{"id":4754,"date":"2024-12-26T20:02:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-27T01:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dracohill.org\/?p=4754"},"modified":"2025-01-01T20:46:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T01:46:12","slug":"sign-up-today-to-attend-free-2025-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dracohill.org\/blog\/sign-up-today-to-attend-free-2025-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Sign Up TODAY to Attend Free 2025 Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dracohill.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/sara-giving-away-seed_edited.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"625\" data-attachment-id=\"4682\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/dracohill.org\/prairie\/september-news\/attachment\/sara-giving-away-seed_edited\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dracohill.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/sara-giving-away-seed_edited.jpg?fit=1920%2C1172&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1172\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Galaxy A54 5G&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1726914881&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.54&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00035714285714286&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sara giving away seed_edited\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dracohill.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/sara-giving-away-seed_edited.jpg?fit=300%2C183&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dracohill.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/sara-giving-away-seed_edited.jpg?fit=1024%2C625&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dracohill.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/sara-giving-away-seed_edited.jpg?resize=1024%2C625&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dracohill.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/sara-giving-away-seed_edited.jpg?resize=1024%2C625&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dracohill.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/sara-giving-away-seed_edited.jpg?resize=300%2C183&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dracohill.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/sara-giving-away-seed_edited.jpg?resize=768%2C469&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dracohill.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/sara-giving-away-seed_edited.jpg?resize=1536%2C938&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dracohill.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/sara-giving-away-seed_edited.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-186fd8eabc23ff0618c264f262f6d198\"><em>Cedar County Naturalist Sarah Subbert, facing the camera in black shorts, shares her extra prairie seed with visitors who were welcome to take them home and plant them.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-60bf8c67e2b6a9a3c02661d382b116e1\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c909d2f92e9bfbcbef7ad3e68cd22c44\"><strong>It IS possible to farm and rebuild natural habitat in the same place<\/strong> at the same time in <em>Iowa<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3a817073e5d386c4e400402fedbf3f19\">Visit Draco Hill and experience positive change on Iowa&#8217;s landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e03eccaaec385e29b1311cbcb88f3739\">Enjoy a wide array of on-farm and natural experiences. Events include a Picnic in the Prairie, Winter Solstice Bonfire, fresh fruit and nut tastings, birdwatching, nature photography and more &#8211; all FREE!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b03b39f00cd36e6a46db69544bb759a4\">Guests who take a full guided farm tour first are invited to visit unsupervised to hike, birdwatch, forage and take photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.signupgenius.com\/go\/10C084FA9A728A6FCC61-53725090-draco#\/\" style=\"background-color:#2d5748\"><strong>Sign Up Here<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:7px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-07d9285596063c586dc2d0ee6023e4e7\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.signupgenius.com\/go\/10C084FA9A728A6FCC61-53725090-draco#\/\">Sign yourself or a group up<\/a> <\/strong>for bonfires, picking fruit in the orchards or watching a prairie burn. Chainsaw safety, mushrooming, birdwatching &#8211; it&#8217;s all going to happen here at Draco Hill in 2025 thanks to our many friends! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6fb3c9951679adc1d091f7258ed01287\"><strong>Choose whichever events and experiences you want<\/strong> to participate in throughout the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-745bdfba650516f6ef4af6bb30773986\"><strong>You are our guests, so let us know you&#8217;re coming! <\/strong>Owners Suzan and Paul just want to share their joy in the work they do to restore land, water and food farming in Iowa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-34595613d60f6429dc124086a54083e9\"><strong>Some of what you can enjoy*<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-12cdde83657d3cd2602fc37bad95e4e6\">Sledding and snowshoeing in Winter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ced3cf2a972661fdaf26a565ee554883\">Prairie burns in Spring and Fall (come watch, but it\u2019s on short notice)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3a0c9b6c127f2f7ee2ec34e68b6dc44b\">Nature Photography walk<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e76386ceeb456b122e8d5d844bcfc621\">Bird Walk<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7e76b4b1ff3e15aa54b813a55c1de9eb\">Mushroom Foray<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color 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