Event Calendar
Pony Tales
Enjoy listening to a pony-themed story while the ponies of the Equestrian Center are listening nearb...
Horses Families FREE Jester Park Equestrian Center Ages Under 5 Ages 5-7 Ages 8-12
Jester Park Equestrian Center
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Wildlife Monitoring for Snakes
Sightings are becoming rarer as snakes are indicators of environmental changes. One way we monitor s...
Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt Wildlife
Sandhill Unit - 10623 NE 118th Ave., Maxwell
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Spring Ephemeral Hike 'n Harvest: Thomas Mitchell
Join us for a seed harvesting event focused on early spring ephemeral wildflowers in our woodlands.
Volunteer Volunteer Time Off Woodland Restoration Families Ages Under 5 Ages 5-7 Ages 8-12 Ages 12-16 Ages 13-17 Adults Senior Adults
Thomas Mitchell Park
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Catch-n-Croakers
Learn to identify frogs by sight and sound before sloshing into the wetlands to catch these amazing ...
Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt Families Wildlife
Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt, Longhouse
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Native Plant Sale
Polk County Conservation and Prairie Landscape of Iowa are teaming up to offer two native plant sale...
Jester Park Outdoor Recreation and Wellness Center Native plants
Jester Park Outdoor Recreation & Wellness Center
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Hike for Health at Thomas Mitchell
Why walk the mall when you can enjoy the great outdoors? Hike along with this friendly group of natu...
Thomas Mitchell Park Adults Health and Wellness
Meet in pond parking lot
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Sunset Yoga
Take time to unwind as the sun sets on the outdoor plaza or the Great Hall of the Jester Park Nature...
Jester Park Nature Center Adults Health and Wellness
Jester Park Nature Center
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Women in the Woods with Wine - Pollination Celebration
This program is for adult women ages 21+ who want to become more comfortable and knowledgeable about...
Jester Park Nature Center Adults
Jester Park Nature Center
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Story Tellebration
Join volunteer storyteller, Carmen Epstein, for a fun, interactive tale tailored toward children age...
Jester Park Nature Center Ages Under 5 Families
Jester Park Nature Center
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Spring Ephemeral Hike 'n Harvest: Thomas Mitchell
Join us for a seed harvesting event focused on early spring ephemeral wildflowers in our woodlands.
Volunteer Volunteer Time Off Woodland Restoration Families Ages Under 5 Ages 5-7 Ages 8-12 Ages 12-16 Ages 13-17 Adults Senior Adults
Thomas Mitchell Park
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Nature Art
Join a naturalist to go on a short hike around Jester Park to collect some of nature’s treasures. Af...
Jester Park Nature Center Families
Jester Park Nature Center
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May '24 Lunch & Learn: Safely Responding Around Tuberculosis & Other Communicable Diseases
Our Lunch and Learn series is to provide a wide variety of subjects that we felt would be interestin...
Polk County Emergency Operations Center
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May '24 Lunch & Learn: Safely Responding Around Tuberculosis & Other Communicable Diseases
Polk County Emergency Operations Center