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PRESCHOOL PROGRAM-FOSSIL FUN-10 TO 11 AM-MEMBER CHILD:$4-NONMEMBER CHILD:$5-PARENTS:FREE-Ancient creatures attract the attention of nearly every child. Come learn about the dinasaurs that once roamed the planet. Discover what animals swam the seas of Iowa by studying the Nature Center's fossil collection. Call 362-0664 to register.
PUBLIC PROGRAM-GREEN & SIMPLE: RAIN BARREL BUILDING WORKSHOP-1 PM-MEMBER:$40-NONMEMBER:$50-COST INCLUDES A MATERIALS FEE-EVERY GALLON COUNTS! Capture your home roof runoff and keep it from entering the local creek by converting a recycled, blue 55-gallon drum into a rain barrel. The resulting free water supply can be used for gardening and other yard projects. Master Gardener Deb Walser will lead this workshop. CALL 362-0664 BY 4 PM ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 29 TO REGISTER. |
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM-FOSSIL FUN-9:30 to 10:30 AM-MEMBER CHILD:$4-NONMEMBER CHILD:$5-PARENTS:FREE-Ancient creatures attract the attention of nearly every child. Come learn about the dinasaurs that once roamed the planet. Discover what animals swam the seas of Iowa by studying the Nature Center's fossil collection. Call 362-0664 to register.
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| PUBLIC PROGRAM-ECHOES OF IOWA'S SLOTHS-2 PM-MEMBER:$3-NONMEMBER:$4-Ground sloths may be extinct but they aren't dead. The footsteps of these recently departed elephant-sized Ice Age giants continue to echo through Iowa's woodlands with important implications for today and the future. David Brenzel, former curator at the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History and co-principle investigator on the Tarkio Valley Sloth Project will discuss the excavation to recover the only Jefferson's sloth family ever discovered, including the most complete adult and second-most complete juvenile of the species ever found, and research to-date. CALL 362-0664 FOR MORE INFORMATION. |
| THE NATURE CENTER'S BUILDINGS WILL BE CLOSING IN OBSERVANCE OF PRESIDENT'S DAY. OUR TRAILS ARE OPEN 6 AM TO 10 PM. |
| PUBLIC PROGRAM-NIGHT WALK: WAXING CRESCENT MOON-7 PM-MEMBER:$3-NONMEMBER:$4-CHILDREN:$1-Do people really garden, hunt, or fish by the phases of the moon? Find out as we experience the night on a waxing crescent moon. Learn how the moon "phases" we see are caused by the moon moving around the earth. Dress warmly for this walk. We have an indoor alternative in case of inclement weather. CALL 362-0664 TO REGISTER. |
| PUBLIC PROGRAM-GREEN GEMS WALK: DISCOVER VECNY WOODS-2 PM-MEMBER:$3-NONMEMBER:$4-Towering walnut trees and impressive oaks cast long shadows across the floor of this beautiful winter woodland. Join us for a simple winter stroll through this newly protected natural area. Warm clothing and boots recommended. CALL 362-0664 TO REGISTER AND FOR DIRECTIONS ON WHERE TO MEET AND PARK. |
| PUBLIC PROGRAM-BUG ACADEMY-1 PM-MEMBER:$5-NONMEMBER:$8-Joe Zito, amateur entomologist, will lead a presentation on the ways insects survive the winter and deal with cold. Adults and children 8 and older are invited to learn about insect migration, galls, and other tricks to survive Iowa's cold. Bring outdoor clothes for a hike to find over-wintering insects and active winter stoneflies and craneflies and snow fleas. Learn about future Bug Academy adventures! CALL 362-0664 TO REGISTER. |
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