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Apr 23
Tuesday 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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Bird Walk with Wendy, Part 1
Take a hike with an Avian Biologist - with luck we will view the migrants who will be moving through!
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Linn
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Wickiup Hill Learning Center
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Apr 23
Tuesday 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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Homeschool at Hillview - Pond Study
Pond Study
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Plymouth
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Hillview Recreation Area
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Apr 23
Tuesday 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Walk the Trails!
Join Environmental Education Coordinator Jerry Keys as we walk the trails in your county parks.
| Programs |
Story
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Peterson Park
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Apr 23
Tuesday 4:00 PM
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Prairie Exhibition
Discover a newly renovated area of our park and meet the AmeriCorps team that made it possible!
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Henry
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Oakland Mills Park
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Apr 24
Wednesday 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Wild Child Nature Series April AM 2024
Wild Child Nature Series is a nature based experience that will get your child exploring, moving, playing, and using their senses.
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Sioux
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Oak Grove & Big Sioux Park
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Apr 24 - May 24
Wednesday 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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2024 AMERICAN GOTHIC HOUSE ART CONTEST
Put yourself in Grant Wood's shoes and paint your own version of "American Gothic."
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Wapello
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American Gothic House Center
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Apr 24
Wednesday 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Wild Child Nature Series April PM 2024
Wild Child Nature Series is a nature based experience that will get your child exploring, moving, playing, and using their senses.
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Sioux
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Oak Grove & Big Sioux Park
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Apr 24
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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Apr 25
Thursday 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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Spring Wildflower Walks
Enjoy a series of spring walk as we explore our local public parks and the ephemeral blooms of spring wildflowers in the woods.
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Story
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McFarland Park
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Apr 25
Thursday 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Hike A Park - Wilson Lake
Join us in Lee County to Hike A Park!
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Des Moines
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Starr's Cave Park and Preserve
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Apr 25
Thursday 5:00 PM
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Spring Wildflower Walk
Enjoy an evening in the bluffs of Eden Valley Refuge as we search for the spring wildflowers starting to bloom. This hike will remain on the trails.
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Clinton
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Eden Valley Refuge
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Apr 25
Thursday 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Features of Creatures Series: Nose Goes
How do animals use their noses to hunt, hide, and survive?
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Woodbury
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Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center
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Apr 25
Thursday 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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Dutch oven cooking
Learn about cooking in a dutch oven and eat what we cook!
| Special Events |
Ringgold
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Dragoon Trace Nature Center
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Apr 25
Thursday 6:30 PM
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Nature Trivia Night
Join us for our second annual Nature Trivia Night!
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Decatur
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Decatur County Conservation Offices
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Apr 25
Thursday 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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Women in the Woods with Wine - Spring Wildflowers
Discover more about the outdoors . . .
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Floyd
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Floyd County Conservation
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Apr 26
Friday 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
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iNaturalist, do you? Join the City Nature Challenge!
Want to join the City Nature Challenge but not sure about how to get started? Learn more with this informative and interactive program!
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Johnson
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JOHNSON COUNTY EDUCATION PROGRAMS
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Apr 26
Friday 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
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Talk & Walk: Amphibian Citizen Science
What is citizen science, and why is it important? Join a JCC naturalist to learn the basics. This program features an indoor learning session followed by an outdoor nighttime hike.
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Johnson
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JOHNSON COUNTY EDUCATION PROGRAMS
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Apr 27
Saturday 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Being in Nature (Session 3)
In each session, we will explore different practices that serve to quiet the mind, develop inner peace, strengthen our natural intuition and create a deeper sense of belonging. Each 2-hour session is unique, come to one or all four.
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Story
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Christiansen Forest Preserve
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Apr 27
Saturday 9:00 AM
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Native Wild Edible Hike
Join us at Lacey Keosauqua Beach House for a hike to discover the different edible flora found in timbers of Van Buren County.
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Van Buren
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Other
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Apr 27
Saturday 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Wildflower Walk
Come out and see what is blooming on our annual woodland wildflower walk!
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Cass
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Frank Chapman Pellett Memorial Woods
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Apr 27
Saturday 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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Trailblaze Benton City-Fry
Be the first to hike the new “Maple Ridge Trail"!
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Benton
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Benton City-Fry Recreation Area
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Apr 27
Saturday 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Volunteer Workday
Help us spruce up the trails, gardens, Nature Playscape, and grounds this spring. Wear sturdy shoes and bring work gloves. Please
pre-register by calling 712-258-0838 or camps@woodburyparks.org.
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Woodbury
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Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center
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Apr 27
Saturday 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Extended: Escape Grandma's Cabin- Saturday- 9 am
Do you have what it takes to escape Grandma's Cabin?
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Sioux
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Big Sioux Recreation Area
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Apr 27
Saturday 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Spring Wildflowers Nature Hike
Hike with us and enjoy the spring wild flowers along the park trails. Lets go see how much water is flowing over the waterfalls this spring.
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Hamilton
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Briggs Woods Park and Golf Course
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Apr 27
Saturday 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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GARLIC MUSTARD PULL AND SNACK
Come help us pull invasive garlic mustard and then eat it!
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Linn
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Wickiup Hill Learning Center
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