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| PRESCHOOL PROGRAM-POLLIWOGS & PARENTS: POND PALS-9 TO 10 AM-FEE: MEMBER:$4-NONMEMBER:$5-SERIES: MEMBER:$20-NONMEMBER:$25-Learn about animals that live in and around the Nature Center's ponds, from dragonflies and ducks to frogs and fish. Search the ponds for wetland friends. Discover why water is so important to all living things. Call 362-0664 to register. LIMITED TO 14 CHILDREN. |
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM-POLLIWOGS & PARENTS: POND PALS-9 TO 10 AM-FEE: MEMBER:$4-NONMEMBER:$5-SERIES: MEMBER:$20-NONMEMBER:$25-Learn about animals that live in and around the Nature Center's ponds, from dragonflies and ducks to frogs and fish. Search the ponds for wetland friends. Discover why water is so important to all living things. Call 362-0664 to register. LIMITED TO 14 CHILDREN.
SUMMER CAMP-ADVANCED OUTDOOR SKILLS CAMP FOR CAMPERS ENTERING 4TH THROUGH 6TH GRADES-9 AM TO 3 PM-MEMBER:$80-NONMEMBER:$100-Campers will build the perfect fire, use flint and steel to safely light fires, learn minimal impact camping techniques, try various outdoor cooking methods, go orienteering, read topo maps, and use a GPS unit on a geocaching experience. CALL 362-0664 TO REGISTER.
SUMMER CAMP-TUESDAY NIGHT MINI-CAMP: INSECTS-6:30 TO 8:30 PM-MEMBER:$5/CHILD-NONMEMBER:$6/CHILD-MEMBER PARENTS:$3-NONMEMBER PARENTS:$4-GRADES K-2ND AND PARENTS-Grab a net and join us for an insect expedition in the tall grasses. Learn about various insect families and how these creatures help us. CALL 362-0664 TO REGISTER BY 4 PM ON THE MONDAY BEFORE EACH CAMP. |
| PUBLIC PROGRAM-HIGHPOINT MOON WALK-8-9:30 PM-MEMBER:$3-NONMEMBER:$5-CHILDREN:$1-Enjoy a walk through lush August prairies to an open hilltop overlooking the Nature Center to watch the moon rise. Trails are grass covered. The walk will be approximately two miles. Meet at the barn. CALL 362-0664 TO REGISTER. |
| SUMMER CAMP-CAVE CRAWLERS-9 AM TO 4 PM-MEMBER:$35-NONMEMBER:$45-Maquoketa Caves provides an amazing adventure into Iowa's geological and Native American past. Enjoy a spelunking adventure with experienced leadership. Come prepared to get dirty and, of course, have fun! Transportation provided. CALL 362-0664 TO REGISTER. |
| PRESCHOOL PROGRAM-POLLIWOGS & PARENTS: HUNTING FOR TREASURES-9 TO 10 AM-FEE: MEMBER:$4-NONMEMBER:$5-SERIES: MEMBER:$20-NONMEMBER:$25-Come on a scavenger hunt to search for nature's hidden treasures. Use your senses to guess what is in our mystery boxes. Create your own "prize" to take home. Call 362-0664 to register. LIMITED TO 14 CHILDREN. |
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM-POLLIWOGS & PARENTS: HUNTING FOR TREASURES-9 TO 10 AM-FEE: MEMBER:$4-NONMEMBER:$5-SERIES: MEMBER:$20-NONMEMBER:$25-Come on a scavenger hunt to search for nature's hidden treasures. Use your senses to guess what is in our mystery boxes. Create your own "prize" to take home. Call 362-0664 to register. LIMITED TO 14 CHILDREN.
SUMMER CAMP-TUESDAY NIGHT MINI-CAMP: NIGHT LIFE AT THE NATURE CENTER-6:30 TO 8:30 PM-MEMBER:$5/CHILD-NONMEMBER:$6/CHILD-MEMBER PARENTS:$3-NONMEMBER PARENTS:$4-GRADES K-2ND AND PARENTS-Join us for an outdoor adventure with a naturalist. Enjoy hikes, games, stories, and crafts. Explore the prairie and woods to discover the mammals, insects, and amphibians that sing, howl, or go bump in the night at the Nature Center. Come "mothing" using our secret moth bait. CALL 362-0664 TO REGISTER BY 4 PM ON THE MONDAY BEFORE EACH CAMP. |
| PUBLIC PROGRAM-GREEN AND SIMPLE: INVITING NATIVE POLLINATORS TO YOUR GARDEN-1 PM-MEMBER:$3-NONMEMBER:$5-Discover native pollinators and learn how to participate in the Great Sunflower Project as a citizen scientist. Learn how to make native pollinator habitats for your garden. Observe and identify native pollinators in the Nature Center's sunflower and herb gardens. CALL 362-0664 TO REGISTER. |
PUBLIC PROGRAM-BEGINNING BEE CLASS: SESSION I-1 PM-MEMBER: $55/SERIES-NONMEMBER: $85/SERIES-This eight session series is designed for individuals serious about starting a beekeeping hobby. The series will take the participant through the annual cycle of beekeeping from establishing a hive to harvesting and marketing the honey produced. The class members will be actively involved in learning activities by working with the hives at the Indian Creek Nature Center.
Purpose: To show how to process honey and prepare the bees for winter.
1. Extracting and processing ways.
2. Handling supers after harvest.
3. Winterizing the hive.
Call 362-0664 to register. |
| THE NATURE CENTER WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY, AUGUST 24 THROUGH SUNDAY, AUGUST 30 FOR SUMMER'S END. |
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