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2023 Geocaching Mineral Adventure

What is the Geocaching Mineral Adventure? There are 25 Geocaching Adventure Caches hidden in county, state and city parks around Warren County. Your challenge is to explore parks and find them all using a GPS. Each cache includes an instruction card, a logbook, and a stack of themed trading cards. Sign the logbook to show […]

*Canceled* Canoeing Program

Annett Nature Center 15565 118th Avenue, Indianola, IA, United States

*This program has been canceled* Get out on the water and have the chance to paddle around our pond in a canoe! A WCCB naturalist will go over the basic equipment, paddle strokes, and get you paddling around at various areas. No experience necessary! An adult must accompany children and children must be at least […]

Free

Monarch Tagging @ Otter Creek

Come discover more about monarch butterflies, their life cycle, and their miraculous migration to Mexico. A Warren County Conservation Naturalist will teach you how to catch and handle a monarch, determine gender, and properly tag them in the wild as part of a national research project. All monarchs will be released after they are tagged. […]

Free

Monarch Tagging @ Buxton Park

Buxton 705 N Buxton St, Indianola, IA, United States

Come discover more about monarch butterflies, their life cycle and miraculous migration to Mexico. A Warren County Conservation Naturalist will teach you how to catch and handle a monarch, determine gender, and properly tag them in the wild as part of a national research project. All monarchs will be released after they are tagged. Bring […]

Free

Conservation and Nature Book Club: September

Middleswart Lodge 15875 118th Ave, Indianola, IA, United States

Friends of Warren County Conservation will be hosting a bi-monthly book club. Simply read the suggested book and join us at the Middleswart Lodge for discussion followed by an extended activity related to the book. There is no charge for this program, but participants will need to provide their own copy of the book. Please […]

Free

Tomahawks & Atlatls

Moats Park 900 N 1st St, Indianola, IA, United States

Join us for an evening of educational fun to learn about tomahawks and atlatls. There will be a brief history of each tool, and safety instructions, and participants will learn to throw each one. So get your arms ready for tossing a tomahawk and spear at our large cardboard bison & 3D targets. Please register […]

Free

2023 Geocaching Mineral Adventure

What is the Geocaching Mineral Adventure? There are 25 Geocaching Adventure Caches hidden in county, state and city parks around Warren County. Your challenge is to explore parks and find them all using a GPS. Each cache includes an instruction card, a logbook, and a stack of themed trading cards. Sign the logbook to show […]

Season’s Hike: Fall

Zo-El Annett Woods 5689 Hempstead Pl, Prole, IA, United States

Join one of our naturalists on a hike to explore the foliage of fall in the Zo-El Annett Woods. Get the chance to replace the business of town with chirping birds and rustling leaves. While also learning about what plants and animals are doing in the fall to prepare for winter.  

Free

Telemetry

Pickard Park 2205 E 2nd Ave, Indianola, IA, United States

Calling all wildlife biologist kids! Telemetry is the process of recording and transmitting information from specific equipment. Learn about how scientists use telemetry equipment to track and record information about animals like wolves! Your child will get a chance to handle the equipment and gain knowledge about what all wildlife biologists can learn from the […]

Free

2023 Annual Halloween Hike

Annett Nature Center 15565 118th Avenue, Indianola, IA, United States

Head on out to the Annett Nature Center for our Iowa Invaders Halloween Hike. This non-scary hike is educational and fun for the whole family.

2023 Geocaching Mineral Adventure

What is the Geocaching Mineral Adventure? There are 25 Geocaching Adventure Caches hidden in county, state and city parks around Warren County. Your challenge is to explore parks and find them all using a GPS. Each cache includes an instruction card, a logbook, and a stack of themed trading cards. Sign the logbook to show […]

Birdhouse Make & Take

Annett Nature Center 15565 118th Avenue, Indianola, IA, United States

It’s time to put your crafting skills to the test and build your own bird house! A naturalist will walk you through how to build the house, and you get to take it home and decorate however you like. Come Spring time you will be able to enjoy watching these beautiful animals make their home […]

Free