Hunters Education Field Day Course

🦌Benton County Conservation will be hosting a Hunter Education Field Day Course at Hannen Lake Park on Saturday, April 20th, 2024 at 8:00 AM. 🦃

*Registration for this field day is required*

✅Participants must be at least 11 years old and must have already completed the online portion of the program at https://www.hunter-ed.com/iowa/ prior to attending the field day.

✅Hunters 16 years and older are required to have a Hunter Education completion certificate in the state of Iowa.

✅Course instructors will do an overview of firearm handling, becoming a safe an ethical hunter, basic shooting skills, and Iowa hunting regulations before proctoring the final exam.

✅Iowa law requires that anyone born after January 1, 1972 must be certified in hunter education before they are eligible to purchase an Iowa hunting license.

🧐Next steps?

- Sign up online

- Register for the online portion and field day only portion on April 20th

- Complete the online portion prior to April 20th!

SafeSitter Babysitting Certification Course

SafeSitter Babysitting Certification Course at the Atkins Public Library

BCPH provides the Safe Sitter® Essentials program regularly throughout the year at community libraries, and is available upon request for educating after-school programs, youth groups and youth leadership organizations. Students are taught general safety skills (such as being aware of your surroundings & internet safety), childcare skills (diapering, appropriate feeding, putting baby to sleep), first aid skills (dealing wih cuts, scrapes, burns, nosebleeds, vomiting), choking rescue skills (infant & child), CPR skills (infant & child), and business skills. 

Classes are 6.5 hours long including a 1/2 hour period for lunch, and generally held on Saturday mornings. Classes are limited to 8 students at a time, but your child can be placed on a waitlist for the first available slot during the next course. The cost of the class is $30.00, which covers the student's handbook, a drawstring bag, flashlight, package of bandaids, notepad with important information such as Poison Control, and their completion certificate.

To learn about the next available Safe Sitter® Essentials course being offered, please call Benton County Public Health at 319-214-2601, or email [email protected]. 

Hannen Lake Park Shop Grand Opening

Hannen Lake Park Shop Grand Opening

April 21st, 12:30-2:30 PM at Hannen Lake Park (1949 Benton Iowa Rd, Blairstown, IA 52209)

Have you wondered what that new building is at Hannen Lake Park? Join BCCB staff and volunteers to view the new maintenance shop at Hannen Lake Park! Enjoy beverages and baked goods provided by Recharge Coffee Company. Questions? Call 319-560-9804.

TrailBlazers

Trail Blazers

April 27th, 9AM at Benton-City Fry Recreation Area (5899 29th Ave Dr. Vinton, IA 52349)

Trailblaze Benton City-Fry with us on April 27, 2024 at 9:00 AM! Be the first to hike the new “Maple Ridge Trail" and explore what this river park has to offer! This trail is approximately .5 miles long and is considered moderate due to the uneven terrain and some steep inclines. Please wear sturdy shoes and bring water for this hike. Registration for this event is preferred but not required at mycountyparks.com