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Toadally Awesome Pets: Connecting Communities to Amphibian Conservation

Toadally Awesome Pets: Connecting Communities to Amphibian Conservation

January 16th, 2:30pm-4:00pm at Benton County Nature Center

Toadally Awesome Pets is a mobile amphibian education program dedicated to building curiosity, empathy, and conservation awareness throughout Iowa. Founded and operated by amphibian enthusiast and educator Lenora Hagen, the program brings live frogs, toads, and other small aquatic creatures for hands-on learning accessible to everyone. This is an open-house style program and registration is not required.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day - County Offices Closed

Iowa's Past & Future: Prairie Chickens & Sandhill Cranes

Iowa's Past & Future: Prairie Chickens & Sandhill Cranes

Jan 22nd, 5:30pm-6:30pm at Belle Plaine Public Library (904 12th Street, Belle Plaine, IA)

Join us for an educational program exploring the rise and fall of two of Iowa’s most captivating bird species: the greater prairie chicken and the sandhill crane. Learn about their unique behaviors, the challenges they’ve faced, and the inspiring conservation efforts that are helping bring them back to our landscape. Get all the details on our upcoming guided bus trip to witness the great sandhill crane migration and experience the thrill of watching prairie chickens on their booming grounds! No registration required.