Are you a beginning birder, expert in avians, or somewhere in between? Then this is the program for you! We offer a variety of high-quality workshops designed to prepare you for the next step in your birding education. Building Better Birders is a programming series designed to improve the bird identification skills of local citizens...

Winter blues got you down? How about adding some “wild color” into your life by feeding wintertime birds! Join Mitchell County Conservation Naturalist, Chelsea Ewen Rowcliffe for a fun morning learning about winter birding. This free program will be offered Saturday, February 3rd from 10 AM -Noon at the Milton R. Owen Nature Center. This...

Winter is an excellent time for bird watching! Bare trees give excellent glimpses of our feathered friends and their songs warm the chill air. Enjoy a leisurely walk around the nature center viewing birds to finish out our 3-part series of "Building Better Birders"! Birding expert Kelly McKay and MCCB Naturalist Chelsea Rowcliffe will guide...

Take your sweetie for a fun ski/stroll down the luminary-lit Wapsi-Great western Line trail in Riceville! The trail head is located at 110 East Main Street in Riceville. Mitchell County Conservation will have cross-country skis available to try for free, or bring your own ski/snowshoe gear. We will also have a bonfire for warming up,...

Monthly meeting of the Mitchell County Conservation Board.

Monthly meeting of the Mitchell County Conservation Board.

With the county seat of Osage being the “City of Maples”, what better way to break the winter blues than learning about the liquid gold that flows for free each spring-MAPLE SYRUP! Join Naturalist Chelsea Ewen Rowcliffe on Wednesday, March 13th at 5:30 PM at the Milton R. Owen Nature Center for a demonstration of...

Join us for the Deer and Turkey Outdoor Show at the Milton R. Owen Nature Center in Osage, Iowa, on March 16th, 2024, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm! Get ready for a day filled with exciting activities and valuable information about the great outdoors. Youth Shed Hunt: Let your little ones participate in a...

Monthly meeting of the Mitchell County Conservation Board.

Calling all wildlife watchers! The Mitchell County Conservation is partnering with the Iowa DNR Wildlife Diversity program to host a Frog and Toad Call Survey Training workshop at the Milton R. Owen Nature Center. These workshops are for anybody interested in getting involved in Iowa's Frog and Toad Call Survey, which has been collecting data...

Full Moon & Wildflower Walk April 22nd 7:30 PM Hamlin Garland Wildlife Area – St. Ansgar Let’s celebrate EARTH DAY with a leisurely walk through the woods to admire spring wildflowers! Our walk will begin at 7:30 at the Hamlin Garland Wildlife Area, just north of St. Ansgar on Hwy 218. MCCB Naturalist Chelsea Ewen...