Report fish and wildlife violations to the Turn
in Poachers (TIP)
Program by calling 1-800-532-2020. Provide as much
information as possible while
remaining annonymous. A
conservation officer will be
dispatched to investigate.
Unless
otherwise noted, all WCCB programs
are free, open to the public, and
require no preregistration.
Snowshoeing
at Thorpe
Park--Sunday,
February 12th
Snowshoeing is
a great way to
enjoy the
outdoors in
the winter
time, as well
as get some
wonderful
exercise. If
you've always
wanted to try
it out, now's
your chance!
All you have
to do is meet
at the Thorpe
Park office at
2:00 PM for a
leisurely,
hour-long,
snowshoe hike
around Thorpe
Park. (To
make sure that
there are
enough
snowshoes
available, people
do need to
preregister for
the hike by
contacting
Naturalist Lisa Ralls. Registration will
be limited.)
Artifact
Road
Show--Sunday,
February 26th
Have you ever
found
something that
looks like an
artifact (or
maybe you know
that it is)
and
wanted to
learn more
about what you
found? Then,
plan to attend
this program!
Sarah Horgen
from the
University of
Iowa's Museum
of Natural
History
will be
viewing
artifacts that
people bring
in and
identifying
what they
have. She will
be in the
basement
meeting room
of TSB Bank in
Forest City,
beginning at
1:30 PM. She
will spend
about 2 hours
identifying
and evaluating
artifacts that
people bring
in.
She will not
be giving a
formal
presentation,
so you can
show up
anytime during
her visit to
have her take
a look at an
artifact that
you found. If
you don't have
anything to
bring in,
that's fine,
too; sometimes
it's just fun
to see what
other people
bring in!
Artifacts from
the WCCB's
collection
will also be
on display.
International
Festival of Owls
Bus
Trip--Saturday,
March 3rd
Join
us for a fun
day learning
about some of
nature's most
fascinating
creatures--owls!
We will be
working with
the Cerro
Gordo County
Conservation
Board to
sponsor a trip
to Houston,
MN, to attend
the
International
Festival of
Owls. The
festival will
feature
speakers, live
owls,
programs,
displays, and
vendors.
The
bus will leave
from the Lime
Creek Nature
Center in
Mason City at
7:00 AM, with
an additional
pick-up at the
Forest City
Courthouse at
7:30. We will
attend the
festival from
10:00 AM until
3:00 PM, then
return,
arriving back
at Forest City
by 7:30 PM and
Lime Creek by
8:00 PM or so.
We will eat
supper on the
return trip.
The cost for
the trip will
be $30 for
adults and $15
for children
17 and under.
The fee
includes
motorcoach
transportation
and admission
to the
festival;
lunch and
supper costs
are not
included.
Checks can be
made out to
the Lime Creek
Nature Center
and sent to
the Cerro
Gordo CCB at
3501 Lime
Creek Road,
Mason City,
IA, 50401. For
more
information
about the
festival, you
can check out
the festival
web site at www.festivalofowls.com. You can
also contact WCCB Naturalist Lisa Ralls for
more
information
about the
trip.
All
programs are
free and no
preregistration
is needed,
unless
otherwise
noted.
Contact Lisa
Ralls, Naturalist, for more
information on
the above programs. We hope
to see you there!
wanted to
learn more
about what you
found? Then,
plan to attend
this program!
Sarah Horgen
from the
University of
Iowa's Museum
of Natural
Hist
The
bus will leave
from the Lime
Creek Nature
Center in
Mason City at
7:00 AM, with
an additional
pick-up at the
Forest City
Courthouse at
7:30. We will
attend the
festival from
10:00 AM until
3:00 PM, then
return,
arriving back
at Forest City
by 7:30 PM and
Lime Creek by
8:00 PM or so.
We will eat
supper on the
return trip.