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Nov 25
Monday 10:00 AM
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Get out and Trek (GOAT) Hiking Club
Be the G.O.A.T No expectation or judgments. Pick your pace!
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Clay
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Bertram Reservation
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Nov 25
Monday 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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Homeschool Adventures: Turkeys
Join us at Otter Creek Lake & Park for a fun nature program for kindergarten through 8th-grade students!
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Tama
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Otter Creek Lake & Park
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Nov 25
Monday 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Toddler Time: Turkeys
Let's Talk Turkeys
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Wapello
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Pioneer Ridge Nature Area
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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
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Plymouth
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Hillview Recreation Area
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Nov 27
Wednesday 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
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Yoga at the Nature Center
Join us for this all-levels yoga class! We will focus on building strength and flexibility during this relaxing slow flow.
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Woodbury
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Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center
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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!
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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.
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Marion
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Cordova Park
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Dec 2
Monday 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Homeschool Series
Problem solving series for middle and high school homeschool students.
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Jackson
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Hurstville Interpretive 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!
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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!
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Sioux
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Oak Grove & Big Sioux Park
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Dec 4
Wednesday 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Pine Needle Basket Class
Learn the art of basket making by coiling longleaf pine needles.
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Jackson
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Hurstville Interpretive Center
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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!
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Jones
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Central Park
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Dec 4
Wednesday 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
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Tie a Jig, Catch a Fish
Create your own fish catching masterpieces and learn more on the skill.
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Linn
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Wickiup Hill Learning Center
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Dec 4
Wednesday 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.
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Buchanan
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Buchanan County Conservation Offices
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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.
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Story
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McFarland Park
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Dec 5
Thursday 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
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Soil Painting
Come create art with soil paint!
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Johnson
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JOHNSON COUNTY EDUCATION PROGRAMS
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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.
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Clinton
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Rock Creek Marina & Campground
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Dec 5
Thursday 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
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Insects of Iowa with Jim Durbin
Join us for a closer look at the smaller lives around us!
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Linn
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Wickiup Hill Learning Center
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Dec 7
Saturday 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
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Open Nature Center Saturday
Lake Iowa Nature Center (LINC) will be open to visit every first Saturday afternoon of the month September 2024 until April 2025 from 10a-2p.
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Iowa
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Lake Iowa Park
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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!
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Cass
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Outdoor Educational Classroom
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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!
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Story
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McFarland Park
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Dec 9
Monday 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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Brown Bag Bunch - Sustaining Iowa's Future Innovative Land Management Practices
Ann Staudt, Iowa State University, will dive into the science of in-field and edge-of-field conservation practices for Iowa, crucial to supporting water quality and long-term sustainable agricultural production
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Marshall
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GrimesFarm & Conservation Center
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Dec 9
Monday 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
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Foraged Winter Wreath Workshop
Make a winter wreath using all foraged natural materials.
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Johnson
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JOHNSON COUNTY EDUCATION PROGRAMS
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Dec 10
Tuesday 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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Nature Tales: Look Again: Secrets of Camouflage
We will read Look Again: Secrets of Camouflage, make a craft, and take a short hike if weather allows. Prepare to be outdoors and dress for the weather.
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Woodbury
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Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center
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