Unexpected wonders happen, not on schedule, or when you expect or want them to happen, but if you keep hanging around, they do happen. ~ Wendell Berry Oh, what a year. This is a time when there is so much at stake – and so much to inspire awe and gratitude. Prairie Oaks Institute, likeContinue reading “POI: Let’s meet the challenge”
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President’s June message
Everything is connected June 2020 It’s becoming increasingly accepted these days that “everything is connected.” It’s now known that the roots of trees, for example, allow them to “talk” to one another, and to send nutrients to members of their community that have been attacked by pests or weakened by disease. This comes to mindContinue reading “President’s June message”
UPDATE: Prairie Restoration Project taking shape at POI
Prairie Restoration Project: Prep, planting, progressing
Work restoring native prairie grasses and plantings continues at Prairie Oaks Institute in Belle Plaine. The work has been done in collaboration with the Scott County Soil & Water Conservation District and the City of Belle Plaine. The work is consistent with the Prairie Oaks mission of conservation and sustainability, but it’s also in lineContinue reading “Prairie Restoration Project: Prep, planting, progressing”
Miles for Monarchs at Prairie Oaks October 6th!
Prairie Oaks is excited to partner with the Monarch Joint Venture to host a Miles for Monarchs family fun walk event. We hope that you’ll join us for a fun Sunday afternoon (October 6th) from 2-4. Following the amazing migration journey monarchs make from Minnesota to Mexico, you’ll learn all about monarchs and get toContinue reading “Miles for Monarchs at Prairie Oaks October 6th!”
Leading with Heart: Courage & Resilience for Challenging Times, A Courage to Lead® / Daring Way Retreat
We live in challenging times, bewildering times of great change, uncertainty – and promise. The more frustrated, confused, or passionate we are about our lives and our work in the world, the more vital it is that we find time to renew our spirits. As the abundance of summer turns to the casting of autumnContinue reading “Leading with Heart: Courage & Resilience for Challenging Times, A Courage to Lead® / Daring Way Retreat”
Among The Trees: Lessons for Life from A Bur Oak
Around me the trees stir in their leaves and call out, “Stay awhile.” The light flows from their branches. And they call again, “It’s simple,” they say, “and you, too, have come into the world to do this, to go easy, to be filled with light, and to shine.” ~ Mary Oliver, When I amContinue reading “Among The Trees: Lessons for Life from A Bur Oak”
Finishing Strong: What’s Next
A retreat for mature individuals interested in intentionally directing the next stage of their life. May 18-20, 2018 Prairie Oaks Institute https://prairieoaksinstitute.org/contact/ To register: http://www.poifinishingstrong.eventbrite.com What’s next? Would you like to be intentional about your next steps? Whether it is leaving a lifetime career for retirement / re’fire’ment or transitioning to new ventures this workshopContinue reading “Finishing Strong: What’s Next”
Leading with Heart: Courage and Resilience for Challenging Times A Courage to Lead® / Daring Way™ Retreat
This retreat begins at 6:00 p.m. Thursday, April 19 and concludes by 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 21. The retreat will include ample time and space for solitude and conversation, journaling, silence and dialogue, rest and relaxing walks in the glorious outdoors. The retreat will be led by Daring Way™ facilitator Rev. Sarah Ciavarri (www.sarahciavarri.com) and Courage and Renewal® facilitator Dr. Chris Johnson, founder and principal of The Milkweed Group (www.milkweedgroup.com).
Support POI during Give to the Max — November 1 – 16, 2017
Be a catalyst for change by supporting Prairie Oaks Institute, a community grounded in the work of caring for the earth and the human spirit. Click here to support POI now! Prairie Oaks Institute is again participating in Give the the Max, 2017! This year, we have a special need in the form of significant timeContinue reading “Support POI during Give to the Max — November 1 – 16, 2017”
