Fri, Apr 21
|Motor Mill Campground
Pasque Flower Hike
Aldo Leopold once said, “the chance to find a pasque flower is as inalienable as the right to free speech.” Come and exercise your right with a guided hike to see one of Iowa’s earliest-blooming and most beloved wildflowers at the Motor Mill Historic Site.
Time & Location
Apr 21, 2023, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Motor Mill Campground , 23002 Grain Rd, Elkader, IA 52043, USA
About the Event
Pasque Flower Hike
Friday, April 21st
5:00-6:30 PM
Aldo Leopold once said, “the chance to find a pasque flower is as inalienable as the right to free speech.” Come and exercise your right with a guided hike to see one of Iowa’s earliest-blooming and most beloved wildflowers at the Motor Mill Historic Site. Pasque flowers indicate high-quality natural areas, particularly prairie areas including a thin-soiled “goat prairie” overlooking the Turkey River Valley. To nature lovers, their emergence marks the start of the wildflower season.
The hike will be a short but rugged off-trail hike, so participants should be confident in their mobility and wear appropriate footwear. The group will meet at the campground at Motor Mill for the roughly 1-mile round-trip hike.
Motor Mill is located at 23002 Grain Road, Elkader, IA 52043. To sign up or ask questions please contact the Osborne Nature Center at 563-245-1516 or sign up at claytoncountyconservation.org .