Seeing Salamanders - Animal Spotlight
Central Park Nature Center
12515 Central Park Rd
Center Junction
June 12, 2021
Come learn about Iowa's tiger salamanders. Are they poisonous, do they have teeth, where do they live, and what do they feel like?
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Contact: Michele Olson
(319) 481-7987
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Building Better Birders Workshop Series - Discovering Flycatchers
Central Park
12515 Central Park Rd
Center Junction
June 18, 2021
4:00 pm · 8:30pm
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).
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Contact: Michele Olson
(319) 481-7987
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Animal Spotlight - Ornate Box Turtles
Central Park Nature Center
12515 Central Park Rd
Center Junction
June 19, 2021
Learn about Iowa's ornate box turtles. Meet several box turtles up close and personal as you learn about these special reptiles.
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Contact: Michele Olson
(319) 481-7987
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Nature Craft Day
Central Park Nature Center
12515 Central Park Rd
Center Junction
June 21, 2021
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.
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Contact: Michele Olson
(319) 481-7987
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Music in the Park
Central Park
12515 Central Park Rd
Center Junction
June 25, 2021
6:30 pm
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.
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Contact: Michele Olson
(319) 481-7987
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Music in the Park
Central Park
12515 Central Park Rd
Center Junction
July 16, 2021
6:30 pm
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.
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Contact: Michele Olson
(319) 481-7987
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Music in the Park
Central Park
12515 Central Park Rd
Center Junction
August 20, 2021
6:30 pm
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.
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Contact: Michele Olson
(319) 481-7987
naturalist@jonescountyiowa.gov Website Posted by:
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Providing programs and recreational opportunities that preserve and enhance our natural and cultural resources. Residents and visitors are encouraged to join us in the great outdoors, exploring Jones County's many parks, wildlife areas, and trails.
