The Ross Natural History Reservation and Plumb Hall will be hosting the TallGrass Science and Nature Writing workshop April 20 and 21. The cost of the workshop is $95, which includes the barbecue dinner Friday and a lunch Saturday. The cost to participate Saturday only will be $60. 

Pre-registration will be from 4-6 p.m. on Thursday, April 19. Registration will be from 8-9 a.m. on Friday, April 20.

Kevin Rabas, chair of English, modern languages and journalism, Amy Sage Webb, director of the creative writing program and professor of English, modern languages and journalism, Brent Thomas, dean of liberal arts and sciences, Max McCoy, professor of journalism and adviser to The Bulletin, and others will all be helping to put on this event.  

On Friday, activities will take place at the Ross Natural History Reserve starting at 9 a.m. There will be activities such as exploring the reserve, taking field notes, and aerial kite photography, working with drones, and a hike at the tallgrass prairie reserve. 

The night will conclude with a barbeque, that includes storytelling and a jam session, according to a pamphlet by the Center for Great Plains Studies. 

“The Tallgrass Science and Nature Writing Workshop aims to help communicate the importance of the natural world to a general audience by bringing together writers, and scientist, journalist and artist, poets and photographers” according to the Center for Great Plains study website.

During this workshop participants can expect to participate in field work on Friday and a full day of presentations on Saturday.

“We are putting writers and scientists together in hopes that both groups can benefit,” said  Thomas. ”We need people who can effectively communicate to the world.”

Directions to the Ross Natural History Reservation can be found on Google maps or by typing https://goo.gl/XzGVb1.