Polk

Iowa Outdoor Expo

Saturday, September 23, 2017

Free family event.  Try your skills at canoeing, kayaking, archery, fishing, trap shooting, shooting BB guns, geocaching and more! Connecting youth and families with the great outdoors.  Enjoy the variety of outdoor presentations.  See a live raptor release each day at 3 p.m.  

The free two day event is sponsored by Polk County Conservation, Iowa DNR, Izaak Walton League Des Moines Chapter, Pheasants Forever, Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, City of Des Moines Park and Recreation and a variety of other dedicated groups and businesses.

For more information go to www.iowadnr.gov/expo

2017 Presenter's Schedule at the Iowa Outdoor Expo:

Saturday, September 23

• 10:00 a.m. "Monarch Tagging",  
• 11:00 a.m.   "The Value of Prairies and Pollinators" ,
• 12:00 p.m.     "Reptiles Alive", Naturalist, Warren County Conservation    
• 1:00 p.m.      "Reptiles Alive 2", Naturalist, Warren County Conservation     
• 2:00 p.m.       Live “Owls of Iowa”,  Kay Neumann, S.O.A.R.  Saving Our Avian Resources    
• 3:00 p.m.       Live Raptor Release, Kay Neumann of S.O.A.R.   ·        
• 4:00 p.m.     “Polk County Geocaching Challenge”, Lori Foresman-Kirpes, Naturalist, Polk County Conservation    

Sunday,  September 24

• 11:00 a.m. “The Adventure of Volkssporting”, Susan Pinneke, Greater Des Moines Volkssport Association, Iowa’s Walking Club    
• 12:00 p.m.  "Pony Tales", Lela Mullen, Jester Park Equestrian Center     
• 1:00 p.m.      Live “Falcons of Iowa”,  Kay Neumann, S.O.A.R., Saving Our Avian Resources     
• 2:00 p.m.     "Honey Bee Basics", Carly Raye, Honey Queen, Friendly Beekeepers of Iowa      
• 3:00 p.m.     Live Raptor Release, Kay Neumann of S.O.A.R.  ·                                       

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