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Jul 29 - Aug 1
Monday 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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Polliwogs Dirt, Rock, Plant, Water
Children experience nature using dirt, rocks, plants, and water.
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McFarland Park
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Jul 29 - Aug 2
Monday 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
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Frogs Adventure
Every day at Frogs camp is an adventure as children examine the natural world around them!
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McFarland Park
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Jul 29 - Aug 2
Monday 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
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Waterbugs Expeditions
Join us for an adventure!
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McFarland Park
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Aug 5-9
Monday 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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Frogs Adventure
Every day at Frogs camp is an adventure!
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McFarland Park
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Aug 5-9
Monday 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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Waterbugs Expeditions
Join us for an expedition!
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McFarland Park
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Aug 9
Friday 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
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Painting in the Park - TELC
Come paint with us at Tedesco Environmental Learning Cooridor! Children 8+ welcome!
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Tedesco Environmental Learning Corridor
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Aug 13-15
Tuesday 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
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Iowa Explorers
Campers will learn many outdoor skills and test these skills with a two-night camping trip to Backbone State Park.
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McFarland Park
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Aug 17
Saturday 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
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Picnic in the Park
Join us for a picnic at West Peterson Park!
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Peterson Park
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Aug 17
Saturday 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
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River Walk
Walk the river and explore with us!
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Peterson Park
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Aug 20
Tuesday 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
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Cartography Challenge
Create a treasure map at Tedesco Environmental Learning Cooridor!
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Tedesco Environmental Learning Corridor
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Aug 20
Tuesday 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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Evening Prairie Walks
Join Dr. Thomas Rosburg for an educational evening walk at Doolittle Prairie.
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Doolittle Prairie
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Aug 22
Thursday 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
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Steward of the Beautiful Land Series
Join Vegetation Management Specialist Tyler Kelly to learn about what the IRVM department does and how they provide environmentally safe alternative practices to many of Story County's residents.
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McFarland Park
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Aug 24
Saturday 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Being in Nature
Leave your cell phone and life's busy pace and enjoy some time Being in Nature.
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Christiansen Forest Preserve
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Aug 25
Sunday 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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Wild Tots (Colorful Nature)
Enjoy a summer morning outdoors with your tot exploring colors and shapes.
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McFarland Park
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Aug 25
Sunday 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
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Strollin' in the Park
Come take a summer stroll at McFarland Park.
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McFarland Park
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Sep 5
Thursday 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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OWLS (Older Wiser Livelier Souls) - Pollinator Friendly Ames!
Did you know that Ames is the first city in the U.S. to create an official 10-year plan to become a more pollinator-friendly community?
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McFarland Park
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Sep 6
Friday 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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Welcome Walk
Join us for a stroll aimed at getting to know our natural community in Story County while building our human community too!
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Tedesco Environmental Learning Corridor
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Sep 6
Friday 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
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Trailgate Picnic in the Park
Grab a picnic blanket and enjoy dinner outdoors.
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Tedesco Environmental Learning Corridor
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Sep 10
Tuesday 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
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Steward of the Beautiful Land Series
Trees Forever and the University of Northern Iowa’s Tallgrass Prairie Center invite you become a Steward of the Beautiful Land!
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Christiansen Forest Preserve
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Sep 12
Thursday 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
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Monarch Mania
Come witness one of the world’s greatest animal migrations!
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Tedesco Environmental Learning Corridor
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Sep 17
Tuesday 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
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Evening Prairie Walks
Join Dr. Thomas Rosburg for an educational evening walk at Doolittle Prairie.
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Doolittle Prairie
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Sep 20
Friday 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
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Painting in the Park - Hickory Grove Park
Join us for a fun series of painting in our Story County parks!
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Hickory Grove Park
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Oct 4-5
Friday 6:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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Wild Women of the Woods
Wild Women of the Woods is designed to give women the opportunity to explore the outdoors, learn or improve skills, and network with women with similar interests.
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Hickory Grove Park
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Oct 10
Thursday 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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OWLS (Older Wiser Livelier Souls) - Story County Conservation Plans for the Future by Mike Cox
Story County Conservation Plans for the Future by Mike Cox, Story County Conservation Director
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McFarland Park
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Oct 15
Tuesday 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Steward of the Beautiful Land Series
Trees Forever and the University of Northern Iowa’s Tallgrass Prairie Center invite you become a Steward of the Beautiful Land!
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Hickory Grove Park
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