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Apr 28
Sunday 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
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CANCELLED: Yoga in the Park: Aya Dancing
A joyful dance experience, surrounded by the beauty of Hartman Reserve!
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Black Hawk
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Hartman Reserve Nature Center
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Apr 28
Sunday 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
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Sound Bathing: Using Sound Waves to Heal, Restore, Renew
The growing popularity of sound bathing, your sonic rebirth into Spring!
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Black Hawk
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Hartman Reserve Nature Center
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Apr 29
Monday 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
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May Day Baskets
Join us to learn how the tradition of May Day baskets connects to nature and to make your own basket to deliver to someone special!
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Wapello
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Pioneer Ridge Nature Area
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May 4
Saturday 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
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Honeybees for BEEginners
Join us at the Pioneer Ridge Nature Center to learn a little bit about basic beekeeping with Wayne Scott!
| Special Events |
Wapello
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Pioneer Ridge Nature Area
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May 4
Saturday 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM
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Fly Fishing with Donald Mulder 2024
Learn from local hobbyist!
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Sioux
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Oak Grove & Big Sioux Park
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May 5
Sunday 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Tales from the Trail Book Club
Explore the natural world through words with Tales from the Trail, Hartman Reserve's nature based book club!
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Black Hawk
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Hartman Reserve Nature Center
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May 7 - Nov 5
Tuesday 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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First Tuesdays at 10 AM Hikes (May thru November)
We will hike trails on the first Tuesday of the month, at 10 am, May thru November at the various Hamilton County Conservation Areas.
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Hamilton
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Briggs Woods Park and Golf Course
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May 11
Saturday 8:00 AM
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Bird Watching May 11
Come check out the birds in Oak Grove!
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Sioux
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Oak Grove & Big Sioux Park
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May 11
Saturday 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Landscaping for Wildlife 2024
Presentation and Native Plant Sale
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Sioux
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Oak Grove & Big Sioux Park
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May 18
Saturday
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Kids to Parks Day
Kids to Parks Day
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Webster
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Kennedy Memorial Park
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May 21
Tuesday 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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SELF- Conservation on the Land
Senior Environmental Learning and Fellowship Program, three different times to choose from!
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Sioux
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Oak Grove & Big Sioux Park
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May 29
Wednesday 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM
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Dutch Oven Cooking
Sensational cooking is not just done in the kitchen! Discover the fun and delicious world of Dutch oven cooking in the outdoors.
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Cerro Gordo
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Lime Creek Nature Center & Conservation Area
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May 30
Thursday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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Native Plant Sale
Native flowers, grasses, shrubs, trees and soil amendments will be available for pre-order and purchase!
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Black Hawk
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Hartman Reserve Nature Center
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Jun 1
Saturday 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
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Outdoor Youth Jamboree
Annual Outdoor Youth Jamboree!
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Des Moines
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Big Hollow Recreation Area
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Jun 1
Saturday 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
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OUTDOOR FUND DAY
Help Butler County Conservation Board fill the Nature Center with educational and interactive displays at a Family Outdoor Day!! Check out all the details!!!
| Special Events |
Butler
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Heery Woods State Park - South Side
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Jun 3-5
Monday
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Intro to the Outdoors Ages 3-4
Intro to the Outdoors
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Webster
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Kennedy Memorial Park
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Jun 3-4
Monday
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Intro to the Outdoors Age 2
Intro to the Outdoors
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Webster
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Kennedy Memorial Park
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Jun 3-4
Monday 11:30 AM - 3:00 PM
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Forest Finders (Tree Frogs 6&7 yr olds)
Join us on a day and a half scavenger hunt as we search through nature and find all of its hidden treasures.
| Youth Camps |
Wapello
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Pioneer Ridge Nature Area
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Jun 6
Thursday 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
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Outdoor Skills Day 2024 at Sandy Hollow
Join us for this fun filled day! Sign up opens April 3.
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Sioux
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Sandy Hollow Recreation Area
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Jun 6
Thursday 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Toddler Camp - MOVE! - FULL
Camp is FULL - Our first camp of the summer is for children ages 2 to 4 with an adult. We will be learning how animals MOVE, and we will test our skills at matching their movements.
| Youth Camps |
Butler
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Heery Woods State Park - South Side
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Jun 6
Thursday 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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Wildlife Trivia Night
Test your knowledge on all things wildlife!
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Black Hawk
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Hartman Reserve Nature Center
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Jun 8
Saturday 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM
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Cops N' Bobbers Fishing Derby
Come meet the Hamilton County Law Enforcement Officers and refine your fishing skills by attending Cops & Bobbers.
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Hamilton
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Briggs Woods Park and Golf Course
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Jun 8
Saturday 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
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Guest Speaker: Paul Brooke 3 Sessions
Walking with Pumas, Picnic, Jaguars of the Pantanal
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Sioux
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Oak Grove & Big Sioux Park
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Jun 8
Saturday 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Kids Fishing Derby
Join us for our annual Kids Fishing Derby!
| Special Events |
Black Hawk
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Big Woods Lake Campground
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Jun 9
Sunday 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Nature Therapy Walk
Forest bathing can be therapeutic, countering some of the negative effects of our technology-driven, climate-controlled, fast-paced, often highly-stressed daily lives.
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Black Hawk
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Hartman Reserve Nature Center
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