Nature Photography Workshop at Stone State Park

 

Free Nature Photography Workshop

Are you an amateur nature photographer who wants to improve your skills?  Friends of Stone Park is pleased to announce a free photography workshop designed for anyone who wants both to learn the "how-to's" of nature photography and to enjoy a morning in beautiful Stone State Park, 5001 Talbot Road, Sioux City, IA.   On Saturday, May 10th, at 9:30 a.m., Michael Crowley, Associate Professor of Visual Communications in the Digital Media Department at Briar Cliff University since 1989, will provide a short introduction on the fine points of nature photography; and then you will have the opportunity to wander through the park to find the hidden gems waiting to be captured on anything you have that will take digital pictures:  your cell phone, camera, tablet, etc.  Participants will reconvene by late morning to discuss their images with Michael.  Meet at the Pammel Valley Shelter in Stone Park by 9:30 for this informative workshop.  In case of weather concerns on May 10th, please call Kevin Pape, Park Ranger, at 712-255-4698.

Spring Snow Blankets the Park.

Could this be the last snow before the park roads are expected to open on April 15th?  The sign is obscured by snow but Stone Park is on the Loess Hills National Scenic By-Way.

On May 1st the park's cabins and lodge will open for the season.  The cabins rent for $35 per night and can be rented between May 1 and Oct. 15 each year.

Park staff have several downed tree limbs and small trees to cut up along the roads and trails.

A very sturdy new trail bridge blanketed with snow.  The bridge was built and installed last fall thanks to the generosity of  Alex Uhl and his team.