O.W.L.S. - Iowa River Bones as a Window into Ice Age Animal Communities
McFarland Park, Story County
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
O.W.L.S. programs are designed for "boomers" or older, but anyone is welcome to attend. These free programs are held the first Tuesday of each month beginning at 11:00 a.m. at the Story County Conservation Center (56461 180th Street, Ames).
An optional $7.50 luncheon follows the program at 12 noon. Registration and payment for lunch are required the Friday prior to each program. No registration is required to attend the free program.
Iowa River Bones as a Window into Ice Age Animal Communities presented by Matt Hill, ISU:
Iowa rivers and associated gravel deposits
contain the remains of extinct Ice Age animals, for example, musk ox, mammoth
and mastodon, caribou, stag moose, and ground sloth. Study of this material
aids in the reconstruction of the ecology of these animals as well as the
context, cause, and chronology of their extinction.
Menu: Beef & noodles,
mashed potatoes, mixed veggies, dinner roll, and chocolate pound cake
Registration for the optional meal is required by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, March 2, 2018
Future O.W.L.S. programs:
April 3, 2018 - Aldo Leopold and the Roots of the Land Ethic
May 1, 2018 - Butterflies in Iowa & in Your Backyard
