A Special Places Tour

Please note: This tour is full and a waiting list is no longer being taken. However, you can "register" to be placed on the first-to-notify list for the next oak savanna tour and/or hands-on restoration and education event.

Carolyn Carr, an ecologist with Ecological Strategies, will lead an interpretive tour of the special Oak Savanna in the Mississippi River Gorge. Carolyn has years of experience conducting educational and outreach programs to protect open space and restore natural areas, particularly in urban areas, and has been an integral part of the work in this section of the River Gorge.

Volunteers have embraced and played a key role in the health of this community gem. This area harbors the highest quality plant communities remaining in the River Gorge, including a mesic prairie and a remnant oak brushland/woodland undergoing restoration to oak savanna. Through Oak Savanna Workdays and other River Gorge events, they remove invasive species, pick up litter, collect seeds, plant native species, and more. Thanks to their countless hours, not to mention the collaboration of many partner organizations, the area that was once a buckthorn thicket now has renewed life.

Read more about the history of this oak savanna at this oak savanna workday listing.

Pre-registration required and early sign-up highly encouraged.

To register, or for more information, contact sue through our contact form or at 651-222-2193 x14. Please include your name, the number in your party, contact information and the name of the event in your message. Read more…