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Planning And Zoning Commission Meeting

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Board of Supervisors Meeting

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Solid Waste Management Commission Meeting - March Meeting JCSWMC

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Central Park Nature Center Early Out Wednesday - Phenology Fun

Join us for Phenology Fun during our March Early Out Wednesdays.  Find out what phenology is.  After a short introduction to phenology we'll go on a short phenology hike to take notice of seasonal phenology cues we can observe.  Once back at the Nature Center we'll get creative with paint and colored pencils to create our own phenology wheels based on our outdoor observations.  

911 Service Board Meeting - No Meeting

FLY Tying Classes

Do you like to fish?  Have you ever thought about learning to tie your own flies?  Join Hawkeye Fly Tyer - Mike Jacobs as he leads FLY Tying Classes in March at the Central Park Nature Center.  Learn to tie 3 new flies from 5-7 PM Thursday evening in March (March 7, 14, 21, and 28).    This class is a great introduction to fly tying and will include expert advise and instruction to participants attending.  A fly tying loaner vise will be provided for each registered participant.  All materials for tying flies each evening will be included.  Total cost for materials - only $20. (Cash or check payable to Mike Jacobs at the first class.)   Space is limited!  Pre-registration is REQUIRED!  Click here to register.  Please note - Participants 13 and under must be accompanied by an adult.  

Conservation Board Meeting

Veteran Affairs Commission Meeting - Jones County Veterans Affairs Commission

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Board of Supervisors Meeting

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FLY Tying Classes

Do you like to fish?  Have you ever thought about learning to tie your own flies?  Join Hawkeye Fly Tyer - Mike Jacobs as he leads FLY Tying Classes in March at the Central Park Nature Center.  Learn to tie 3 new flies from 5-7 PM Thursday evening in March (March 7, 14, 21, and 28).    This class is a great introduction to fly tying and will include expert advise and instruction to participants attending.  A fly tying loaner vise will be provided for each registered participant.  All materials for tying flies each evening will be included.  Total cost for materials - only $20. (Cash or check payable to Mike Jacobs at the first class.)   Space is limited!  Pre-registration is REQUIRED!  Click here to register.  Please note - Participants 13 and under must be accompanied by an adult.  

Board of Supervisors Meeting

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Board of Adjustment Meeting

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Board of Health Meeting

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Central Park Nature Center Early Out Wednesday - Phenology Fun

Join us for Phenology Fun during our March Early Out Wednesdays.  Find out what phenology is.  After a short introduction to phenology we'll go on a short phenology hike to take notice of seasonal phenology cues we can observe.  Once back at the Nature Center we'll get creative with paint and colored pencils to create our own phenology wheels based on our outdoor observations.  

FLY Tying Classes

Do you like to fish?  Have you ever thought about learning to tie your own flies?  Join Hawkeye Fly Tyer - Mike Jacobs as he leads FLY Tying Classes in March at the Central Park Nature Center.  Learn to tie 3 new flies from 5-7 PM Thursday evening in March (March 7, 14, 21, and 28).    This class is a great introduction to fly tying and will include expert advise and instruction to participants attending.  A fly tying loaner vise will be provided for each registered participant.  All materials for tying flies each evening will be included.  Total cost for materials - only $20. (Cash or check payable to Mike Jacobs at the first class.)   Space is limited!  Pre-registration is REQUIRED!  Click here to register.  Please note - Participants 13 and under must be accompanied by an adult.  

OWLS Skunk Cabbage Hike

Wear your hiking footwear and get ready for an adventure!  Join Naturalists from Dubuque, Jackson, and Jones County as we hike  to the Hanging Bog at the Swiss Valley Nature Preserve in search of one of the first emerging plants of spring, the illusive Skunk Cabbage!   

OWLS - Older, Wiser, Livelier, Souls events are specifically geared toward adults.  These programs are educational, fun, and a great way to meet others interested in conservation and the outdoors.  OWLS programming is a partnership between Dubuque, Jackson, and Jones County Conservation departments. Registration for events are taken through any of ther 3 counties Naturalist Staff.  

Please register in advance by contacting one of the following:
Jackson County Conservation (563) 652-3783
Dubuque County Conservation (563) 556-6745
Jones County Conservation (563) 487-3541

Bald Eagle Nest Monitoring Training Workshop

Calling all wildlife watchers! The Iowa DNR will be partnering with Jones County Conservation to host a Bald Eagle Nest Monitoring Training workshop for people that are interested in getting involved. There are over 600 bald eagle pairs nesting in Iowa and volunteers are needed to help track the nests. Prospective nest monitors must attend a training workshop before getting involved.

The workshop will be held at the Central Park Nature Center on March 23rd from 12:30 to 4:00. Most of the workshop will be classroom based but we will visit an eagle nest. To participate as a nest monitor you must have a pair of binoculars and it is helpful to have a spotting scope.

Community science volunteers have been helping to monitor Iowa’s eagle population since 2006. Workshop participants will learn about this program and how to get involved and monitor a nest in their area of the state. In 2023, volunteer nest monitors collected data on roughly 329 nests!

In 2024, nest monitors are particularly needed in the following counties: Allamakee, Clayton, Delaware, Floyd, Henry, Jones, Lucas and Winneshiek Counties; but interested people anywhere in the state are welcome. We will try to match you up with a nest near your home base. The time commitment for conducting the survey and submitting data is roughly 6 hours total between March and July each year and will require multiple visits to a nest.

The workshop is limited to 15 participants and a $10.00 fee is required.  Registration will close on March 16 at 5 pm or whenever the 15-person workshop limit has been reached.  Direct questions and local registration requests to Stephanie Shepherd at vwmp@dnr.iowa.gov  or 515-230-6599.  (Online registrations are already full - a limited number of slots are still available for local eastern Iowa residents.)

Board of Supervisors Meeting

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FLY Tying Classes

Do you like to fish?  Have you ever thought about learning to tie your own flies?  Join Hawkeye Fly Tyer - Mike Jacobs as he leads FLY Tying Classes in March at the Central Park Nature Center.  Learn to tie 3 new flies from 5-7 PM Thursday evening in March (March 7, 14, 21, and 28).    This class is a great introduction to fly tying and will include expert advise and instruction to participants attending.  A fly tying loaner vise will be provided for each registered participant.  All materials for tying flies each evening will be included.  Total cost for materials - only $20. (Cash or check payable to Mike Jacobs at the first class.)   Space is limited!  Pre-registration is REQUIRED!  Click here to register.  Please note - Participants 13 and under must be accompanied by an adult.