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Jul 26
Friday 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
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Fresh Air Fridays - Summer Series
Join us on Fridays for fun family-friendly pop-up events at great park locations around Linn County.
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Linn
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Pinicon Ridge Park
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Jul 27
Saturday 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Nature Hike
Join a Naturalist for an educational guided hike on our trails! All ages are welcome. Meet on the front deck. Registration not required.
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Woodbury
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Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center
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Jul 27
Saturday 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Wild Tea Party
Join Summer Naturalist, Emma for a tea party! Learn about wild edible plants as you sip on tea brewed from local wild edibles found here in the Loess Hills.
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Woodbury
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Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center
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Jul 29 - Aug 1
Monday 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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Polliwogs Dirt, Rock, Plant, Water
Children experience nature using dirt, rocks, plants, and water.
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Story
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McFarland Park
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Jul 29 - Aug 2
Monday 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
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Frogs Adventure
Every day at Frogs camp is an adventure as children examine the natural world around them!
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Story
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McFarland Park
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Jul 29 - Aug 2
Monday 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
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Waterbugs Expeditions
Join us for an adventure!
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Story
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McFarland Park
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Jul 29
Monday 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Summer Camp
Summer camp Beginning Birders
| Youth Camps |
O'Brien
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Prairie Heritage Center
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Jul 30
Tuesday 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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Falconry
Falconry Program
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O'Brien
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Mill Creek Park
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Jul 31
Wednesday 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Talons, and beaks, and pellets, oh my!
Find out what “cool tools” owls have that help them survive and which owls you might see in Iowa. Participants will have the opportunity to meet one of the Nature Center’s resident owls and learn their story.
| Other Location |
Woodbury
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Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center
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Aug 1
Thursday 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Summer Camp
Summer camp Beginning Birders
| Youth Camps |
O'Brien
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Prairie Heritage Center
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Aug 1
Thursday 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Iowa Junior Naturalist Program Introduction
This family event starts your kids on the journey to becoming an Iowa Junior Naturalist. The kids will receive a patch and certificate after they attend three public programs and complete two nature oriented activities with their parents.
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Hamilton
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Briggs Woods Park and Golf Course
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Aug 1
Thursday 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
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Dutch Oven Cooking ~ Pizza
Dutch oven cooking 101 is back by popular demand! Our next Dutch Oven program will be held on Thursday, August 1st at 5:30 P.M. and the meal will be pizza and dessert.
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Buena Vista
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Buena Vista County Conservation Park
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Aug 3-4
Saturday 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
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On Your Own Option Boone River Clean Up Weekend
Bring Your Own Canoe and pick up trash on your own from Riverside Park Canoe Access in Webster City to Briggs Woods Park Canoe Access Saturday July 13 and Sunday July 14, 2024
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Hamilton
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Briggs Woods Park and Golf Course
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Aug 3
Saturday 7:30 AM - 2:00 PM
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Boone River Clean Up
Come help us clean up the Boone River. Feel free to bring your own canoe.
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Hamilton
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Briggs Woods Park and Golf Course
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Aug 3
Saturday 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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Ringneck Rendezvous 2024- New Locations
Register with Link in text
| Other Location |
Sioux
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Oak Grove & Big Sioux Park
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Aug 5-9
Monday 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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Frogs Adventure
Every day at Frogs camp is an adventure!
| Programs |
Story
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McFarland Park
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Aug 5-9
Monday 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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Waterbugs Expeditions
Join us for an expedition!
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Story
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McFarland Park
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Aug 5
Monday 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Summer Camp
Summer camp Survival Skills
| Youth Camps |
O'Brien
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Prairie Heritage Center
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Aug 7
Wednesday 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
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Open Kayak at Southwood Cons. Area
Paddle in the park! This program is perfect for first-time kayakers and offers a fun and safe environment to learn how to kayak.
| Other Location |
Woodbury
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Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center
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Aug 8
Thursday
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AGHC SELF GUIDED HIKE WILD CATS AND DOMESTICATED ANIMALS
Like outdoor activities to do on your own?
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Wapello
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American Gothic House Center
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Aug 8
Thursday 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Summer Camp
Summer camp Survival Skills
| Youth Camps |
O'Brien
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Prairie Heritage Center
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Aug 8
Thursday 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Youth Fishing Program at Brown’s Lake
Children ages 7-12 will learn how to fish and try their luck at fishing off the dock. Activities will start at 10:00 am and continue until pick up at 12:00.
| Other Location |
Woodbury
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Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center
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Aug 9
Friday 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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Evening Campfire
Join the Summer Naturalists and celebrate the summer season while we enjoy time around the campfire—complete with S’mores. Free! For more information, call 712-258-0838 or email camps@woodburyparks.org.
| Special Events |
Woodbury
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Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center
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Aug 10
Saturday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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Gourd Painting Class 2024
Day class being offered at the Prairie Woods Nature Center- Gourd Painting!
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Sioux
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Oak Grove & Big Sioux Park
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Aug 10
Saturday 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Nature Hike
Join a Naturalist for an educational guided hike on our trails! All ages are welcome. Meet on the front deck. Registration not required.
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Woodbury
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Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center
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