Rob Hogg, of Cedar Rapids, wades through tall prairie grass looking for Golden Alexander flowers to harvest seeds from Sept. 17, 2025 in F.W. Kent Park near Oxford, Iowa. The event was hosted by Johnson County Conservation. Julia Hansen/Iowa City Press-Citizen

Eric Miller helps harvest flower seeds Sept. 17, 2025 in F.W. Kent Park near Oxford, Iowa. Some seeds collected during the event are planned to go to a new 30-acre restoration project called Pechman Creek Delta in southern Johnson County. Julia Hansen/Iowa City Press-Citizen

Kevin Hackman harvests Golden Alexander seeds Sept. 17, 2025 in F.W. Kent Park near Oxford, Iowa. Some of the seeds collected Wednesday will go to Project Wingspan, a program of the Pollinator Partnership, that helps private landowners restore habitat for nat

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