Join us! PARTY on the PRAIRIESaturday, June 2, 8 a.m.-Noon.Jerry Smith Park, enter at 139th & Holmes*Celebrate National Trails and Prairie Day with KC Parks at a Party on the Prairie! Enjoy family and environmentally friendly activities amidst the flora and fauna of Jackson County’s only remnant prairie. Guided trail hikes, bird walks, hay rides, plein air quick paint competition, scavenger hunt, prairie touch table from Lakeside Nature Center and more!SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (subject to change)8 a.m. Bird Walk, Burroughs Audubon Society8-9 a.m.: Quick Paint Artist Check-in8 a.m.-Noon: Prairie Touch Table, Prairie Scavenger Hunt, Hay Rides9 a.m. Prairie Hike – 1.25 mile loop hike9-11:30 a.m.: Live Music by Calvin Arsenia9-11 a.m.: Quick Paint Competition10 a.m.: Free Hot Dog, Chips and Water (served until we run out)10:30 a.m. Prairie Hike Lite – short, accessible walk to the overlook and back11-11:30 a.m.: Quick Paint Voting (People’s Choice)11:45 a.m.: Quick Paint Purchase Award *DIRECTIONS: Take I-435 to Holmes Road. Proceed south on Holmes to 139th Street (immediately south of the Blue River bridge). Turn left (east) on 139th Street. The Jerry Smith Park entrance is 0.75 mile on the left.