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Dec 21 - Jan 4, 2025
Saturday
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Christmas Break Event 2024
Join us for our Candy Cane Hike, Holiday Trees and Nature Activities!
| Special Events |
Sioux
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Oak Grove & Big Sioux Park
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Dec 21
Saturday 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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Firewood Cutting Day
It is time for our annual Public Firewood Cutting Day!
| Special Events |
Butler
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Heery Woods State Park - South Side
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Dec 21
Saturday 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 21
Saturday 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
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Winter Solstice Candle Light Hike
Celebrate the first day of winter by joining a candle light hike!
| Programs |
Buchanan
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Fontana Park
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Dec 30
Monday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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Birdhouse Building and Nature Center Open
Are you still enjoying some time off work and school? Need something to do outside of the house? Come out to the nature center to build a birdhouse and participate in other activities.
| Programs |
Butler
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Heery Woods State Park - South Side
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Dec 30
Monday 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Noon Year's Eve
Ring in the New Year!
| Programs |
Louisa
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Langwood Education Center
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Dec 30
Monday 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Toddler Time
Join us for this month's Toddler Time!
| Youth Camps |
Wapello
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Pioneer Ridge Nature Area
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Dec 30
Monday 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
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Walking Stick Workshop
Create a one of a kind walking stick!
| Programs |
Buchanan
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Fontana Park
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Dec 31
Tuesday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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Birdhouse Building and Nature Center Open
Are you still enjoying some time off work and school? Need something to do outside of the house? Come out to the nature center to build a birdhouse and participate in other activities.
| Programs |
Butler
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Heery Woods State Park - South Side
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Jan 2-3
Thursday 2:00 PM - 9:00 AM
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Winter Overnight Camp
Youth in grades 4th-6th are invited to spend the night at the Hurstville Interpretive Center and have fun learning about nature and science!
| Youth Camps |
Jackson
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Hurstville Interpretive Center
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Jan 7
Tuesday 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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Brown Bag Bunch - Iowa Wildlife Oddities
Join Jim Coffey, Iowa DNR Biologist, to learn about Iowa’s wildlife oddities.
| Programs |
Marshall
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GrimesFarm & Conservation Center
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Jan 9 - Feb 13, 2025
Thursday 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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Beginner Beekeeping
Learn the basics to being a successful beekeeper!
| Special Events |
Wapello
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Pioneer Ridge Nature Area
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Jan 10
Friday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
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Styrofoam Recycling Collection
Styrofoam recycling drive
| Special Events |
Jackson
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Hurstville Interpretive Center
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Jan 11, 2025
Saturday 10:00 AM
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Winter Day Camp (Ages 8-11)
Join WCCB for a Winter Day Camp!!
| Youth Camps |
Wapello
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Pioneer Ridge Nature Area
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Jan 11
Saturday 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Winter Seed Sowing
Join the Loess Hills Wild Ones and learn how to sow native seeds in mini containers to grow outdoors in the cold.
| Programs |
Woodbury
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Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center
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Jan 12
Sunday 2:00 PM - 3:30 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 themed book club!
| Programs |
Black Hawk
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Hartman Reserve Nature Center
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Jan 12, 2025
Sunday 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Nature Journaling
Observation leads to inspiration . . .
| Special Events |
Floyd
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Fossil & Prairie Park Preserve and Center
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Jan 14
Tuesday 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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Nature Tales
Preschoolers join us with an adult for this special story time. We will read a story, make a craft, and take a short hike if weather allows.
| Programs |
Woodbury
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Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center
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Jan 14
Tuesday 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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Full Moon Snowshoe & Soup Potluck
Join us for a full moon snowshoe on the golf course and complete the evening with a warm bowl of soup and conversation.
| Programs |
Hamilton
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Briggs Woods Park and Golf Course
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Jan 15
Wednesday 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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Coffee and Conservation
Join us for coffee and conversations about conservation! Each month features different topics related to Iowa’s natural history.
| Programs |
Woodbury
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Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center
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Jan 15, 2025
Wednesday 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Wild Child Nature Series January 2025 AM
Wild Child Nature Series is a nature based experience that will get your child exploring, moving, playing, and using their senses.
| Programs |
Sioux
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Oak Grove & Big Sioux Park
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Jan 15, 2025
Wednesday 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Wild Child Nature Series January 2025 PM
Wild Child Nature Series is a nature based experience that will get your child exploring, moving, playing, and using their senses.
| Programs |
Sioux
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Oak Grove & Big Sioux Park
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Jan 15
Wednesday 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
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Central Park Nature Center - Snowshoe Hike & Scavenger Hunt
Winter Fun in January - Come enjoy a hike & scavenger hunt!
| Programs |
Jones
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Central Park
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Jan 16
Thursday 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Nature Adventures - Geology
Join us at the Grimes Farm and Conservation Center for a nature program delivered in a flexible format specially designed for kindergarten through fourth-grade students
| Special Events |
Marshall
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GrimesFarm & Conservation Center
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Jan 16, 2025
Thursday 10:00 AM
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KinderNature - Snowshoeing
Homeschool families are invited to try snowshoeing!
| Programs |
Jackson
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Hurstville Interpretive Center
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