Dec 19
Thursday 6:00 AM - 8:00 PM
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Christmas Bird Count
Data gathered from these counts are used to understand bird populations. During the Christmas Bird Count, groups are assigned an area that covers a 15-mile radius - the group records as many different birds as possible
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Jan 7
Tuesday 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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Brown Bag Bunch - Iowa Wildlife Oddities
Join Jim Coffey, Iowa DNR Biologist, to learn about Iowa’s wildlife oddities.
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Jan 16
Thursday 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Nature Adventures - Geology
Join us at the Grimes Farm and Conservation Center for a nature program delivered in a flexible format specially designed for kindergarten through fourth-grade students
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Jan 28
Tuesday 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
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Herbal Soap from Scratch
Explore the art and science of making handcrafted soap from scratch with Ann Staudt of Siberian Soap Co.!
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Feb 6
Thursday 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Nature Adventures - Bison
Join us at the Grimes Farm and Conservation Center for a nature program delivered in a flexible format specially designed for kindergarten through fourth-grade students.
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Feb 8
Saturday 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Pine Needle Basket Weaving Workshop
Learn the basics of making a pine needle basket.
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Feb 10
Monday 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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Brown Bag Bunch - African Safari - The Best of Africa
This presentation includes many striking and intimate images of Africa, including photos of birds and mammals with young, catching prey, and interacting in fascinating ways. Ty Smedes will bring viewers along on an African safari.
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Feb 12
Wednesday 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
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Shoes and Soup
Bundle up and join naturalist Emma Bruck as we brave the cold and spend the evening snowshoeing the trails of Grimes Farm
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Feb 18
Tuesday 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
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Acrylic Pour
Whether you want to call it fluid art, liquid art, or acrylic pouring, there’s nothing more satisfying than creating abstract masterpieces by letting pigment run amok.
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Feb 20
Thursday 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
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Acrylic Pour
Whether you want to call it fluid art, liquid art, or acrylic pouring, there’s nothing more satisfying than creating abstract masterpieces by letting pigment run amok.
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