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Dec 15
Sunday 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
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Kayak Safety Practice - Pool Time!
Join us at Bender Pool to work on your kayak skills and safety in the off-season. Work on your strokes, entering and exiting your kayak, or work on your roll if you wish. Helmets are required by those attempting rolls.
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Linn
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Wickiup Hill Learning Center
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Dec 16
Monday 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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OWLS - Winter Tree
OWLS programs are for adults and get people outside exploring the county and surrounding area!
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Buchanan
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Fontana Park
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Dec 16
Monday 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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Cabinet Door Creations
Join us at Lime Creek Nature Center as we turn trash into treasure, re-purposing cabinet doors into chalkboards, Christmas signs & decor!
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Cerro Gordo
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Lime Creek Nature Center & Conservation Area
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Dec 17
Tuesday
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Knee High Naturalists
Join a Tama County Naturalist and learn about the deer of Iowa.
| Programs |
Tama
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Otter Creek Lake & Park
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Dec 17
Tuesday 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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Women in the Woods with Wine - Who Gives a Hoot
Join us to learn more about Iowa Owls. We will ID by sight and sound and discover how owls are such successful nocturnal predators.
| Programs |
Polk
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Jester, Lewis A., Park
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Dec 18
Wednesday 6:00 PM
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Open Range Air Rifles
December 18th ~ Open Range ~ Air Rifles ~ 6 PM ~ Rock Creek
| Special Events |
Clinton
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Rock Creek Marina & Campground
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Dec 19
Thursday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
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Christmas Bird Count
Free Event
| Special Events |
Carroll
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Swan Lake State Park
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Dec 19
Thursday 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Nature Story Hour - Snow!
Books come to life at the Nature Center!
| Programs |
Marshall
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GrimesFarm & Conservation Center
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Dec 19
Thursday 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Little Sprouts: Frozen Fun!
Build your own ice castle, and more Frozen inspired activities!
| Programs |
Linn
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Wickiup Hill Learning Center
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Dec 19
Thursday 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
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Night Hike
Take a hike…? Don’t mind if we do!!
| Programs |
Woodbury
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Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center
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Dec 19
Thursday 7:00 PM
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Trivia Night - Motor Mill and Local Landmarks
Join us for a second night of Trivia on Thursday, December 19th! You may compete as an individual or teams (no more than 4 per team).
| Special Events |
Clayton
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Motor Mill Historic Site
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Dec 20-22
Friday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Winter Open House
Join us for some winter fun at the Loess Hills Lodge.
| Special Events |
Pottawattamie
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Hitchcock Nature Center
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Dec 20
Friday 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
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ACORN annual holiday potluck and movie
Join us for our annual holiday celebration. Don't forget a homemade nature ornament!
| Special Events |
Henry
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Oakland Mills Nature Center
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Dec 21
Saturday 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Winter Solstice Hike
Celebrate the first day of winter and the lengthening of daylight with us as we watch the sunrise over the clock.
| Programs |
Johnson
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JOHNSON COUNTY EDUCATION PROGRAMS
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Dec 21
Saturday 8:00 AM
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Pottawattamie County Almanac: The Secret Language of Snow
Experience a new side to nature at Hitchcock Nature Center as we combine nature, art, and exploration in our adult education series, “A Pottawattamie County Almanac”.
| Programs |
Pottawattamie
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Hitchcock Nature Center
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Dec 21
Saturday 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
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Light the Night 5-6:30
Celebrate winter’s official arrival and the longest night of the year! We will take a short hike along the Discovery Trail lit with luminaries, enjoy a fire under the stars and share a cup of cocoa.
| Programs |
Polk
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Jester, Lewis A., Park
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Dec 21
Saturday 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
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Light the Night 6:30-8
Celebrate winter’s official arrival and the longest night of the year! We will take a short hike along the Discovery Trail lit with luminaries, enjoy a fire under the stars and share a cup of cocoa. P
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Polk
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Jester, Lewis A., Park
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Dec 21
Saturday 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
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Light the Night 8-9:30
Celebrate winter’s official arrival and the longest night of the year! We will take a short hike along the Discovery Trail lit with luminaries, enjoy a fire under the stars and share a cup of cocoa.
| Programs |
Polk
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Jester, Lewis A., Park
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Dec 23
Monday 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Central Park Nature Center Winter Holiday Open House
Holiday Open House - crafts, prizes and holiday cheer!
| Special Events |
Jones
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Central Park
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Dec 26
Thursday 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Tracks and Scat
Tracks and scat give us lots of clues about the animals that live around us. Even if we don’t see them, we can learn a lot about them by what they leave behind.
| Programs |
Polk
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Jester, Lewis A., Park
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Dec 27
Friday 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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Winter Nature Camp- Pre-School
Get out of the house and into some frozen fun over your winter break!
| Programs |
Jefferson
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Jefferson County Park
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Dec 27
Friday 10:00 AM
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Nature Kids-Snowflakes
Snow is so much fun. Don’t you just love having snowball fights, going sledding and building snowmen? All that snow begins as a single flake. Join us at Osborne Friday, December 27th as we learn about these unique snowflakes.
| Programs |
Clayton
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Osborne Park
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Dec 27
Friday 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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Rock Me
Come learn the basics of geology. We will discuss what rocks are made of, how they form and three basic rock categories. A large rock and mineral collection will be on display as well and other interesting geological items.
| Programs |
Polk
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Jester, Lewis A., Park
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Dec 27
Friday 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Central Park Nature Center Winter Holiday Open House
Holiday Open House
| Special Events |
Jones
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Central Park
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Dec 27
Friday 7:00 PM
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Family Nature Night
Find out more at www.dickinsoncountynaturecenter.com.
| Programs |
Dickinson
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Dickinson County Nature Center
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