Jones County Youth Conservation Crew
Central Park
12515 Central Park Rd
Center Junction
June 3, 2021
9:00 am · 12:00pm
Youth Volunteers WANTED! Youth ages 12-19 can join the 2021 Jones County Youth Conservation Crew. Join conservation staff in leadership activities, educational conservation and ecology leasons, and hands on service learning every Thursday in June from 9 AM - Noon. Please contact the Jones County Naturalist to pre-register.
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Contact: Jones County Naturalist
(319) 481-7987
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Jones County StoryWalk Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Central Park StoryWalk Trail entrance
12515 Central Park Rd
Center Junction
June 5, 2021
10:00 am · 10:30am
Join us at Central Park as we celebrate the grand opening of the new Jones County StoryWalk Trail. Meet at the StoryWalk Trail entrance at 10 AM to take part in the ribbon cutting ceremeony.
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Contact: Michele Olson
(319) 481-7987
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Jones County StoryWalk Celebration
Central Park
12515 Central Park Rd
Center Junction
June 5, 2021
10:30 am · 1:00pm
Help us celebrate the new Jones County StoryWalk! Bring your whole family to Central Park for a day of outdoor reading fun! Fun family activity stations will be spaced out around Central Park Lake. Stations will feature celebrity readers, crafts, games, and lake life. Free hot dogs and pork burgers for the first 200 participants is being provided by the Jones County Pork Producers with sides provided by the Jones County Community Foundation and drinks by the Jones Regional Kirkwood Center. Live music by Pete Temple. Loaner rod and reels and live bait will be available at the Central Park Nature Center for families wishing to try their luck at fishing. This event is being held in conjunction with Iowa's Free Fishing Weekend for Iowa residents. Activity stations hosted by Every Child Reads, Early Childhood Iowa, the Monticello, Anamosa, and Cascade Libraries, Jones County Community Foundation, ISU Extension, the Jones County Safe & Healthy Youth Coalition Youth Committee, Friends of Jones County Conservation and Nature Center, and the Jones County Conservation Board. 50 families who receive a ticket and complete the StoryWalk Trail will receive a free "Over and Under the Pond" book provided by the book publisher - Chronicle Books.
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Contact: Michele Olson
(319) 481-7987
naturalist@jonescountyiowa.gov Website Posted by:
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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
naturalist@jonescountyiowa.gov Website Posted by:
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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
naturalist@co.jones.ia.us Website Posted by:
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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.
For More Information
Contact: Michele Olson
(319) 481-7987
naturalist@jonescountyiowa.gov Website Posted by:
Conservation
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.
