Central Park Summer Programs
Central Park, Jones County
Saturday, May 29, 2021
Summer Programs are held Saturdays beginning May 29th and end Sept 4th and all ages are welcome to attend. Check out the calendar with dates and topics. Each week is something new and most are hands on activities for kids and families to enjoy! No registration is required. No fees/payments required. Kids attending any 3 or more programs or activities can receive an Iowa Junior Naturalist Certificate and Cool Patch!
Enjoy a few or all of the days and learn something new!
Sponsored by Jones County Conservation.
May 29: Make N Take - Pet Rocks 1pm-5pm @ Nature Center
June 4: Fishing Friday @ Central Park Lake (start at Nature Center) 8am-4:30pm
June 5: StoryWalk Celebration @ Central Park 10am-1pm
June 12: Animal Spotlight - Seeing Salamanders 1pm @ Nature Center
June 19: Animal Spotlight - Ornate Box Turtles 1pm @ Nature Center
June 26: Chalk the Walk - Under the Pond 1pm @ Nature Center
July 3: Central Park Digital Scavenger Hunt 1pm @ Nature Center
July 10: The Secrets of Sowbugs 1pm @ Nature Center
July 16: Fishing Friday @ Central Park Lake (start at Nature Center) 8am-4:30pm
July 17: Beginning Canoeing 8-10am AND 10am-Noon @ Canoe Cove Central Park Lake
July 24: Beginning Canoeing 8-10am AND 10am-Noon @ Canoe Cove Central Park Lake
July 31: A Visit to the Blackberry Patch Noon @ Nature Center
August 7: Make N Take - Hummingbird Feeder 1-5pm @ Nature Center
August 14: Central Park Tree Challenge 1pm @ Nature Center
August 20: Fishing Friday @ Central Park Lake (start at Nature Center) 8am-4:30pm
August 21: Focus on Fossils 1pm @ Nature Center
August 28: Bumble Bee Survey 1pm-5pm @ Nature Center
September 1: Monarch Tagging 3:30pm - 6:30pm @ Nature Center
September 4: Monarch Tagging 1pm-5pm @ Nature Center
September 8: Monarch Tagging 3:30pm - 6:30pm @ Nature Center
September 15: Monarch Tagging 3:30pm-6:30pm @ Nature Center
