Iowa Couple Farms Lavender in the Loess Hills
It's the peace and quiet of the Loess Hills and the sweet smell of lavender that Mary and Tim Hamer want to share with everyone.
Loess Hills State Forest | Iowa by Air
See the Loess Hills as you never have before, from above.
Original broadcast date: May 9, 2018
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The Iowa Loess Hills
A poetic film capturing the beauty of the Loess Hills put together for the Harrison County Welcome Center outside of Missouri Valley, Iowa.
Iowa Land and Sky: Loess Hills And Prairies
Journey from the prairies of central Iowa to the Loess Hills on our state's western rim to experience the scenic vistas, geologic history and environmental challenges facing these landforms.
The Loess hills in northwestern Iowa.
pictures taken in the county where Ilive these hills were formed from windblown dirt and silt a few places you can find exposed glacial till and some good rock hunting there the hills in the very far horizon are on the Nebraska side of theMissouri river The river pictures are of the Little Sioux River the left side they were rebuilding the banks and leeves the right side you can see where they were becoming natural again. pictures off the hilltops were taken at preparation canyon park
Agritourism, Missouri Valley, Iowa
Think of Iowa cropland, and you might envision fairly flat fertile fields of corn and soybeans. But in the western part of the state, in the Loess Hills, some unique crops are drawing visitors from near and far.
Living Loess
Living Loess is goup of 9 locations in the Loess Hills just north of Omaha and Council Bluffs. They include artisan cheese, silversmithing, crafted furniture, botanical art, and health products using homegrown aronia berries and lavender. Parks in Harrison and Pottawattamie County include hiking, wildlife and nature study and historic exhibits.
Land Formation in Iowa
Iowa's landscape has changed dramatically over the past 10,000-15,000 years. Travel through time from the age of the glaciers, through several thousand years of prairie and formation of the world's richest topsoil, to modern agricultural practices today. Prairies and wetlands were integral part of Iowa's history, and we look to them as keys to our future, working together with cropland to maintain the ecological health of our lands and waters.
551 MILE School Field Trip in one DAY 4 States
From: Kent Halstead U.S. History Teacher
To: 8th Grade Parents and guardians of Coon Rapids-Bayard School Re: UPDATE: CRB 8th Grade Field Trip
The CR-B 8th Grade U.S. History class is going on a field trip to the sites scripted below, on Friday, May 6, 2011
The trip agenda aligns with our 8th grade U.S. History curriculum and the itinerary includes:
1. Strucker Hill in the Loess Hills known as the spot, highest ! point in the Loess Hillls, 1400 feet above sea level !
! southwest of Moorhead, 4 miles (Flora, Fauna, and Hiking)
2. Murray Hill Scenic Overlook 3.6 Miles west of Pisgah
(Amazing transition zone between the Missouri RIver Basin and the Loess Hills
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3. Sgt. Charles Floyd Monument Sioux City (150 ft. monument)
! (Sgt. Floyd died August 20th, 1804 on the Lewis and Clark Expedition!)
4. Southern Hills Mall contains 38 murals of the 1804-1806 of the ! ! Lewis and Clark Expedition (Quiz Taken)
5. Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center and the Sgt. Floyd !
! Museum South of Downtown Sioux City next to the Missouri
! River ! (recently underwent a 4 million dollar renovation) !!
6. Little Crow's grave site by Flandreau, South Dakota! Waiting for
! permission from the Santee Sioux Tribe.
! (born 1818. Died July 3, 1863. Buried Sept. 27, 1971)
7. Pipestone National Monument, Pipestone, Minnesota
! Pipestone National Monument offers an opportunity to explore American Indian culture and the natural resources of the tallgrass prairie. Established by Congress in 1937 to protect the historic pipestone quarries, the site is considered sacred by many American Indians. Spanning centuries of use, American Indians continue to quarry pipestone which they carve into sacred pipe!
8. !
Hawkeye Point located 4.5 Miles north of Sibley, Iowa
(at 1,670 feet it is the highest point in Iowa) Return to CRB!
!
Rapids at 6:00 am and and arrive back in Coon Rapids at 9:30 p.m. Pick up your child at the CRB 4-12 attendance center at 9:30 p.m.
We will depart from Bayard (Sparkyʼs) at 5:45 am and from Coon
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Robert Meyers @ Hamburg Iowa
Growing Season - Ecology Plus Diversity
Explore how to create plant communities that mimic nature in the backyard with Grant Thompson.