Jones County, Iowa

Seeing Salamanders - Animal Spotlight

Come learn about Iowa's tiger salamanders.  Are they poisonous, do they have teeth, where do they live, and what do they feel like?

Building Better Birders Workshop Series - Discovering Flycatchers

Join Kelly McKay, birder and owner of the BioEco Research and Monitoring Center, for a PowerPoint Presentation on identifying Iowa's flycatchers.  Meet at the Central Park Nature Center at 4 PM.  Bring a picnic supper to enjoy from 5:30 - 6 PM and then attend the Meet the Martins Hike from 6 - 8:30 PM. to observe a purple martin colony and search for other area flycatchers.   Space is limited.  Please pre-register by calling (563)487-3541 Ext. 3.   Bring your own binoculars and bird field guide or borrow one of ours.  Dress for the weather and wear your hiking footwear if you plan to attend the hike portion of this event.  This event is sponsored by Jones County Conservation with funding provided by the Resource Enhancement and Protection-Conservation Education Program (REAP-CEP).    

Animal Spotlight - Ornate Box Turtles

Learn about Iowa's ornate box turtles.  Meet several box turtles up close and personal as you learn about these special reptiles.  

Nature Craft Day

Join the Jones, Jackson, and Dubuque County Naturalists for a fun day of nature crafts!  10 AM - 1 PM at the Central Park Nature Center.  Bring a sack lunch for a picnic at the lake.  We'll make natural hand salve, rock art pieces, and stump prints.  Pre-registration is required.  $10 material fee.  

Music in the Park

Bring your bag chair or picnic blanket and picnic supper to join us for an evening of music at Central Park.  Visit with and listen to the music performed by Andrew and Marissa Waldo on June 25th beginning at 6:30 PM.  Music will be performed outside near the Enclosed Pavilion area - look for the musicians when you arrive.  

Tax Credit Filing Deadlines

Thursday, July 1, is the filing deadline for the following tax credits/exemptions:

• Business Property Tax Credit
• Homestead Tax Credit
• Military Tax Credit
• Disabled Veteran Tax Credit

For more details, visit the Credits & Exemptions page.

Music in the Park

Bring your bag chair or picnic blanket and picnic supper to join us for an evening of music at Central Park.  Visit with and listen to the music performed by Marvin Rickels on July 16th beginning at 6:30 PM.  Music will be performed outside near the Enclosed Pavilion area - look for the musicians when you arrive.  

Music in the Park

Bring your bag chair or picnic blanket and picnic supper to join us for an evening of music at Central Park.  Visit with and listen to the music performed by The Real Ridgerunners on August 20th beginning at 6:30 PM.  Music will be performed outside near the Enclosed Pavilion area - look for the musicians when you arrive.