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Harvesting seed to preserve, to protect, and to grow native vegetation communities at Homestead

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News Release Date: September 27, 2024
Contact: Jesse Bolli, 402-223-3514

BEATRICE, Neb. – Discover the diversity of the vegetation of Homestead National Historical Park on Saturday, October 5, 2024, by harvesting native seed to be used to repair and restore disturbed areas. Meet at the Education Center at 1 p.m. for a quick introduction to the activity before heading out to harvest seed. No experience is needed. Please wear long pants and closed toed shoes. Gloves are optional and will not be provided.  Many people do like to wear gardening type gloves to protect their hands.

Both the lowland bur oak and tallgrass prairie communities that are present at the park are vegetation communities that have had their ranges severely reduced. By assisting with this seed harvest and learning more about these amazing plant communities, you can help ensure that future generations of park visitors are able to enjoy these resources. In the spirit of the Lorax: unless people like you help out to preserve, to protect and to grow native habitat “nothing is going to get better, it’s not.”

For more information on available accommodations please contact Accessibility Coordinator, Amber Kirkendall at [phone].

Homestead National Historical Park is a unit of the National Park Service, located four miles west of Beatrice, NE. Hours of operation are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Trails are open daily from dawn to dusk, and admission is free! For more information, please call [phone], or visit http://www.nps.gov/home.

Remember, Homestead National Historical Park has an exciting schedule of events planned for 2024.  Keep up with the latest information by following us on Twitter (HomesteadNHP) and Facebook (Homestead National Historical Park).
 

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