified State Forest. She was born and raised in Mexico City, she lived in Alaska for 23 years, and she has been living in Washington State for the last 2 years. Lorena holds a bachelor’s degree in archaeology, and a Master’s in anthropology. One of her objectives is to share her knowledge about history and nature; and to keep learning new information to share it with the public. She likes to inspire others to learn and to share the passion of loving and caring for historical sites and natural wonders. Her job gives her the opportunity to speak English and Spanish which lets her communicate with more people. Being part of Washington State Parks is an honor for which she feels very proud and thankful for. | We will ask participants to meet at the Ginkgo Petrified Forest Interpretive Center parking (NOT the Interpretive Trail parking lot). Participants can expect to be hiking until around 12:00 p.m. and Lorena Medina-Dirksen will be leading this hike, with a focus on wildflowers in the shrub steppe. A valid Discover Pass will be required for each vehicle attending this hike. Daily and annual Discover Passes can be purchased at the Interpretive Center parking lot the morning of the hike. | Carmen.MedinaDirksen@parks.wa.gov | |||||||||||||||||||||
42 | FIELD TRIP/WALK | SELF-GUIDED BIRDING | ON YOUR OWN | KITTITAS COUNTY | ON YOUR OWN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | MOTHER’S DAY ACTIVITIES @ WILD HORSE WIND FARM & VISITORS CENTER - ANDREA CRAWFORD, Wild Horse Wind and Solar Facility EES Program Coordinator | Andrea.Crawford2@pse.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | FIELD TRIP/MEDIUM WALK | 10-11am Wind Turbine Tour 11-11:30am Wildflower and Wind Power Presentation 11:30-1pm Wildflower and Wind Power Walk 2-3pm Wind Turbine Tour 3-3:30pm Wildflower and Wind Power Presentation 3:30-5pm Wildflower and Wind Power Walk | must register for each event individually and then list sent to Windfarm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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