What's Happening...at the Park
Camping at Oakland Mills South Shore, North Shore, and Waterworks
is closed for the season. Camping will
resume mid-April, 2012.
Camping at Top of the Hill will remain open year-round
with self-registration being in place.
Conservation Writer/Photographer to Present
Portrait of Iowa
Larry Stone, lead writer for the award-winning Iowa
Department of Natural Resources book, “Iowa: Portrait of the Land,” will speak
Thursday, March 8, at 7 p.m.,
at the Mt. Pleasant Public Library.
The talk is free and open to the public.
Stone also authored four other books, including “Listen to the Land,” a
collection of nature essays and photos from his 25
years as outdoor writer with
The Des Moines Register.
In his program, Stone will use photos and observations from his years of writing
about Iowa resource conservation to remind us how “listening” to the land can
teach invaluable lessons about our connections to natural communities.
Stone’s presentation is cosponsored by Humanities Iowa. For more about the
event, call (319) 385-1490, or email directormppl@iowatelecom.net.
COMING
SOON YOUTH SUMMER CAMPS 2012
At the Park
Opportunities for all children AND their
parent(s) or guardian(s):
Download a registration form
All to be held in the Environmental Education Classroom at the Oakland Mills
Nature Center unless otherwise noted.
To register for any program,
contact the conservation office
at 319-986-5067, e-mail Cari at
cburnstedt@henrycountyconservation.com,
or download a registration form, above, and mail to the Henry County
Conservation Office at 2593 Nature Center Drive, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, 52641.
February 2, 2012, 6:00 p.m. 5th Annual Fly-tying with Dan Peterson
Cost: $40 and
includes all supplies and use of our
equipment. Subsequent classes to be held at
6:30 p.m. on February 9th, 16th, 23rd, and March 1st.
Registration and fees due by January 26th.
Minimum 5 to hold class. Ages 14 and
up.
February or March, TBA, Maple Syrup Demonstration,
FREE. Top of the Hill.
Date and time to be announced.
Weather dependent. Keep checking!
All ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Properly supervised
groups are welcome.
April 1, 2012,
1:00-3:00 p.m. Egg Treasure Hunt.
FREE. All ages welcome with an accompanying adult. Pre-registration for egg
hunt is required by March 23rd to sign up for a time slot in half-hour
increments.
April 24, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. movie showing Green Fire.
FREE. This movie is about Aldo Leopold and
highlights his extraordinary career, tracing how
he shaped and influenced the modern environmental movement.
Running time 73 minutes. This program is sponsored by the Wapello County
Conservation Department. Pre-registration is appreciated.
May 24, 2012, at 7:00 Pella Wildlife
Company~ Cougars. FREE. Ron DeArmond will return
to Mt. Pleasant with a program on mountain lions aka cougars- and will bring
a LIVE cougar! The program will be held at the Mt.
Pleasant Civic Center. All ages welcome but children must be
accompanied by an adult. Pre-registration is required.
June 19, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. LIVE RAPTORS. FREE. This
program will introduce the public to the new raptors that call Oakland
Mills Nature Center their home. Scheduled appearances for the red-tailed
hawk, American kestrel, and barred owl. All ages welcome but children
must be accompanied by an adult.
Properly supervised groups are welcome.
Pre-registration is appreciated.
GEOCACHE
Oakland Mills has its own GEOCACHE! Go to
www.geocaching.com for more
information. Kitty Cache
A cache by the Henry County
Conservation Department
Hidden: 7-2009
Size: Small/ multiple
Difficulty: 3 stars
Terrain: 2 mild, but long distance
Start at N40°55.886 W 091°37.104
From there, head for the first cache at 40°55.903 W
091°37.144
Hint: You will be looking for a camouflage ammunition box.
In Iowa, United States
Notes about the cache:
Nice walk around a county park to find multiple caches. Shows off many
aspects of the park. Caches are located in the vicinity of different trails- you
will have to walk off the trails to find them. Follow the clues to the next area
and cache. KEEP YOUR EYES AND EARS OPEN and pay attention to your surroundings.
The hunt begins in an open, obvious place.
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