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2006 Calendar Events

May

January
7-8th
 Eagle Days Quad Cities. Contact the Quad City Conservation Alliance Expo at 309-788-5912 or visit http://qccaexpocenter.com/eagle.html
7th
Eagle Watch Clinton County. Call 563-244-7001 or visit www.clintoncountyiowa.com/conservation.
21-22nd
Bald Eagle Workshop Guttenberg. Contact the Guttenberg Civic and Commerce Club at 877-252-2323 or visit http://www.guttenberg-iowa.org
21-22nd Bald Eagle Weekend Keokuk. Contact the Keokuk Area Convention and Tourism Burea at 800-383-1219 or 319-524-5599 or visit http://www.keokukiowatourism.org/eagledays.htm.
21st
Hickory Hills Ice Fisheree Tama County. Contact the Black Hawk County Conservation Board at 319-266-6813 or visit http://www.co.black-hawk.ia.us/depts/conservation.html.
27-29th ICEC Winter Solstice Workshop Wesley Woods Camp, Indianola. Contact Gail Barels at barels@linncounty.org or vist http://www.iowaee.org.
27-29th
University of Okoboji Winter Games Okoboji. Contact Okoboji Tourism at 712-332-2209 or 800-270-2574 or visit http://www.vacationokoboji.com/2002/index2.html.
28th
WinterFest Amana Colonies. Contact The Amana Colonies Convention and Visitors Bureau at 319-622-7622 or 800-579-2294 or visit http://www.amanacolonies.com.
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February
3-5th
Winter Iowa Games Dubuque. Contact 515-292-3251 (local) or 888-777-8881 (toll-free) or visit http://www.iowagames.org.
4th
Bike Ride to Rippey Perry. Contact the Perry Chamber of Commerce at 515-465-4601 or visit http://www.perryia.org.
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March
4-5th
Maple Syrup Festival at Cedar Rapids Indian Creek Nature Center. Contact the Indian Creek Nature Center at 319-362-0664 or http://www.indiancreeknaturecenter.org.
4-5th Maple Syrup Festival Cedar Falls. Contact the Hartman Nature Reserve at 319-277-2187 or visit http://www.co.black-hawk.ia.us/hartman/index.html.
18-19th
Iowa Nature & Wildlife in Art Show in Cedar Rapids. Contact Steve Atherton 319-398-5441 or http://www.linncountyparks.com.
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April
22nd
Women's Walking Workshop at Cedar Rapids Indian Creek Nature Center. Contact the Indian Creek Nature Center at 319-362-0664 or http://www.indiancreeknaturecenter.org.
23rd
Earth Fair Cedar Falls. Contact the Hartman Nature Reserve at 319-277-2187 or visit http://www.co.black-hawk.ia.us/hartman/index.html
28th
Drake Relays Des Moines. Contact Drake University at 515-271-2011 (local) or 1-800-44-DRAKE (toll-free) or http://www.drake.edu.
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May
4-6th
Tulip Festival Pella. Contact Tulip Time Information at 641-628-4311 or http://www.pellatuliptime.com.
6th
Wildflower and Garden Plant Sale Cedar Rapids Indian Creek Nature Center. Contact the Indian Creek Nature Center at 319-362-0664 or http://www.indiancreeknaturecenter.org.
13th
International Migratory Bird Day Events Neal Smith NWR. Contact Sarah Hollerich at 515-994-3400 or visit http://www.tallgrass.org.
19-21st
Tulip Festival in Orange City. Contact the Orange City Chamber of Commerce at 712-707-4510 or http://www.octulipfestival.com.
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June
2-4th
Loess Hills Seminar Monona County. Contact the Western Hills Area Education Agency's Educational Services at 712-274-6000 ext 6080 or http://www.geocities.com/monona_county/board.htm.
2-4th
Statewide Free Fishing Weekend. Contact the Iowa Department of Natural Resources at 515-281-5918.
3rd
National Trails Day Check the INHF upcoming events page for event info.
3rd
Fishing Clinic Hurtsville Interpretation Center. Contact the Jackson County Conservation Board at 563-652-3783 or http://www.jacksoncountyiowa.com
9-11th
Lewis and Clark Festival Onawa. Contact the Onawa Chamber of Commerce at 712-423-1801 or visit http://www.onawa.com/lewis_and_clark_festival.htm.
12th
Canoe Outting to Rayertown. Contact the Jackson County Conservation Board at 563-652-3783 or http://www.jacksoncountyiowa.com
17-18th
Festival of Trails LaPorte. Contact the City of LaPorte at 319-342-3396 or http://www.alco.org/countyparks/education.html.
24-26th
Pocahontas Heritage Days Pocahontas. Contact the Pocahontas Chamber of Commerce at 712-335-4841 or visit http://www.pocahontasiowa.com/gpage3.html.
24th
Buffalo Day at the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge. Contact the Neal Smith Wildlife Refuge at 515-994-3400 or http://www.tallgrass.org.
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July
8-9th
Canoe Van Buren Van Buren County. Contact the Villages of Van Buren at 800-868-7822 or visit http://www.800-tourvbc.com.
15th
Grimes Farm Run Grimes Farm and Conservation Center. Contact the Center at 641-752-9778 or visit http://www.grimesfarm.com.
21-23rd

28-30th
Iowa Games Ames. Contact the Iowa Games Sports Festival at 515-292-3251 or http://www.iowagames.org.
23-29th
RAGBRAI XXXIV bike ride across Iowa. Contact RAGBRAI at 800-474-3342 or http://www.ragbrai.org.
28-30th
Pine Lake State Park Festival Hardin County. Contact the Greater Eldora Chamber Of Commerce at 641-939-3000 or http://www.hardincountyonline.com.
29-30th
Amana Farm Fest Amana Colonies. Contact The Amana Colonies Convention and Visitors Bureau at 319-622-7622 or 800-579-2294 or visit http://www.amanacolonies.com.
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August
10-20th
Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. Contact the Iowa State Fair at 800-545-FAIR or http://www.iowastatefair.org.
12th
Youth Outdoor Skills Day Jackson County. Contact the Jackson County Conservation Board at 563-652-3783 or http://www.jacksoncountyiowa.com
13-14th
Wabash Century Ride, Campout and Meteor Show Wabash Trace Nature Trail. Contact Kathryn Aistrope at 712-527-3114 or http://wabashtrace.connections.net.
19th
Botna Bend Park's Real Maple Syrup Pancake Feed Botna Bend Park. Contact the Pottawattamie County Conservation Board at 712- 741-5465 or http://www.pottcounty.com/html/departments7.shtml.
19-20th
Bike Van Buren XX Van Buren County. Contact Van Buren County at 800-868-7822 or http://www.800-tourvbc.com.
25th
Founders Day Effigy Mounds National Monument. Contact Effigy Mounds at 563-873-3491 or http://www.nps.gov/efmo.
26th
ONABIKE Onawa. Contact the Onawa Chamber of Commerce at 712-423-1801 or http://www.bikeiowa.com
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September
9th
Prairie Heritage Day Rockford. Contact Fossil Prairie at 641-756-3490 or visit http://www.fossilcenter.com.
9th
Monarch Tagging Bellevue State Park. Contact the Jackson County Conservation Board at 563-652-3783 or visit http://www.jacksoncountyconservation.org.
10th
Pioneer Craft Fair Grundy County. Contact Kevin Williams at 319-345-2688 or visit http://www.grundycenter.com/grundycountyconservation.
23-24th
Hawk Watch at Effigy Mounds National Monument. Contact Effigy Mounds at 563-873-3491 or http://www.nps.gov/efmo.
24th
Prairie Heritage Day Grimes Farm and Conservation Center. Contact the Center at 641-752-9778 or visit http://www.grimesfarm.com.
24th
Honey Festival Cedar Rapids Indian Creek Nature Center. Contact the Center at 319-362-0664 or http://www.indiancreeknaturecenter.org/.
29-1st
OctoberFest Amana Colonies. Contact The Amana Colonies Convention and Visitors Bureau at 319-622-7622 or 800-579-2294 or visit http://www.amanacolonies.com.
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October
7th
HawkWatch Hitchcock Nature Center in Pottawattamie County. Contact the Hitchcock Nature Center at 712-545-3283 or http://www.pottcounty.com/html/departments7.shtml.
8-14th
National Wildlife Refuge Week Contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service at 1-800-344-WILD or http://refuges.fws.gov for local events.
14th
Ding Darling Day at the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge. Contact the Neal Smith Wildlife Refuge at 515-994-3400 or http://www.tallgrass.org.
14-15th
Forest Craft and Scenic Drive Festival Van Buren County. Contact the Villages of Van Buren at 800-868-7822 or visit http://www.800-tourvbc.com.
14-15th
Osborne Heritage Days Osborne, Clayton County. Contact the Elkader Area Chamber Of Commerce at 563-245-2857 or visit http://www.claytoncountyiowa.com.
26-28th
Halloween Hike Cedar Falls. Contact the Hartman Nature Reserve at 319-277-2187 or visit http://www.co.black-hawk.ia.us/hartman/index.html.
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November
10-12th
4th annual Rivers & Bluffs Fall Birding Festival in Allamakee County. Contact Ric Zarwell at 563-538-4991 or http://www.co.allamakee.ia.us/conservation.html.
11th
Hawk Watch Hitchcock Nature Center in Pottawattamie County. Contact the Hitchcock Nature Center at 712-545-3283 or http://www.pottcounty.com/html/departments7.shtml.
24-26th
Tannenbaum Forest Amana Colonies. Contact Jon Childers at 319-622-7504 or http://www.amanacolonies.com/welcome/index.html.
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December
1-3rd

8-10th

 Tannenbaum Forest Amana Colonies. Contact Jon Childers at 319-622-7504 or http://www.amanacolonies.com/welcome/index.html.
2nd Nature's Noel Cedar Rapids Indian Creek Nature Center. Contact the Indian Creek Nature Center at 319-362-0664 or http://www.indiancreeknaturecenter.org.
7th
Holiday Nature Walk Clayton County. Contact the Clayton County Conservation Board at 563-245-1516 or visit http://www.claytoncountyiowa.com
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For more information, e-mail Cathy Engstrom, director of communications, or call (515) 288-1846.


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