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Jones County Family Fishing Challenge

Load up your family and head to your favorite fishing hole in Jones County during the month of June.  Enter digital family photos of your catch for a prize drawing!  One entry per family member.  Check out our FaceBook page weekly to see prizes sponsored by local businesses.  

Homestead Tax Credit Filing Deadline

Military Tax Exemption Filing Deadline

Terrific Turtles

Head to Central Park Nature Center on Saturday and Sunday, July 2nd and 3rd, from 1- 5 PM  for the Terrific Turtles weekend activities.  Have fun learning about Iowa's turtles!  Meet the Nature Centers live turtles.  Enjoy some fun turtle themed crafts and games!  

Independence Day - County Offices Closed

Board of Supervisors Meeting

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Solid Waste Management Commission Meeting - JCSWC July Meeting

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Family Fishing Friday - Beginning Bass Fishing!

Join Jones County Conservation Department Staff as you learn some tricks and tips on how to catch largemouth bass at Central Park.  Use your own equipment or borrow some of ours to try out your new fishing skills.   Bait will be provided.  Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.   Don't forget to bring sunscreen and insect repellent and dress for the weather.   Anyone 16 and over must have a valid Iowa Fishng License to fish.   Bass must be 15 inches or greater to take. Pre-registration is required.  Click here to register.

Rocking Rainbows

Join us at the Central Park Nature Center as we learn about rainbows!  Discover how rainbows form and where to look to catch a glimpse of one.  Try to make a brief rainbow outside if conditions are good and then get crafty as you create some fun rainbow sidewalk art and have fun playing a few rainbow games.  “Rocking Rainbows” is a come and go event, and takes place on Saturday and Sunday, July 9th and 10th, from 1 to 5 PM.  

Rocking Rainbows

Join us at the Central Park Nature Center as we learn about rainbows!  Discover how rainbows form and where to look to catch a glimpse of one.  Try to make a brief rainbow outside if conditions are good and then get crafty as you create some fun rainbow sidewalk art and have fun playing a few rainbow games.  “Rocking Rainbows” is a come and go event, and takes place on Saturday and Sunday, July 9th and 10th, from 1 to 5 PM.  

Conservation Board Meeting

Board of Supervisors Meeting

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Planning And Zoning Commission Meeting

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Board of Health Meeting

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Paddling the Wapsi - Exploring Anamosa to Newport Mills Access

Join the OWLS (Older Wiser Livelier Souls) Group with Dubuque, Jackson, and Jones County Conservation Department Staff for a relaxing paddle down the Wapsi.  Enjoy the natural beauty of the wooded bluffs and Grant Wood Country charm of the Wapsipinicon River!  Explore a sandbar and feast on your picnic lunch or a snack from home as we learn about the natural history of this stretch of the Wapsi.  Bring your own watercraft or rent a kayak or canoe (limited number available).  Click here to register.

EVENT CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER!

Construction Critters

Join us as we uncover the amazing ways animals build things!  Build your own replica beaver dam, learn the different ways birds build nests, and how ants work together to construct their colonies.  This is a come and go event occurring on July 16 and 17 at the Central Park Nature Center from 1-5 PM.  

Construction Critters

Join us as we uncover the amazing ways animals build things!  Build your own replica beaver dam, learn the different ways birds build nests, and how ants work together to construct their colonies.  This is a come and go event occurring on July 16 and 17 at the Central Park Nature Center from 1-5 PM.  

Board of Supervisors Meeting - Revised Agenda

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Art in the Park - Explore Pointillism

Head to the Central Park Nature Center at 9 AM on Friday, July 22,  for this months Art in the Park theme - Pointillism.  Try your hand at creating a unique picture to take home using nature as your guide and all sizes of "points".  All ages welcome to attend.  

Dirt is NOT Dead!

Visit the Central Park Nature Center on Saturday and Sunday, July 23 & 24 between 1 and 5 PM to take a close look at dirt!  Discover what lives within the soil you tread on.  

Dirt is NOT Dead!

Visit the Central Park Nature Center on Saturday and Sunday, July 23 & 24 between 1 and 5 PM to take a close look at dirt!  Discover what lives within the soil you tread on.  

Board of Supervisors Meeting

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Veteran Affairs Commission Meeting - Veterans Commissioner Meeting

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Ems Advisory Council Meeting

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Fantastic Fireflies

Visit the Central Park Nature Center between 1 ad 5 PM on Saturday ad Sunday, July 30 and 31 to learn about Fantastic Fireflies!  Find out how and why fireflies create light.    Find out how you can participate in a firefly survey.  This is a come and go event.

Fantastic Fireflies

Visit the Central Park Nature Center between 1 ad 5 PM on Saturday ad Sunday, July 30 and 31 to learn about Fantastic Fireflies!  Find out how and why fireflies create light.    Find out how you can participate in a firefly survey.  This is a come and go event.