Join La Crescent Public Library for a digital scavenger hunt to find local flora and fauna on our Wagon Wheel Trail. Digital cameras provided by Whitewater State Park, but personal devices may be used as well. How creative can you be with your images? Play with focus, depth, light, and more while learning about the plants and animals we come across with Master Naturalist Joni Welda!

We’ll meet at the new Red Bridge by the Bike Shoppe’s parking lot to begin our trek together! Afterward, you can send the library your photos, or we’ll download what you’ve captured and share the album from our walk online!

This program is best for ages 7+. Parent or caregiver must be present. Please wear sturdy shoes and pack water, sunscreen, and bug spray as necessary.

About our guide:
Joni is a Fine Art Nature Photographer and Minnesota Master Naturalist. She was born and raised in the Driftless area and has lived here most of her life. She has been a volunteer with the US Fish and Wildlife Service since the 1990’s and continues to volunteer and staff the overlook at Brownsville during the Tundra Swan migration. Joni has also been an avid Bluebirder for 40 years and is on the board of the Blurbird Recovery Program of Minnesota. Joni’s passion is being with Nature and enjoying the Mississippi River. You can see some of Joni’s work at: Thevariegatelens.mypixieset.com or the SEMVA Art Gallery in the Kahler Hotel in Rochester Minnesota. She lives in rural LaCrescent with her husband Jon, 2 Manx cats Ali and Nala and Border Collie Jill.