Read
about our 25 outdoor events in 2004!
 Working
with our conservation partners, INHF co-sponsored 25 outdoor events
that showcased just some of the 600+ sites our members have helped
protect since 1979.
For
LOTS more information about each special site and event, click
the event number on the map above
or scroll down to the list below. For a printable
list of all events and short descriptions, click here.
NOTE:
All INHF anniversary events were open to the general public. Most
were free and suitable for all ages and fitness levels. For additional
information, check out the event
press release or the new Foundation FAQ
sheet.
1.
Maple Syrup Festival,
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link to experience this event
Sponsored by Indian Creek Nature Center (Cedar Rapids)
2.
Clear Lake Earth Week,
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link to experience this event
Sponsored
by Clear Lake Earth Day Committee
3.
Prairie Rescue at Rolling Thunder Prairie,
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Sponsored by Warren County Conservation Board
4.
Owego Wetland Bird Outing, Click link
to experience this event
Sponsored by Woodbury County Conservation Board
5.
Whitham Woods Wildflower & Bird Hike, Click link
to experience this event
Sponsored by Jefferson County Conservation Board
6.
Wings & Wetlands Weekend, Click link
to experience this event
Sponsored by partners in Clay, Dickinson, Kossuth, O'Brien
and Palo Alto counties
7.
Loess Hills Prairie Seminar,
June 4-6
Sponsored by Western Hills Area Education Agency (near Onawa)
8.
Roughrider Bike & Equestrian Ride, Cancelled for 2004 due
to flooding
Sponsored by Story County Conservation Board (Heart of Iowa
Trail)
9.
Grand opening of F.W. Kent Park Conservation Education Center, June 12-13, Sponsored
by Johnson County Conservation Board
10.
Family Canoeing,
June
19
Sponsored
by Polk County Conservation Board (Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt)
11.
Vincent Prairie Hike,
July
17
Sponsored
by Loess Hills Preservation Society (Council Bluffs)
12.
Pine Lake State Park Festival, July 30-August
1
Sponsored by Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Eldora
Chamber of Commerce
13.
Wiegert Prairie Hike, August 1
Sponsored by Pocahontas County Conversation Board
14.
Third Annual Wabash Century Ride, Campout & Meteor Show, August 7-8,
Sponsored by Southwest Iowa Nature Trails, Inc. (Wabash
Trace Nature Trail)
15.
Adult Nature Weekend,
August
14-15
Sponsored
by Iowa Lakeside Laboratory (West Lake Okoboji)
16.
Cedar Trails Festival, August 14-15
Sponsored by Cedar Trails Partnership (Cedar Falls/Waterloo)
17.
Raccoon River Valley Trail Ride & Celebration, August 21
Sponsored by Dallas County Conservation Board
18.
Mines of Spain Fall Seminar,
September
11
Sponsored
by Iowa Department of Natural Resources (Dubuque)
19.
Prairie Heritage Days, September 11
Sponsored by Floyd County Conservation Board (Rockford Fossil
Site)
20.
HawkWatch at Effigy Mounds National Monument, September 25-26
Sponsored
by Upper Iowa Audobon, Effigy Mounds National Monument, Iowa DNR
Wildlife Diversity Program and National Audobon's Upper Mississippi
River Campaign
21.
Archeology Day,
September
26
Sponsored
by Linn County Conservation Board (Wickiup Hill Outdoor Learning
Area)
22.
Hitchcock HawkWatch Public Festival, October 9
Sponsored by Pottawattamie County Conservation Board (Hitchcock
Nature Center)
23.
Mississippi Blufflands Eco Cruise,
October
16
Sponsored
by Clinton & Jackson County Conservation Board
24.
Halloween Hike,
October
16
Sponsored
by Marshall County Conservation Board (Grimes Farm)
25.
Wet & Wild Iowa: A Wetlands Bus Tour,
November
6
Sponsored
by Louisa County Conservation Board (at various wetland locations)
Thanks to the following
major donors for helping make this campaign a success:
Environmental Protection Agency
Alces Foundation
Jester Insurance Services
Anonymous
Gene and Margy Chamberlin
Bruce Campbell and Beverly Evans
Muffy and Henry Harmon
Nancy and George Perry
Robert D. and Billie Ray
Clayton and Helen Ringgenberg
John and Suzanne Synhorst
Rick and Cathy Young
Young Family Foundation
and many other INHF board, advisors, and staff
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