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Nov 21
Thursday 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
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Escape the Nature Center: Night at the Natural History Museum Slot 11
Get locked in the Nature Center and solve clues to escape!
| Special Events |
Henry
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Oakland Mills Park
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Nov 23
Saturday 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Bird Feeder Workshop
Make and take a bird feeder!
| Programs |
Cass
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Outdoor Educational Classroom
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Nov 23
Saturday 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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Nature Coffee & Canvas
The BV County Conservation Board and Witter Gallery are excited to partner up and offer Coffee and Canvas at the Gabrielson Shelter House in Sioux Rapids. Coffee and Canvas is a step-by-step painting class for adults and young adults.
| Special Events |
Buena Vista
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Gabrielson Park - Gustafson Lake
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Nov 23
Saturday 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Nature Journaling
Learn all about nature journaling and techniques we can use.
| Programs |
Cass
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Outdoor Educational Classroom
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Nov 23
Saturday 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Motor Mill Inn & Bridge Lighting
Stop by Motor Mill for the annual bridge lighting event to kick off the Holiday Season!
| Programs |
Clayton
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Motor Mill Historic Site
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Nov 26
Tuesday 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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Homeschool at Hillview
Join us this month to learn about Winter Survival
| Programs |
Plymouth
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Hillview Recreation Area
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Nov 26
Tuesday 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
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Escape the Nature Center: Night at the Natural History Museum Slot 12
Get locked in the Nature Center and solve clues to escape!
| Special Events |
Henry
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Oakland Mills Park
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Nov 26
Tuesday 6:00 PM
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Friends of Rock Creek Meeting
Join this amazing volunteer group to help make a difference at Rock Creek! For more information, email hedfors@clintoncounty-ia.gov.
| Other Location |
Clinton
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Rock Creek Marina & Campground
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Dec 1-31
Sunday
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Central Park Nature Center - December Theme: SNOW FUN!
Snow Fun in December - Come enjoy winter activities for some Snow Fun!
| Programs |
Jones
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Central Park
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Dec 1-31
Sunday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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Snowflake Stroll
Beat the winter blues and get outside. Stroll along the Karr Trail at Cordova Park in search of 35 snowflakes. The snowflakes are a variety of colors and sizes. See if you can find them all and sign our logbook.
| Programs |
Marion
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Cordova Park
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Dec 1
Sunday 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Charcuterie Board Workshop
Create your own wood burned gifts . . .
| Special Events |
Floyd
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Fossil & Prairie Park Preserve and Center
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Dec 3
Tuesday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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Puzzle Tuesdays
Come and go as you please to enjoy nature puzzles!
| Programs |
Story
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McFarland Park
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Dec 3
Tuesday 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM
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SELF-Game Day 2024
Senior Environmental Learning and Fellowship Program, three different times to choose from!
| Programs |
Sioux
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Oak Grove & Big Sioux Park
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Dec 4
Wednesday 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
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Central Park Nature Center Holiday Open House
Stop by Central Park and visit the Nature Center for the Holiday Open House!
| Programs |
Jones
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Central Park
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Dec 5
Thursday 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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OWLS (Older Wiser Livelier Souls) - Bioreactors and Saturated Buffers by Sara Carmichael
Come learn about water quality initiatives going on in Story County.
| Programs |
Story
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McFarland Park
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Dec 5
Thursday 6:00 PM
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Wolves of the Great Lakes
Wolves have had a tumultuous history in Wisconsin (as they have in many areas of the world). They have been both rejected and respected by humans throughout history.
| Programs |
Clinton
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Rock Creek Marina & Campground
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Dec 7
Saturday 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Leopold Bench Making
Make a Leopold Bench to take home!
| Programs |
Cass
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Outdoor Educational Classroom
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Dec 7
Saturday 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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Candy Cane Hike / A Christmas in the City Event
Come to this Christmas in the City event and walk with us on a Candy Cane Hike through the woods.
| Special Events |
Hamilton
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Briggs Woods Park and Golf Course
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Dec 8-15
Sunday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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Snowflake Stroll
Beat the winter blues and get outside. Stroll along the Karr Trail at Cordova Park in search of 35 snowflakes. The snowflakes are a variety of colors and sizes. See if you can find them all and sign our logbook.
| Programs |
Marion
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Cordova Park
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Dec 8
Sunday 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Winter Craft & Cocoa
Come make a craft with us!
| Programs |
Story
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McFarland Park
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Dec 10
Tuesday 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
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Women. Woods. Wine. Ancient Tools.
Before the modern day, ancient residents of Iowa used many tools to survive and thrive. Use the same tools now and see how you compare.
| Programs |
Henry
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Oakland Mills Park
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Dec 10
Tuesday 5:30 PM
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Bird Feeder Ornaments
Join a Naturalist at Rock Creek to create bird feeder ornaments to decorate your yard with! String popcorn and berries or decorate pinecones with all sorts of goodies for the birds to enjoy!
| Programs |
Clinton
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Rock Creek Marina & Campground
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Dec 10
Tuesday 6:30 PM
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Fresh Holiday Wreath Making
Welcome the holiday season with a fragrant, homemade evergreen wreath. Learn about common Iowa evergreens while assembling a variety of fresh evergreen cuttings into a festive wreath, and then add your own personal touches to make it uniquely yours.
| Programs |
Buchanan
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Fontana Park
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Dec 11
Wednesday 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
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Central Park Nature Center Holiday Open House
Stop by Central Park and visit the Nature Center for the Holiday Open House!
| Programs |
Jones
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Central Park
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Dec 12
Thursday 6:00 PM
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Wolves in Iowa
We invited Iowa DNR Wildlife Biologist, Nick McClimon, to share his knowledge about the history of wolves in Iowa and about some of the recent visitors you’ve heard about in the news.
| Programs |
Clinton
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Rock Creek Marina & Campground
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