Volunteer Opportunity - Harvesting Prairie Seeds at RBG

Again this year we are fortunate enough to have been allowed to harvest prairie seeds from the Rotary Botanical Garden prairie.

Harvesting seed heads.

On Monday, October 15, at 2:30 p.m. we'll meet at the prairie at the eastern end of the gardens and park on the short dead-end road between the prairie and the gardens.

Snipping wild rye seed heads.

We'll provide paper bags and writing instruments.  Bring sharp clippers for heavy stems. 

The goal is to harvest individual seed types without mixing species.

We'll clean the seeds that same afternoon.

This is an approved continuing education opportunity.  All MGVs will receive 1 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) per hour of participation.

Uncleaned seed head.

 

Cleaned seeds