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Celebrating
Wildflowers is a collaborative commemoration between federal
natural resource agencies emphasizing the importance
of conservation and management of native plants and plant
habitats. |
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Program
Summary
In 1991 the
Celebrating Wildflowers program was initiated in the Pacific Northwest
"to promote conservation and appreciation of wildflowers
and their habitats." This is a vital part of Rare Care's
mission, so in 2002 Rare Care assumed the leadership role in an
annual event in the Seattle Area. The event celebrates the importance
of Washington State's wildflowers by emphasizing their aesthetic,
recreational, biological, medicinal and economic values. See
below for details about the exciting hands-on activities!
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New
each month —
Celebrating Wildflowers Coloring Pages!
At
the bottom of this page, you'll find a link to a printable
coloring page.
Come back next month for a different wildflower coloring
page!
Coloring
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| Celebrating
Wildflowers |
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| Location:
Olympic Sculpture Park |
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Date:
Sunday, June 8, 2008 |
| Western
Ave. & Broad Street, Seattle |
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Time: 12 noon - 4:00 pm |
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This year, Rare Care will host its 7th annual Celebrating Wildflowers event in partnership with the Seattle Art Museum. Visitors will play
a pollinator game, examine wildflowers through microscopes,
feel a fascinating
array of native mosses, paint pictures using plants, press flowers to take home and draw a Mystery Plant! The Olympic Sculpture Park and all activities are free for the whole family. This year, other organizations will join in with exhibits and activities to make the event bigger and better than ever! |
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| Press flowers and native plants for art projects |
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Paint pictures using beets, carrots, Indian plums & huckleberries |
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| Touch a table full of native mosses and take a closer look |
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Learn how pollinators carry pollen from one flower to another |
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| Celebrating
Wildflowers Coloring Page |
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Karl
Urban of Umatilla National Forest in Oregon made these
wildflower drawings for you to color. Visit our website
next month for another wildflower coloring page. |
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Each year Rare Care sets priorities to determine which rare plants to monitor. US Forest, Fish & Wildlife, State Park and other land managers also set priorities, and they make special monitoring requests to Rare Care. This year, a land manager asked us to monitor Githopsis specularioides, also known as Blue Cup. To color this State Sensitive species, click on the links below.
Coloring
page
Coloring
guide
Learn about other rare plants in Washington State |
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