Wild Flower Walk at Black Hawk State Park

4801 11th Street,Rock Island IL 61201

22 April, 2023

Description

Rob Liva is a ravine enthusiast living in Rock Island. He fondly recalls learning the names of native plants as a teenager and fell in love with discovering their habitats and associations. Rob is a professional consultant in ecological land management and uses prescribed fire and more to meet biodiversity goals. Grant Fessler is a talented botanist and explorer of wild spaces. He assists multiple organizations including the Chicago Botanic Gardens and Hibiscus Ecological Services where he participates in the conservation of natural areas in both the Quad Cities and Chicago Region. In his personal time, Grant is working on a detailed compendium of flora of the Quad Cities We will be meeting in the small outdoor pavilion space, just west of the lower east parking lot. (41.464315956563254, -90.56750288929173) Parking is at the lower east parking lot, near 24th street and Blackhawk Rd, (41.46434762794946, -90.56647554588758) Additional parking can be found atop the bluffs, accessed from Blackhawk Rd, in the upper east parking lot. (41.46453034718499, -90.57149847476971)