Restoring the Prairies
Every summer campers at Ewalu's Pioneer Village take time each week to restore the native prairie located in the middle of their pioneer wagons.  Part of their work includes pulling Queen Anne's Lace, which is an imported flower from Europe that is crowding out the native prairie species.  Pictured at right are two Pioneer campers showing off their bundles of Queen Anne's Lace.

Ewalu recently planted five acres of "native prairie" at the Ewalu Stone Retreat Center site north of Strawberry Point.  The planting is the beginning of our efforts to restore this small section of land back to the rich mixture of prairie grasses and forbs which once dominated the Midwest landscape.  Included in the mix of species now growing on the "native prairie" are Big Bluestem, Indiangrass, Little Bluestem, Sideoats Grama, Switchgrass, Black-eyed Susan, Gray-headed Coneflower, Hoary Vervain, Foxglove Beardtongue, Partridge Pea, Oxeye Sunflower, Golden Alexanders, Illinois Bundleflower, Evening Primrose, and Prairie Cinquefoil.

The Nature Skit
We have a long-standing tradition that takes place every Sunday evening during Summer Bible Camp at Ewalu.   It's called "The Nature Skit" and it's a lot of fun!  The skit involves two campers (played by Ewalu counselors) who learn how to care for creation during their time at camp.  Pictured at left is a group of flowers that the campers happen to come across during the skit as they venture into the great outdoors at Camp Ewalu.