2008 Elizabeth Fries Ellet Interpretive Trail Events Events are outdoors at the Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area, Eden Prairie 18700 Flying Cloud Drive Eden Prairie, MN 1/6 mile past Lions Tap Restaurant

Each Event is $20 per person -- Families with children $20.00 per family

To pre-register send checks to: Writers Rising Up (WRU) 16526 W. 78th St #163 Eden Prairie, MN 55346

Your donation is tax deductible. WRU is a 501-(C) (3) non-profit.

Saturday, May 3 - 10am-12 pm -- Hiking the Maple Basswood Forest with Minnesota Native Plant Society's Sean Jergens. Learn about the trees and shrubs of the forest.

Saturday, May 10 - 4pm-6pm -- Landscape Photography: spring through the camera's eye With Eden Prairie Photographer Todd Nordquist

June 21- 10-11am -- Zoomobile, Minnesota Zoo. Meet some local critters. Buggy Poetry Contest

Saturday, June 28 10 to Noon -- Native Medicine: recognizing native plants and uses Visit the Bottomland Forest, Big Woods, Sedge Meadow and Prairie Biomes with Yako Tahnahga, Native Ojibwa Herbalist

Sunday, Sept. 7 - 1-3 pm -- Leaf Pounding for Kids With Shirley Mah Kooyman, botanist Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Leafing Poetry Vicki Pellar Price

Saturday, Oct. 4 - 10 to noon -- Hiking the Prairie and Oak Savanna: Excursion on the Minnesota River Bluff With Sean Jergens, Minnesota Native Plant Society

Saturday, Oct. 11, 3-5pm -- Landscape Photography: fall through the camera's eye With Eden Prairie Photographer Todd Nordquist

Liability Release Form To pre-register send checks to: Writers Rising Up, 16526 W. 78th St. #163, E.P. MN 55346. Note: Fees are paid directly to instructors for travel time and instruction and can be paid the day of the event. Families or groups who wish to participate need only pay a one person fee per family. All events are $20.00 per person (maximum $20 per family). Contact: writersrisingup@comcast.net www.writersrisingup.