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Aug 31 - Sep 2 Saturday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Labor Day Weekend Family Nature Hike
Self led hike!
Programs Sioux Oak Grove & Big Sioux Park
Aug 31 Saturday 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Standup Paddleboard Demonstrations
Come try out our Standup paddleboards!!!
Programs Cass Cold Springs Park
Aug 31 Saturday 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Sit in Kayak Checkout
Check out one of our sit in kayaks.
Programs Cass Cold Springs Park
Aug 31 Saturday 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Sit on top Kayak Checkout
Check out our Sit on top kayaks!
Programs Cass Cold Springs Park
Aug 31 Saturday 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Monarch Butterfly Public Program 2024
Everything Monarch Butterflies!
Programs Sioux Oak Grove & Big Sioux Park
Aug 31 Saturday 10:00 AM Dutch Oven Cooking
Have you ever wanted to try Dutch oven cooking?
Programs Van Buren Lake Sugema Park
Aug 31 Saturday 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Standup Paddleboard Demonstrations
Come try out our Standup paddleboards!!!
Programs Cass Cold Springs Park
Aug 31 Saturday 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Sit in Kayak Checkout
Check out one of our sit in kayaks.
Programs Cass Cold Springs Park
Aug 31 Saturday 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Sit on top Kayak Checkout
Check out our Sit on top kayaks!
Programs Cass Cold Springs Park
Aug 31 Saturday 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Monarch Butterfly Tagging - Citizen Science Opportunity
Participate in Monarch Watch's 33rd season of citizen science as you catch and tag adult monarch butterflies.
Programs Buchanan Fontana Park
Aug 31 Saturday 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Monarch Tagging
Be a Scientist for a day!
Programs Jones Central Park
Aug 31 Saturday 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Mysterious Monarchs
Discover monarch tagging this fall!
Programs Cass Cold Springs Park
Aug 31 Saturday 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Prairie Flower Bouquet Making
Make stunning bouquets with native Iowa wildflowers and grasses!
Programs Jackson Hurstville Interpretive Center
Sep 1 Sunday 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Monarch Tagging
Be a Scientist for a day!
Programs Jones Central Park
Sep 1 Sunday 1:00 PM Monarch Tagging
Help us catch and tag migrating butterflies.
Programs Jackson Hurstville Interpretive Center
Sep 3 - Nov 5 Tuesday 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM 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.
Programs Hamilton Briggs Woods Park and Golf Course
Sep 3 Tuesday 5:00 PM Master Conservationist Program
Master Conservationists are individuals that share an interest in the sustainability of Iowa's natural resources and in becoming better stewards of those resources.
Programs Jackson Hurstville Interpretive Center
Sep 4 Wednesday 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Volunteer Monarch Tagging Event
Help us catch monarch butterflies!
Programs Johnson JOHNSON COUNTY EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Sep 4 Wednesday 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Monarch Tagging
Be a Scientist for a day!
Programs Jones Central Park
Sep 4 Wednesday 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Eco-Explorers: Tricky Tracksters
Little tracksters will embark on a tracking hunt, following clues and solving puzzles to find hidden treasures.
Programs Linn Wickiup Hill Learning Center
Sep 4 Wednesday 5:00 PM Old Time Meal - Richardson Jakway Historic House
Join family and friends for a great meal, in a house that was built in 1851!
Special Events Buchanan Jakway Park
Sep 4 Wednesday 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM No-Till and Cover Crop Field Day
No-Till and Cover Crop Field Day hosted by the Jackson County NRCS and SWCD
Other Location Jackson Hurstville Interpretive Center
Sep 5 Thursday 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM 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?
Programs Story McFarland Park
Sep 5 Thursday 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Monarch Watch: Butterfly Tagging
Come participate in Monarch Watch's 33rd annual monarch tagging season with Franklin County Conservation!
Programs Franklin Maynes Grove
Sep 6 Friday AGHC SELF GUIDED HIKE IOWA SNAKES
Like outdoor activities to do on your own?
Special Events Wapello American Gothic House Center
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