Orlan Love Prairie Dedication

Orlan Love Prairie Dedicated

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Orlan Love

Orlan Love in the Orlan Love Prairie, Squaw Creek State Park.

On Tuesday, June 24 a 6.6 acre pollinator prairie within Linn County’s Squaw Creek State Park was formally dedicated as the Orlan Love Prairie.  The name honors Orlan Love, a writer and columnist at the Cedar Rapids Gazette.

Tributes, news, and remarks by Orlan can be found here:

If you’ve got some extra time, check out Orlan’s articles for the Gazette and you’ll see why a pollinator prairie in his name is a fitting tribute.