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Sep 20-21
Friday
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Wild Women of the Woods
The seventh annual Wild Women of the Woods event will take place September 20 - 21 at McFarland Park.
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Story
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McFarland Park
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Sep 20-21
Friday
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Halloween Weekend
Come & camp at McFarlane Park for the annual Halloween celebration! There will be a movie, trick or treating, costume parade, campsite decoration contest, Chili potluck & much more! Call now for your reservation!
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Black Hawk
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McFarlane Park
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Sep 20
Friday 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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kinderNature- Monarch Tagging
Homeschool students and their families are invited to join a naturalist in learning more about the monarch butterfly and its journey south.
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Jackson
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Hurstville Interpretive Center
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Sep 20
Friday 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
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Stargazing
Turn your eyes to the sky to view the autumn constellations. Local astronomers will provide telescopes.
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Polk
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Yellow Banks Park
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Sep 21
Saturday
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Knee High Naturalists
A different theme every month!
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Plymouth
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Hillview Recreation Area
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Sep 21
Saturday 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Mississippi River Paddle
Mississippi River Paddle
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Lee
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Lee County Conservation Center
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Sep 21
Saturday 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Bird Banding
What will be caught in the nets at Wickiup? Come and find out!
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Linn
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Wickiup Hill Learning Center
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Sep 21
Saturday 9:30 AM
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Monarch Tagging: 9:30 a.m. Session
Join us for a monarch tagging event at Hitchcock Nature Center.
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Pottawattamie
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Hitchcock Nature Center
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Sep 21
Saturday 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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Pollinator House Building
Pollinating insects are one of the most beneficial animals on the planet. Help them out, by building a pollinator house. Not only does this give them a safe place to live, it also attracts beneficial insects to your flowerbeds and gardens.
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Polk
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Jester, Lewis A., Park
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Sep 21
Saturday 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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Monarch Migration Celebration
Monarch Migration Celebration
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Lee
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Lee County Conservation Center
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Sep 21
Saturday 11:00 AM
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Monarch Tagging: 11:00 a.m. Session
Join us for a monarch tagging event at Hitchcock Nature Center.
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Pottawattamie
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Hitchcock Nature Center
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Sep 21
Saturday 12:00 PM
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Hitchcock Oak Inventory Project: Training Session 3
Join us at Hitchcock Nature Center to be a part of a new volunteer project aimed at understanding and alleviating the effects of disease on area oak trees.
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Pottawattamie
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Hitchcock Nature Center
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Sep 21
Saturday 1:00 PM
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Monarch Tagging
Be a part of Monarch Watch's Citizen Science tagging efforts - Hands-on nature program.
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Buchanan
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Fontana Park
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Sep 21
Saturday 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Monarch Tagging
Join Jackson County Conservation naturalists in learning about the monarch’s journey south for the winter every Saturday in September.
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Jackson
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Hurstville Interpretive Center
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Sep 21
Saturday 1:00 PM
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Monarch Tagging: 1:00 p.m. Session
Join us for a monarch tagging event at Hitchcock Nature Center.
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Pottawattamie
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Hitchcock Nature Center
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Sep 21
Saturday 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Monarch Tagging
Come learn about one of the world’s most talked about butterflies and what makes them so unique! We will also try our hand at catching and tagging monarchs as they migrate to their winter home in Mexico.
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Polk
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Jester, Lewis A., Park
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Sep 21
Saturday 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
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Kent Park Lake Grand Opening
Help us celebrate the opening of Kent Park Lake!
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Johnson
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F.W. Kent Park
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Sep 21
Saturday 2:30 PM
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Monarch Tagging: 2:30 p.m. Session
Join us for a monarch tagging event at Hitchcock Nature Center.
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Pottawattamie
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Hitchcock Nature Center
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Sep 21
Saturday 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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Dutch Oven Gathering
Calling all Dutch Oven Cookers and want-to-be Cookers!
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Sioux
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Oak Grove & Big Sioux Park
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Sep 23
Monday 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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After School Special - The Remarkable Reptiles
Back by popular demand we welcome Jim Gerholdt and his Remarkable Reptiles presentation.
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Cerro Gordo
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Lime Creek Nature Center & Conservation Area
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Sep 23
Monday 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
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First Day of Fall Hike
Summer passes into fall and draws us in with the change of weather and patterns of life. Let's hike together and learn more.
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Linn
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Wickiup Hill Learning Center
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Sep 23
Monday 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
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Fall Equinox Hike
Come learn about the fall equinox as we enjoy a walk around the pond and through the woodland at historic Fort Des Moines Park.
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Polk
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Fort Des Moines Park
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Sep 24 - Jul 1, 2020
Tuesday
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Black Hawk County Conservation Junior Naturalist
This amazing opportunity allows children ages 6-18 to share outdoor learning experiences with adults and get a stamp from each Black Hawk County Park visited on the map on the back of the sheet.
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Black Hawk
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Hartman Reserve Nature Center
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Sep 24
Tuesday
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Knee High Naturalists
Join a Tama County Naturalist to learn about the trees of Iowa.
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Tama
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Otter Creek Lake & Park
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Sep 24
Tuesday 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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Brown Bag Bunch - Building a Conscious Wardrobe: Where Conservation and Your Closet Meet
Learn about an environmentally conscious wardrobe.
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Marshall
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GrimesFarm & Conservation Center
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