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Kayaking at Diamond Lake

RSVPs are required for kayaking. To RSVP, call Amy at 319-213-5607.

Meet at the Diamond Lake Boat Ramp. Beginners welcome! All sessions start with a quick lesson. Kayaks and life jackets are provided.. These events will be held regularly throughout the summer, and are a great time to do something as a family, meet up with an old friend, or make new friends!

Kayaking at Diamond Lake

RSVPs are required for kayaking. To RSVP, call Amy at 319-213-5607.

Meet at the Diamond Lake Boat Ramp. Beginners welcome! All sessions start with a quick lesson. Kayaks and life jackets are provided.. These events will be held regularly throughout the summer, and are a great time to do something as a family, meet up with an old friend, or make new friends!

Summer Nature Explorers - Fantastic Frogs

Nature Explorers is a free program for preschoolers through 5th graders - though learners of all ages are always welcome! We will meet every other Tuesday throughout the summer at the Main Shelter at Diamond Lake Park.  The same program will be offered at 10 am and 1 pm, come to whichever works for your family's schedule. Feel free to bring a picnic to eat in the shelter before or after your program!

Fantastic Frogs- Learn more about the bodies of frogs and what makes them unique! We’ll also observe frogs in different states of their life cycle and talk about what makes each stage different.

RSVPs are not required, but they are always appreciated!

Email Amy at aandrews@poweshiekcounty.org or text 319-213-5607.

Summer Nature Explorers - Fantastic Frogs

Nature Explorers is a free program for preschoolers through 5th graders - though learners of all ages are always welcome! We will meet every other Tuesday throughout the summer at the Main Shelter at Diamond Lake Park.  The same program will be offered at 10 am and 1 pm, come to whichever works for your family's schedule. Feel free to bring a picnic to eat in the shelter before or after your program!

Fantastic Frogs- Learn more about the bodies of frogs and what makes them unique! We’ll also observe frogs in different states of their life cycle and talk about what makes each stage different.

RSVPs are not required, but they are always appreciated!

Email Amy at aandrews@poweshiekcounty.org or text 319-213-5607.

Kayaking at Hawthorne Lake

RSVPs are required for kayaking. To RSVP, call Amy at 319-213-5607.

Come put your kayaking skill to use on a larger lake! We'll explore the lake at the DNR's Hawthorne Lake Wildlife Management Area, just 15 minutes southeast of Diamond Lake in Barnes City. We'll meet at the west boat ramp. Amy can help give you directions when you call to RSVP. 

Kayaking at Diamond Lake

RSVPs are required for kayaking. To RSVP, call Amy at 319-213-5607.

Meet at the Diamond Lake Boat Ramp. Beginners welcome! All sessions start with a quick lesson. Kayaks and life jackets are provided.. These events will be held regularly throughout the summer, and are a great time to do something as a family, meet up with an old friend, or make new friends!

Kayaking at Diamond Lake

RSVPs are required for kayaking. To RSVP, call Amy at 319-213-5607.

Meet at the Diamond Lake Boat Ramp. Beginners welcome! All sessions start with a quick lesson. Kayaks and life jackets are provided.. These events will be held regularly throughout the summer, and are a great time to do something as a family, meet up with an old friend, or make new friends!

Prairie Walk at Drake Community Library

This prairie "walk" will be more prairie, less walking, as the Drake Community Library prairie is locatied just off the library's south patio. We'll look at what's in bloom, and talk about using native plants in an urban landscape. This is a great way to get to know some of the plant species that have been growing in Iowa for thousands of years. 

Join us in June, July, and August to watch the prairie transform through the summer!

OWLS (Older Wiser Livelier Souls) - Outdoor Education in Elementary

Join us for a brand new program! This one is geared for adults. We'll have different conservation topic or guest speaker joining us in the Foster Center at Diamond Lake on the third Thursday of each month. Feel free to bring a lunch to enjoy on the viewing deck or in the Foster Center after the program. 

Topic TBD - Reagan Mackie, 4th grade teacher, will share about the benefits of outdoor learning for children in schools, including examples such as the Grinnell 4th grade Y-Camp.

RSVPs are appreciate but not required. 

Summer Nature Explorers - Super Spider Webs

Nature Explorers is a free program for preschoolers through 5th graders - though learners of all ages are always welcome! We will meet every other Tuesday throughout the summer at the Main Shelter at Diamond Lake Park.  The same program will be offered at 10 am and 1 pm, come to whichever works for your family's schedule. Feel free to bring a picnic to eat in the shelter before or after your program!

Super Spider Webs- Dive into spiders and their webs! Investigate the different types of spider webs and the spiders that live in them. We’ll go on a hike to find spiders in their natural habitats and see their webs in action.

RSVPs are not required, but they are always appreciated!

Email Amy at aandrews@poweshiekcounty.org or text 319-213-5607.

Summer Nature Explorers - Super Spider Webs

Nature Explorers is a free program for preschoolers through 5th graders - though learners of all ages are always welcome! We will meet every other Tuesday throughout the summer at the Main Shelter at Diamond Lake Park.  The same program will be offered at 10 am and 1 pm, come to whichever works for your family's schedule. Feel free to bring a picnic to eat in the shelter before or after your program!

Super Spider Webs- Dive into spiders and their webs! Investigate the different types of spider webs and the spiders that live in them. We’ll go on a hike to find spiders in their natural habitats and see their webs in action.

RSVPs are not required, but they are always appreciated!

Email Amy at aandrews@poweshiekcounty.org or text 319-213-5607.

Oak Savanna Hike at Conard Environmental Research Area

Conard Environmental Research Area (CERA) is the field station for Grinnell College. With 365 acres of prairies and woodlands it makes for a great place to hike. Join Naturalist Amy and CERA staff as we walk through an oak savanna - the area where prairies and forests meet. Large oak trees create pockets of shade on the prairie creating this unique ecosystem. Learn about plant species and land management, while taking in gorgoeus summer views! 

This event will involve hiking over rough ground and up and down some hills through vegetation, so do wear long pants and closed toed shoes!

Call Amy at 319-213-5607 if you need directions! 

Kayaking at Diamond Lake

RSVPs are required for kayaking. To RSVP, call Amy at 319-213-5607.

Meet at the Diamond Lake Boat Ramp. Beginners welcome! All sessions start with a quick lesson. Kayaks and life jackets are provided.. These events will be held regularly throughout the summer, and are a great time to do something as a family, meet up with an old friend, or make new friends!

Kayaking at Diamond Lake

RSVPs are required for kayaking. To RSVP, call Amy at 319-213-5607.

Meet at the Diamond Lake Boat Ramp. Beginners welcome! All sessions start with a quick lesson. Kayaks and life jackets are provided.. These events will be held regularly throughout the summer, and are a great time to do something as a family, meet up with an old friend, or make new friends!