# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Hidden Prairie: Photographing Life in One Square Meter with Chris Helzer
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 09 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 09 Apr, 2026 at 08:30 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Chris Helzer set out to prove that prairies are full of life so he spent a year photographing everything he could find within a small area of prairie in his hometown. Hear and see the incredible diversity of plants and animals he found, the stories that played out in front of him and the peace and wonder he experienced by focusing closely on one place.

Hidden Prairie: Photographing Life in One Square Meter with Chris Helzer will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 9 at the Coralville Center for the Perfoming Arts. University of Iowa Press will have copies of Chris' books for sale.

The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. To register, visit: buroaklandtrust.org/events

This event is presented by Martin Construction and sponsored by Iowa Native Plant Society and the City of Coralville.

About the speaker: Chris Helzer is Director of Science and Stewardship for The Nature Conservancy in Nebraska, where he conducts research and supervises the Conservancy’s preserve stewardship program. He also helps develop, test, and share prairie management and restoration strategies. Chris is the author of The Prairie Ecologist blog, and two books: "The Ecology and Management of Prairies" and "Hidden Prairie: Photographing Life in One Square Meter." He is also a frequent contributor to NEBRASKAland magazine and other publications. Chris and his family live in Aurora, Nebraska.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/coralville/hidden-prairie-photographing-life-in-one-square-meter-with-chris-helzer/200029735786755
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 158

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://buroaklandtrust-bloom.kindful.com/e/hidden-prairie?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=coralville-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Coralville
- **state**: IA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Coralville Center for the Performing Arts
- **lat**: 41.676567912
- **long**: -91.580738831
- **full address**: Coralville Center for the Performing Arts, 1301 5th St, Coralville, IA 52241-2920, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Bur Oak Land Trust (https://allevents.in/org/bur-oak-land-trust/6684234)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 09 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Coralville Center for the Performing Arts, 1301 5th St, Coralville, IA 52241-2920, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Bur Oak Land Trust
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Hidden Prairie: Photographing Life in One Square Meter with Chris Helzer ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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