The primary attraction at Stone State Park in Sioux City, Iowa is the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center. Surrounded by over 1,000 acres of woodlands and loess hills prairies, the nature center is a great setting for outdoor learning. There are a variety of interpretive displays, including a "walk-under" prairie, a 400-gallon aquarium of native fish, and several miles of trails are available for hiking.
On May 1 – July 16 the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center will host a special traveling exhibit called "A Salute to Songbirds". There will be interactive exhibits explaining songbird migration patterns, why birds sing and how they learn, dangers that they face in the wild, and much more.
For more information, see Woodbury County Conservation Welcome, and here's the flyer in Adobe Reader format A Salute to Songbirds.
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Saturday, June 6, 2009
Friday, June 5, 2009
DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge in Nebraska
DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge serves as a stopover for ducks and geese during their migrations between Arctic nesting grounds and Gulf Coast wintering areas. The territory of the refuge was originally west of the Missouri River, which bulged around it eastward, but channelization cut a straight line (north-south) through the middle of the refuge, leaving half of it on the Iowa side.
Bald eagles are often seen when waterfowl are present, and good viewing opportunities are available from the visitor center. An assortment of warblers, shorebirds, gulls, and other species also can be observed on the refuge during fall and spring migrations. In the summer, white-tailed deer are often seen in the morning and evening hours. Wild turkeys often gather in large groups along the roads and in the fields.
The Steamboat Bertrand, a sternwheeler that sunk in 1865 while bound for Montana Territory, was discovered on the refuge in 1968 and unearthed the following year. Visitors may view the site of this discovery, and the DeSoto Visitor Center exhibits 200,000 artifacts recovered from the hull. Steamboats were used in that era to carry supplies to fur trading posts, frontier settlements, and mining towns. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, more than 400 steamboats sank or were stranded between St. Louis, Missouri and Ft. Benton, Montana, victims of the turbulent, snag-strewn "Big Muddy".
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DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
Bald eagles are often seen when waterfowl are present, and good viewing opportunities are available from the visitor center. An assortment of warblers, shorebirds, gulls, and other species also can be observed on the refuge during fall and spring migrations. In the summer, white-tailed deer are often seen in the morning and evening hours. Wild turkeys often gather in large groups along the roads and in the fields.
The Steamboat Bertrand, a sternwheeler that sunk in 1865 while bound for Montana Territory, was discovered on the refuge in 1968 and unearthed the following year. Visitors may view the site of this discovery, and the DeSoto Visitor Center exhibits 200,000 artifacts recovered from the hull. Steamboats were used in that era to carry supplies to fur trading posts, frontier settlements, and mining towns. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, more than 400 steamboats sank or were stranded between St. Louis, Missouri and Ft. Benton, Montana, victims of the turbulent, snag-strewn "Big Muddy".
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1434 316th Lane
Missouri Valley, IA 51555
712-642-4121
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DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Mountain Bluebird Trails Convention in Great Falls, MT
Birders will gather at the Great Falls (Montana) Holiday Inn on June 12-14 to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Mountain Bluebird Trails and to visit area bluebird nesting trails.
A bluebird trail is a series of nesting boxes established in bluebird country. Bluebirds are cavity dwellers, and bird species introduced by European settlers have taken over the much of the nesting opportunities from bluebirds. Bluebird nesting trails are made in order to create artificial cavities for them to nest in.
Among the scheduled field trips, Great Falls birder and photographer Liz Larcom will lead a birding trip to Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
Early arrivals can attend a digital photography seminar Friday morning at the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, located right next to Giant Springs State Park.
Complete article from the Great Falls Tribune : Bluebird days are upon us happiness
A bluebird trail is a series of nesting boxes established in bluebird country. Bluebirds are cavity dwellers, and bird species introduced by European settlers have taken over the much of the nesting opportunities from bluebirds. Bluebird nesting trails are made in order to create artificial cavities for them to nest in.
Among the scheduled field trips, Great Falls birder and photographer Liz Larcom will lead a birding trip to Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
Early arrivals can attend a digital photography seminar Friday morning at the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, located right next to Giant Springs State Park.
Complete article from the Great Falls Tribune : Bluebird days are upon us happiness
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Activities held across S.D. for National Trails Day
South Dakota State Parks will host Walk in the Park events across the state from June 5 through June 8 in honor of the American Hiking Society's 17th annual "National Trails Day".
Scheduled events include a "Bird ID Walk" at the Lewis and Clark Recreation Area near Yankton, SD, starting at 7:30 p.m. on June 5. Participants will walk and talk with naturalists as they seek and identify common birds found in the vicinity.
Scheduled events include a "Bird ID Walk" at the Lewis and Clark Recreation Area near Yankton, SD, starting at 7:30 p.m. on June 5. Participants will walk and talk with naturalists as they seek and identify common birds found in the vicinity.
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