The Solid Waste Agency has opened the Mount Trashmore trails and overlook for the 2022 season, though hours of operation are weather permitting. Weather-related closures always are posted on the Mount Trashmore website.
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Recreation Apr. 8, 2022 6:00 am354d ago
The Solid Waste Agency has opened the Mount Trashmore trails and overlook for the 2022 season, though hours of operation are weather permitting. Weather-related closures always are posted on the Mount Trashmore website.
Community Apr. 5, 2022 6:00 am358d ago
The Fontana Herb Society host a program about the stewardship of honeybees on April 7, and its annual plant sale on May 7, both at Fontana Park in Hazleton.
Community Mar. 30, 2022 6:00 am364d ago
Learn proper casting techniques, rod/reel combinations, baits, lures, and other tips for catching fish in the Wapsipinicon or any other interior river during a free fishing clinic at the Fontana Park Nature Center on April 6 at 6:30 p.m. Preregister online.
John Lawrence Hanson - correspondent Sports Mar. 29, 2022 12:13 pm364d ago
Author made his spear fishing debut and caught a pair of carp ... and stayed dry
Brandon Caswell - correspondent Sports Mar. 28, 2022 10:17 am365d ago
April also is an excellent month to view waterfowl like ducks, geese and swans, as well as grebes
Orlan Love - correspondent
Sports Mar. 23, 2022 1:10 pm370d ago
First of 4 seasons runs April 11-14 and there are plenty of bird to harvest this year
Doug Newhoff - correspondent
Outdoors Mar. 21, 2022 1:20 pm371d ago
As ice fishing season winds down, one thing remains true - sometimes you can find fish and sometimes the fish find you
Marion and Rich Patterson - correspondent
Outdoors Mar. 21, 2022 1:17 pm371d ago
Iowa is an ‘epicenter of opportunities’ for ‘rock hounding,“ which can be a link to human history
Sports Mar. 9, 2022 12:36 pm384d ago
Recent winter blast doesn’t diminish that spring is coming
Sports Feb. 22, 2022 12:54 pm399d ago
Traveling light is important, but these are items fishermen cannot go without when searching for fish
Large numbers of geese and pelicans have been found dead along the Mississippi River in eastern Iowa, and wildlife biologists aren’t sure what’s killing them.
Sports Feb. 8, 2022 9:09 am413d ago
Even when the fish aren’t biting, remember advice from a friend: “You came here to fish, right”
Community Jan. 26, 2022 6:00 am427d ago
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.
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