Kansas Native Plant Society

2008 Annual Wildflower Weekend

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The Annual Wildflower Weekend (AWW) of the Kansas Native Plant Society will take place in Hays, Kansas on October 3-5, 2008.

The theme this year is “Ethnobotany – cultural uses of native plants”.

Highlights of the weekend include:

• Silent Auction
• Photo Contest
• Presentation: “Native medicinal plants of the prairie”
• Presentation: “Dyeing wool with native plants”
• Tour Site 1 Private Ranch north of Hays: Site of Echinacea study
• Tour Site 2 Cedar Bluff Reservoir - Wildlife Area - Bluffs
• Tour Site 3 Wilson Reservoir – Lucas Park - Rocktown Natural Area