Jones County, Iowa

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Bluebird House Workshop

Learn about the amazing Eastern Bluebird

and build a bluebird house to take home!

Central Park Nature Center

February 7

10 AM

Lower Level Meeting Room

Registration Required:  $10 per kit  - ONE KIT per family limitation.

Bluebird House kits sponsored by the Friends of Jones County Conservation & Nature Center   

Click here to follow the link to register.

OWLS - Winter Seed Sowing

Learn how to start native seeds early!   

Join Naturalists from Dubuque, Jackson, and Jones County Conservation at the Hurstville Interpretive Center on Wednesday, Febraury 11th from 1:30 - 3 PM.

Winter sowing for native plants is a low-effort, low-cost natural method for starting native seeds.  Learn more about growing native plants and prepare a milk jug with native seeds to take home. 

Cost is $5   

Registration required.

OWLS - Older Wiser Livelier Souls -  events are for adults interested in the outdoors!

Click here to follow a link to register for this event.  

Great Backyard Bird Count

Join thousands of citizen scientists  around the world Feb 13 - 16th to count the birds! 

Count the birds for as little as 15 minutes in a location that is convenient for you.  Count the birds on only one or all of the days and count at as many locations as your would like. 

Every reported count helps make a difference!

Report your sightings on eBird   https://ebird.org/home   

Visit  https://www.birdcount.org/ to learn more!

Great Backyard Bird Count

Join thousands of citizen scientists  around the world Feb 13 - 16th to count the birds! 

Count the birds for as little as 15 minutes in a location that is convenient for you.  Count the birds on only one or all of the days and count at as many locations as your would like. 

Every reported count helps make a difference!

Report your sightings on eBird   https://ebird.org/home   

Visit  https://www.birdcount.org/ to learn more!

Great Backyard Bird Count

Join thousands of citizen scientists  around the world Feb 13 - 16th to count the birds! 

Count the birds for as little as 15 minutes in a location that is convenient for you.  Count the birds on only one or all of the days and count at as many locations as your would like. 

Every reported count helps make a difference!

Report your sightings on eBird   https://ebird.org/home   

Visit  https://www.birdcount.org/ to learn more!

Great Backyard Bird Count

Join thousands of citizen scientists  around the world Feb 13 - 16th to count the birds! 

Count the birds for as little as 15 minutes in a location that is convenient for you.  Count the birds on only one or all of the days and count at as many locations as your would like. 

Every reported count helps make a difference!

Report your sightings on eBird   https://ebird.org/home   

Visit  https://www.birdcount.org/ to learn more!

Recorder Month End Transaction Deadline

Jones County Recorder:

• All transactions will be cut off at 3:00 PM on Friday, February 27, 2026.
  • This includes the following:
    • Real Estate Recordings
    • ATV, ORV, ORM, snowmobile and boat transactions
    • Hunting & Fishing licences
    • Certified Vital Record requests
    • Passport pictures with credit/debit card payments
  • Marriage Applications - 2:30 PM deadline

FLY Tying Class - Older, Wiser, Livelier, Souls -

Learn to Tie Your Own Flies!

Join us Thursday, March 26, from 9:00 AM to Noon at the Central Park Nature Center for an introductory fly-tying class.

This hands-on class is perfect for beginners and includes expert instruction and guidance throughout the session. Each registered participant will be provided with a fly-tying vise, and all materials are included!

Participants will leave with 4–5 finished flies, ready to catch fish or share with friends!

Instruction provided by Hawkeye Fly Tyer, Mike Jacobs.

• $12 materials fee

• Pre-registration REQUIRED

• Space is limited

  Click here to register for this event.