Those who visit at least six of the sites and return the passport to Franklin Avenue Library receive a special gift and a chance to win a grand prize. At the event, families can also pick up a Native Prairie Passport, which lists native prairie sites to visit around central Iowa. The large preserved root specimen, an intertwined prairie rose and switchgrass root system, sits inside a custom-built 11-foot-tall enclosure inside the library’s main reading room.įranklin Avenue Library will highlight the display and the importance of prairie preservation with new books, displays, nature kits for kids and adults, and free public programs for all ages.Ī kickoff program at 6:30 PM Thursday, June 22, Discover, Explore, Create: Iowa’s Native Prairie, will teach families all about native prairie locations around central Iowa. The specimen now at Franklin Avenue Library, 5000 Franklin Ave is the first to ever be installed at a public library. ![]() Tallgrass’s Prairie Roots Project grows and preserves these plant specimens and distributes them, via grants, to nature centers and educational organizations in Iowa and beyond. Through a partnership with Des Moines Parks and Recreation Department, Franklin Avenue Library received a large prairie root specimen from the University of Northern Iowa’s Tallgrass Prairie Center. ![]() A new permanent display at Des Moines Public Library’s Franklin Avenue branch will educate library visitors on and spread awareness of the importance of native perennial plants in rural and urban Iowa landscapes.
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