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2010 Calendar Events

May
 

 

January
 
Jan 1-
Mar 31st
 Annual Winter Film Festival Effigy Mounds. Visit http://www.nps.gov/efmo/planyourvisit/specialevents.htm
2nd
Christmas Bird Count Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge and Dubuque Audubon Society. Visit http://www.fws.gov/midwest/nealsmith, http://www.tallgrass.org/news.html or http://www.audubondubuque.org/calendar.html
15-17th ICEC Winter Solstic Workshop Honey Creek Resort. Visit http://honeycreekresort.com
16-17th 26th Annual Bald Eagle Appreciation Days Keokuk. Contact the Keokuk Area Convention and Tourism Bureau at 800-383-1219 or 319-524-5599 or visit http://www.keokukiowatourism.org/eagledays.htm
23rd
Bald Eagle Day Dubuque Audubon Society. Visit http://www.audubondubuque.org/baldeagle.htm
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February
 
Jan 1-
Mar 31st
 Annual Winter Film Festival Effigy Mounds. Visit http://www.nps.gov/efmo/planyourvisit/specialevents.htm
5th
Owl Prowl Night Hike Hitchcock Nature Center, Pottawattamie County Conservation Board, 7p.m. (always call to confirm events.) Contact the Hitchcock Nature Center at 712-545-3283 or visit http://www.pottcoconservation.com
6th BRR (Bike Ride to Rippey) Perry Chamber of Commerce. Visit http://www.perryia.org/brr.html
20th Owls on the Prowl Hurstville Interpretive Center, Jackson County Conservation Board, 6 p.m. Call 563-652-3783 or visit http://www.jacksoncountyiowa.com/TOURISMhurtsville.cfm
21st
Bald Eagle Day Saylorville Lake and Jester Park Lodge, Polk County Conservation Board. Call 515-323-5300 or visit www.conservationboard.org
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March
 
Jan 1-
Mar 31st
 Annual Winter Film Festival Effigy Mounds. Visit http://www.nps.gov/efmo/planyourvisit/specialevents.htm
6th Maple Tree Tapping at Hancock's Botna Bend Park, Pottawattamie County Conservation Board. Contact 712-741-5465 or visit http://www.pottcoconservation.com/html/eventsbotna.html
6th Maple Syrup Festival Eveland Access, Contact Mahaska County Conservation Board at 641-673-9327 or visit http://www.mahaskaconservation.com/index.php
7th Bird House Workshop Hurstville Interpretive Center,Jackson County Conservation Board, 6 p.m. Call 563-652-3783 or visit http://www.jacksoncountyiowa.com/TOURISMhurtsville.cfm
13th Duck Waddle Dubuque Audubon Society. Visit http://www.audubondubuque.org/calendar.html
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April
 
17th Earth Day Events Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge. Visit http://www.fws.gov/midwest/nealsmith or http://www.tallgrass.org/news.html
17th Bird and Nature Walk Effigy Mounds National Monument. Visit http://www.nps.gov/efmo/planyourvisit/specialevents.htm
22th Special Earth Day Hikes Effigy Mounds National Monument. Visit http://www.nps.gov/efmo/planyourvisit/specialevents.htm
22-24th 101st Annual Drake Relays Des Moines. Contact Drake University at
515-271-2011 (local) or 1-800-44-DRAKE (toll-free) or http://www.drake.edu or http://www.godrakebulldogs.com
24th Arbor Day Open House Willow Lakes Recreation Center, Harrison County Conservation Board. Visit http://www.harrisoncountyparks.org/
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May
 
6-9th Tulip Festival Pella.  Contact Tulip Time Information at 641-628-4311 or http://www.pellatuliptime.com
8th
International Migratory Bird Day Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge. Visit http://www.fws.gov/midwest/nealsmith or http://www.tallgrass.org/news.html
8th
Annual Spring Bird Count Dubuque Audubon Society. Visit http://www.audubondubuque.org/calendar.htm
8-9th Wings & Wetlands Festival 6 Northwest Iowa County Conservation Boards: O'Brian CCB, Clay CCB, Dickinson CCB, Emmet CCB, Kossuth CCB, Palo Alto CCB Read more about Wings & Wetlands here.
13-15th Tulip Festival Orange City. Call 712-707-4510 or visit http://www.octulipfestival.com
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June
 
4th Annual Kids' Fishing Derby Central Park, Jones County Conservation Board. Visit http://jonescountyiowa.org/conservation.aspx
4-6th Loess Hills Prairie Seminar Onawa. Visit http://www.nwaea.k12.ia.us/en/upcoming_events/loess_hills_prairie_seminar/ 
Read more about the Loess Hills Prairie Seminar here.
4-6th
Statewide Free Fishing Weekend. Contact the Iowa Department of Natural Resources at 515-281-5918 or visit http://www.iowadnr.com/index.html
5th
Fishing Clinic Hurstville Interpretive Center, Jackson County Conservation Board. Call 563-652-3783 or visit http://www.jacksoncountyiowa.com/TOURISMhurtsville.cfm
5th Kids' Fishing Derby Willow Lake Recreation Area, Harrison County Conservation Board. Visit http://www.harrisoncountyparks.org/
5th
Kids' Fishing Derby Arrowhead Park, Neola, Pottawattamie County Conservation Board. Visit http://www.pottcoconservation.com/html/eventsarrow.html
11-13th
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
19- Sep 6th

Ranger Programs Effigy Mounds National Monument. Visit http://www.nps.gov/efmo/planyourvisit/specialevents.htm
21st Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation's 31st Birthday! Visit http://www.inhf.org
26th
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July
 
Jun 19- Sep 6th Ranger Programs Effigy Mounds National Monument. Visit http://www.nps.gov/efmo/planyourvisit/specialevents.htm
10th Grimes Farm Run Grimes Farm and Conservation Center. Contact the Center at 641-752-9778 or visit http://www.grimesfarm.com
10th Bike Ride around Spirit Lake Okoboji. Visit http://www.arrowwood-okoboji.com/calendardetail.php?d=2009-07
10-17th Project AWARE West and East Nishnabotna Rivers in SW Iowa, Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Visit www.iowaprojectaware.com
11th Butterfly Count Dubuque Audubon Society. Visit http://www.audubondubuque.org/calendar.htm
17th
22-24th Nordic Fest Decorah. Contact 1-800-382-FEST or director@decorah-iowa.com or visit http://www.nordicfest.com/home.asp
24th Moonlight Hikes Effigy Mounds National Monument. Visit http://www.nps.gov/efmo/planyourvisit/specialevents.htm
30th-Aug 7th National Balloon Classic Indianola. Contact 515-961-8415 or National Balloon Classic P.O. Box 346 Indianola, IA 50125 or visit http://www.nationalballoonclassic.com/
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August
 
Jun 19- Sep 6th Ranger Programs Effigy Mounds National Monument. Visit http://www.nps.gov/efmo/planyourvisit/specialevents.htm
July
30th-7th		 National Balloon Classic Indianola. Contact 515-961-8415 or National Balloon Classic P.O. Box 346 Indianola, IA 50125 or visit http://www.nationalballonclassic.com/
12-15th 14th Annual Cedar Trails Festival Cedar Falls and Waterloo. Call 800-845-1955 or visit http://www.cedartrailspartnership.org/festival.html 
For additional site and event information click here.
12-22rd Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. Contact the Iowa State Fair at 800-545-FAIR or http://www.iowastatefair.org
12th Night Sky Event Hitchcock Nature Center, Pottawattamie County Conservation Board. Call 712-545-3283 or visit http://www.pottcoconservation.com
21st Kids Archaeology Day Effigy Mounds National Monument. Visit http://www.nps.gov/efmo/planyourvisit/specialevents.htm
25th National Park Service Birthday (Founders Day)
Effigy Mounds National Monument. Visit http://www.nps.gov/efmo/planyourvisit/specialevents.htm
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September
 
Jun 19- Sep 6th Ranger Programs Effigy Mounds National Monument. Visit http://www.nps.gov/efmo/planyourvisit/specialevents.htm
2-6th Old Threshers Reunion Mt. Pleasant. Visit http://www.oldthreshers.org/
4, 8, 11, & 25th Monarch Tagging Hitchcock Nature Center, Pottawattamie County Conservation Board. Call 712-545-3283 or visit http://www.pottcoconservation.com
Hurstville Interpretive Center, Jackson County Conservation Board. Call
563-652-3783 or visit http://www.jacksoncountyiowa.com/TOURISMhurtsville.cfm
11th

Prairie Awakening: A Native American Celebration Kuehn Conservation Area, Dallas County Conservation Board, 1-9 p.m. Visit http://www.co.dallas.ia.us
12th Pioneer Craft Fair Grundy County Conservation Board. Visit http://www.grundycounty.org
18th 5th Annual Off the Beaten Path Trail RaceJacob Krumm Reserve, Jasper County Conservation Board. Visit http://www.co.jasper.ia.us/conservation
25th Octoberfest Bike Ride Okoboji. Visit http://www.traveliowa.com/iowaattractions.aspx?cat=1&id=9&g= or http://www.vacationokoboji.com/
25th Buffalo Day/Public Lands Day Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge. Visit http://www.fws.gov/midwest/nealsmith or http://www.tallgrass.org/news.html
25th Fall HawkWatch Festival at Hitchcock Nature Center, Pottawattamie county Conservation Board. Call 712-545-3283 or visit http://www.pottcoconservation.com.
26th Amazing Prairie Festival Chichaqua, Polk County Conservation Board. Visit http://www.conservationboard.org
26th Fall Canoe Trip Hurstville Interpretive Center Jackson County conservation Board Call 563-652-3783 or visit http://www.jacksoncountyiowa.com/TOURISMhurtsville.cfm
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October
 
2-3rd Annual HawkWatch Weekend Effigy Mounds National Monument. Contact Effigy Mounds at 563-873-3491 or http://www.nps.gov/efmo
For more information about the site and event click here.
9th Jones County Fall Color Canoe Outing Jones County Conservation Board. Visit http://jonescountyiowa.org/conservation.aspx
9th Ding Darling Day at the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge. Call 515-994-3400 or visit http://www.fws.gov/midwest/nealsmith or http://www.tallgrass.org
22th Halloween Hike Mariposa Park. Contact Jasper County Conservation Board at 641-792-9780 or visit http://www.co.jasper.ia.us/conservation/
23rd Halloween Hike Russell Wildlife Area, Mahaska County Conservation Board. Visit http://www.mahaskaconservation.com
24th Enchanted Forest Hitchcock Nature Center, Pottawattamie County Conservation Board, Honey Creek, Iowa, 1-3 p.m. (always call to confirm events.) Contact the Hitchcock Nature Center at 712-545-3283 or visit http://www.pottcoconservation.com
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November
 
7th
Bird Feeder Workshop Hurstville Interpretive Center, Jackson county Canservation Board, 1 p.m. Call 563-652-3783 or visit http://www.jacksoncountyiowa.com/TOURISMhurtsville.cfm
12-13th Rivers and Bluffs Fall Birding Festivals Lansing, Iowa. Visit http://www.lansingiowa.com/
14th
Eagle Migration Hitchcock Nature Center Pottawattamie County Conservation Board, Honey Creek, Iowa, 1-3 p.m. (always call to confirm events.) Contact the Hitchcock Nature Center at 712-545-3283 or visit http://www.pottcoconservation.com
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December
 
4th Holiday Open House Vistor Center, Effigy Mounds National Monument. Visit http://www.nps.gov/efmo/planyourvisit/specialevents.htm
11th Stewardship Saturday Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge. Visit http://www.fws.gov/midwest/nealsmith
11th Winter Birding and Birdfood Giveaway Russell Wildlife Area, Mahaska County Conservation Board. Visit http://www.mahaskaconservation.com
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For more information, e-mail Cathy Engstrom, director of communications, or call (515) 288-1846.


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