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| NATURE CENTER BUILDINGS WILL BE CLOSED FOR LABOR DAY. |
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM-INTERESTING INSECTS-10 TO 11 AM-MEMBER: $4/CHILD-NONMEMBER: $5/CHILD-What a great time to go on a bug hunt! Learn the parts of an insect and follow the life cycle of various bugs. Listen to a story and make your own buggy craft. Call 362-0664 to register.
PUBLIC PROGRAM-MONARCH TAGGING-1 PM-MEMBER: $4/ADULT-NONMEMBER: $5/ADULT-$1/CHILD 5 OR OLDER-Participants of all ages will learn about the monarch butterfly and its unusual feeding and migrating behaviors. Discover how to tag a monarch and assist in research as a citizen scientist. Catch and tag these beauties in our prairie. Call 362-0664 to register. |
| PRESCHOOL PROGRAM-INTERESTING INSECTS-9:30 TO 10:30 AM-MEMBER:$4/CHILD-NONMEMBER: $5/CHILD-What a great time to go on a bug hunt! Learn the parts of an insect and follow the life cycle of various bugs. Listen to a story and make your own buggy craft. Call 362-0664 to register. |
| GIRL SCOUTS-THE GREAT OUTDOORS OVERNIGHT FOR JUNIOR GIRL SCOUTS-FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 AT 6:30 PM TO SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 AT 10 AM-$15/GIRL-Come spend some time in the Great Outdoors! Have a blast earning "Outdoor Fun" and "Your Outdoor Surroundings" Badges. Girls will enjoy the following: camping in a tent, building a fire, going on a night hike, learning camp songs and games, practicing First Aid, and learning how to help protect the environment, and much more! There must be at least one adult for every five girls. You must provide your own tent and sack dinner along with other overnight supplies. We will provide breakfast and snacks. CALL 362-0664 TO REGISTER. |
| PUBLIC PROGRAM-SOULFUL LANDSCAPE WORKSHOP: FINDING OUR STORIES OF PLACE AND BELONGING-6:30 TO 9 PM-FEE: $25-Award-winning singer-songwriter Erica Wheeler will lead this workshop, which empowers writers to find their creative voice and articulate stories of place. Appropriate for writers from beginning to advanced and for all writing genres. The workshop is held in cooperation with Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center and the Iowa Women's Music Festival. Held at Prairiewoods, 120 E. Boyson Road, Hiawatha. Call 395-6700 to register. |
PUBLIC PROGRAM-TENTH ANNUAL HONEY FEST-1 TO 4 PM-$2/PERSON-ALL CHILDREN THREE YEARS AND YOUNGER: FREE-Honey is a sweet reason to appreciate bees, but pollination is their most important job. Learn about the amazing honeybee as you travel the bee trail. Enjoy bee crafts and games, taste food made with honey, see how honey is extracted, enjoy music, and watch in wonder as a beekeeper dons a
"beard" of live bees! CALL 362-0664 FOR DETAILS. |
BOY SCOUTS-BEAR CUB ELECTIVE #15-"WATER & SOIL CONSERVATION"-9:30 TO 11:30 AM-$8/BOY-Where does soil come from and how is it made? What is the water cycle? Who are decomposers and what do they do? What is conservation? These are a few questions that will be answered through games, hands-on experiments, and investigations during this visit to ICNC. (Requirements: a,b,c,e & f) CALL 362-0664 TO REGISTER.
GIRL SCOUTS-FINDING YOUR WAY BADGE-12:30 TO 3 PM-$8/GIRL-Learn how to use a compass, read a map, and use nature's signs to help you find your way. Design a path using trail signs made of rocks and sticks. For an added bonus, use a GPS unit and experience the exciting hobby of geocaching. (Activities: 1,2,3,6,8,9 & 10) CALL 362-0664 TO REGISTER.
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