March 13th – Speaker: Bob Etzel, Director at Tama County Conservation Board Program: “60 Year of Tama County Conservation”, stories of our history during our 60th anniversary year
April 10th – Speaker, Ryan Rieger, Conservation Technician at Tama County Conservation Board Program: “Wildland Firefighting”, Behind the scenes views of Ryan’s experience on a wildfire crew in Oregon last summer
May 8th – Speaker: Aaron Brewer, Trees Forever Program “Trees of Iowa”, learning to identify common trees in our area
June 13th – “Pack Your Own Picnic”, bring a picnic lunch and we will discuss Wild Edibles as we eat our picnic outdoors
July 10th – “Pack Your Own Picnic”, bring a picnic lunch and we will discuss Frogs of Iowa as we eat our picnic outdoors
August 14th – “Pack Your Own Picnic”, bring a picnic lunch and we will discuss current prairie blooms as we eat our picnic outdoors
September 11th – Speaker: Logan Roberts, Naturalist at Tama County Conservation Program: “Iowa State Parks Tour”, a photo journey of trip’s as Logan completed a mini bucket list to visit all the Iowa state parks
October 9th – Speaker: Bruce McKee, Photographer Program: “National Parks of Utah”, a stunning photo tour and stories of Bruce’s journey to all the national parks in Utah in 2018
November 13th – Speaker: Sarah Uthoff Program: “The Life of Laura”, dressed as Laura Ingalls Wilder, our speaker will share what life was like as an early prairie pioneer. Afterwards, take a look at the Tallgrass Prairie Travelling Exhibit that will be stationed in the nature center
December 11th – Speaker: Logan Roberts, Naturalist at Tama County Conservation Program: “Natural Holidays”, get your hands a little dirty as we make holiday crafts, ornaments or wrapping with natural materials.
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