Articles Tagged: conservation

The nature activities and book drive on Saturday — which is also independent bookstore day — will take place at Sidekick Coffee & Books, 1310 1/2 Melrose Ave. The event is scheduled to take place from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

This Friday, both Jones and Buchanan counties are hosting Earth Day-themed hikes. Registration is recommended for either event.

Sen. Dan Dawson says a proposal to swap taxes in order to fund conservation and water quality could still pass the Iowa Legislature

This Sunday, come help support the management of Jackson County Conservation's rare and sensitive remnant prairies by enjoying some soup and a program at Hurstville Interpretive Center.

Jackson County Conservation will host three OWLS (Older, Wiser, Livelier) events starting with a Skunk Cabbage Hike this Friday. Events also are scheduled for April 2 and April 7. Registration is required at least 48 hours in advance of each event.

Application portal is open for interested local students; informational meeting next week

A proposal that would shift sales taxes in Iowa and, in the process, finally finance the state fund for conservation and water quality projects appears to be on life support at the Iowa Capitol.

The Wild Game Feast at Faith Bible Church in Cedar Rapids isn’t your average church potluck, though it started out as one.

March 4 is National Day of Unplugging from electronic devices. Join in the fun of unplugging that day by taking a night hike through Jakway Forest in Aurora.

The feedback from various business groups, conservative tax policy organizations, and water quality and environmental advocates was not unanimous, but certainly largely in support of Republican state legislators’ varied proposals to lower the state tax on income to a single rate; reduce the state tax on businesses; and create a shift in taxes that provides funding for the long-starved state fund for conservation and water quality projects.

Join Jackson County Conservation on Friday for an owl prowl, a nighttime outing into the woods and calling for in hopes that they call back.

This is a two-week backpacking trip in Colorado in July, designed to engage local students as they acquire lifelong outdoor skills. Students must complete the application process by April 22.

Students are invited to the Hurstville Interpretive Center on Monday from 10 to 11 a.m. to learn about how Iowa wildlife survive the winter though games and activities. Register 48 hours in advance.

OWLS (Older Wiser Livelier) is hosting a snowshoe event Feb. 3 at White Water Canyon, the group’s first outing of the year. Registration for the free hike is required by Friday so enough snowshoes are available.

Homeschool families are invited to join a naturalist and learn about the owls of Iowa this Friday at the Hurstville Interpretive Center, part of the KinderNature series.