Wild Flower Walk at Black Hawk State Park
Black Hawk State Park , 480 11th St, Rock Island, IL, 61201 Map
Public Welcome Family Friendly Free Event Chapter Social Program/Speaker Presentation Group Tour Nature Walk/Hike Public Restroom Free Public Parking Lots of Physical Activity
Grab your best walking shoes for a 2 mile Wild Flower Tour through Black Hawk State park with Robert Liva and Grant Fessler.
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 at 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)