Prairie Park to Plant Prairie Seed Along Trail by Next Summer
City crews harvested about 200 pounds of prairie seed from Indian Creek Nature Center this weekend to sow along a 1.7 mile sandpit trail. Prairie grasses and wildflowers include big bluestem Indian grass switch grass yellow coneflower and butterfly milkweed. The seed, valued up to 4000 dollars, will establish the prairie before woody plants grow, aided by a Linn County seeded collector.
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Three O R students earn Eagle Scout awards
Three O R students earn Eagle Scout honors in a Court of Honor at St Elizabeth Ann Seton Church Hiawatha Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School juniors Nolan Butler and Andrew Laing both earned Eagle Scout awards Butler and Laing advanced from Troop 766 and Venture Crew 2000 their projects included landscaping a park trail and brick paving under benches Butler led 11 helpers for 120 hours while Laing supervised paving and library work plus earned the Scuba BSA award Butler also served as patrol leader and den chief and earned 30 merit badges Andrew Laing served as patrol leader and librarian with 32 merit badges.
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