The calendar shows events we are part of and events we are sponsoring. Do you have an event we should know about? Send us a message.
- Categories
-
Tags
#12thStreet #batterytour #music 12 habits 4 us all 2040 2040 Vision 50th anniversary 52 actions A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety activism activists acts for earth advocacy air ALA american library association Amitav Ghosh angelou ezeilo anti-racism anxiety architecture artisan artists author Ay Mariposa AY Young Barbara Gilbert battery tour bee health beekeeper Beth Sarver big bluestem bash bikewalkkc biodiversity birding black playwright fundraiser Blight to Boon Blindsided blue river Blue River Forest Experience book book club book group bookclub border wall Brené Brown brookside farmers market bury my heart at chuck e cheese's business Business for Good butterflies carbon footprint eating carl stafford caste system Cathy Park Central Exchange changing climate chemical city nature challenge civicrec Clemantine Wamariya climate action support climate activists climate anxiety climate cafe climate change climate change films climate community climate conversations climate council climate crisis climate documentary climate emotions with kids climate grief climate hope climate mental health network Climate of Community climate reality climate resilience Climate Summit Clint Smith community community healing community-building Compost Compost Collective connect conservation coping with chaos courageous conversations COVID-19 creation care creative dreaming culture curious conversation dancing Daniel Wildcat Dave Mitchell deep nature connection deep roots deepening nature connection workshop deeprootskc DEI dental design developing emotional resilience diverse diversity documentary Douglas County drawdown drawdown of the heartland dreaming dreamtending dreamwork Earth Day Earth Day 2020 earth day celebration earth element earth festival earth festival 2024 earth month eco-anxiety eco-grief ecoanxiety EcoFest ecological angst ecological civilization ecological hope ecological resilience ecopoetry ecopsychology educational election stress embodied activism Emily Libla empowering empowerment energy energy use engage environment environmental education environmental educators environmental justice environmental resilience equity exforming grief extension master naturalist Fair family family camp family event family survival guide farmers/gardeners farming feminism festival film festival films finding commonalities fire by night firebynight Five Essentials Five Senses food production fossil free future four steps free event fundraiser gen z climate mental health GivingTuesday2020 Global global young leader go green fair Go Tell It On The Mountain Good Grief Network gratitude green green home green shopping Green Tech Academy Green Utopia greenability grief grounding haskell university hazardous waste drop off healing grief health health and community resources healthy exchange heartland Heartland Conservation Alliance Heartland Overlook Preserve high school hiking history holistic holistic wellness practitioners home checklist Honey Producers hope host a screening how the word is passed immigrant imperfect activism in person event iNaturalist City Nature Challenge indigenous healing indigenous power indigenous wisdom Infinite Country inspiration interior design interplay interpretation isabel wilkerson James Baldwin JEDI Johnson County Community College Join live Joy Harjo joy of mindfulness Julie Koppen juneteenth kacee kansas kansas city Kansas City Kansas Public Library Kansas Organization for Victim Assistance kansas public library kc events KC Farm School kccen Kelly Daniels kid-friendly KOVA ks capitol KU KU Campus KUMC land Laura Martin-Eagle Lawrence lawrence public library leaders libraries lifestyle Linda Sue Park local events loving awareness lunch Lutherans meander meatless MEC meditation meea Meet and Greet Meetup melting galciers men explain things to me mental health Meredith McAllister metro council Metropolitan Energy Center Mexico midwest alliance for mindfulness Midwest Climate Collaborative Mighty Networks mindful city mindfulness mindfulness for a resilient world mindfulness in nature mindfulness retreat Minor Feelings monthly meeting morning Mothers Out Front movement movie musician my region wins Natasha Bowens National Butterfly Center national garden meditation day native american native bees native garden tour native gardening tips native gardens native plants native wisdom nature nature connection Nature Hike nature walk nature-based stress management nature-connected neighborhood activism networking New Year nick chiles nonprofit nutmeg's curse Ocean Vuong Olathe West Online Community Online course Organizing outdoor market overwhelm Pachamama Alliance parables parks & rec Parks and Recreation Parkville partisanship Patricia Engel Pebble Interiors pesticides picnic plan it native planet planet in crisis plastic straws Platte Land Trust podcast Poet Warrior poetry political activism pollinator habitat pollinator habitat transformation pollinator prairie pollinators pope encyclical potluck prairie hollow productions Prairie Lotus prairie plants project living proof protect protection race racial equity recycle day Red Alert! reduce carbon footprint regenerative remediation Renew the Blue resale research study resilience resilience tools resilience training resiliency tools resilient activism resilient world resources retreat robin goff Rwanda Sami Aaron Sarah Ray Second Anniversary seeds self-care sheryl hammontree sierra club silent retreat simple steps sister outsider social construction social entrepreneurship songs Soulcentricitea South Park spring ephemerals Standing Rock story-telling strategies stress relief Styrofoam sudbury school superfund superfund site support sustainability Sustainability Round Table sustainable sustaining activists panel SustainRT take care of our environment Tarana Burke temple buddhist center terracycle The Carbon Almanac The Color of Food The Ecological Other The Four Steps for Resilient Life Workshop The Girl Who Smiled Beads the light center Theresa Goodman thoughtful threads Three Girls from Bronzeville tiffany midge timebanking Tobi Holloway TPCRR transportation trauma TreeSisters True Power Paradigm Turning Point un-dumpster day united nations unity temple on the plaza upcycled fashion show values vendors visionary activism Visionary Activist voices with impact voting Wanderlust watch party water webinar wellness partners white america William Jewell winter walk wise action witch workshops yoga yoga nidra You Are Your Best Thing zero waste event
Restored Prairie & Wildflower Walk
Shawnee Mission Park / Gary L Haller Trail
Thursday, June 6th, 6 – 7 pm
Free Event Ages 12+
Let’s get social! Optional visit to a nearby brewery afterward!
![Penstemon Digitalis (foxglove beardtongue)](https://www.theresilientactivist.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/bee-6501657_1280-225x300.jpg)
Join The Resilient Activist to see what the Johnson County Parks Department has been up to in restoring sections of the prairie areas along the Gary L Haller Trail. There should be a nice bloom of Penstemon digitalis (foxglove beardtongue), Echinacea pallida (pale purple coneflower), and Monarda fistulosa (bee balm or wild bergamot) this time of year.
Park on 79th Street near the dam or in the Marina parking lot. Meet at the trailhead at the dam. Shawnee Mission Park Marina – Google Maps
After the walk, participants are invited to gather together for an optional visit to Pathlight Brewing or Friction Beer Co.
Walk Leader: Ginger Werp
Ginger Werp is the Project Coordinator for Kansas City WildLands. Her main role is to manage the native seed collection project. Ginger leads a team of core volunteers and hundreds of seed team members to survey, collect, process, and disperse seeds from over 200 species of prairie, woodland, forest, and glade plants.
She learned native plant ID while assisting in field research on deer herbivory in the tallgrass prairie at the University of Kansas. Ginger advocates for native plants at every opportunity she gets and enjoys exploring the native landscapes of Kansas City including the one planted in her front yard.
![Echinacea pallida (pale purple coneflower)](https://www.theresilientactivist.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Echinacea-pallida-300x225.jpg)
![Monarda fistulosa (bee balm)](https://www.theresilientactivist.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Monards-fistulosa-300x225.jpg)
Image credits:
Penstemon: PaulineLeverett from Pixabay
Echinacea Pallida & Monarda fistulosa: Missouri Botanical Garden