MONARCH TAGGING! Wednesday, September 17th 5:30 PM Pitzen Cabin @ Riverside Park 23092 465th Street, Stacyville With ever growing concern and interest in the decline of our pollinators, Mitchell County Conservation Board is offering a Monarch Tagging program on September 17th at the Pitzen Cabin, just north of Riverside Park Campground in Stacyville. Join Naturalist Chelsea...
BORDER BIKE Saturday, September 20th 10AM Wapsi-Great Western Line Trail Welcome Center - Riceville $12 pre-register $15 same-day registration FREE - Children 12 and under (with accompanying adult) Official Bike Ride to the MN Border and Beyond Family Route - 22 miles round trip from WGWL Trailhead to Bailey Station or 28 miles round trip...
FALL FORAGING Sunday, September 28th 1-4PM Pinicon Alders Cabin 3133 470th Street, McIntire Fall is for Fungi & Foraging! Join Naturalist Chelsea Ewen Rowcliffe for a fun fall foraging foray! We'll discuss common fall fungi and Wild Edible plants, develop identification skills, and go for a foraging walk. We'll return to the cabin area to...
FULL MOON CEMETERY WALK Monday, October 6th 6:30 PM Brownville Wildlife Area & Brownville Cemetery 2859 400th Street, Riceville Enjoy a moonlit walk back through time at this NON-SCARY cemetery stroll. Pioneer Cemeteries, like the Brownville Cemetery, are not only the resting place for some of Mitchell County’s early residents, but also a chance to...
Monthly Board Meeting Starts at 7:00pm West end of Nature Center.
HUNTER EDUCATION COURSE October 17th & 18th Friday, 5-8PM Saturday, 9-4 Milton R. Owen Nature Center, 1879-3 Highway 9, Osage Hunter education is a mandatory program that is designed to introduce students to several lifelong skills that are important to many different types of outdoor recreational opportunities. The course teaches students basic survival and first aid...
GUIDED YOUTH PHEASANT HUNT Sunday, October 19th Time: TBD Registration Required by October 9th Youth ages 12-15 Milton R. Owen Nature Center, 1879-3 Highway 9, Osage Local Mitchell County Pioneer Pheasants Forever chapter and Mitchell County Conservation are teaming up to offer a guided Youth Pheasant Hunt this fall! Whether your youth is a seasoned...
Monthly Board Meeting Starts at 7:00pm West end of Nature Center.
DIY CHARCU-"TREE" BOARDS Wednesday, November 19th 6:30-8:30 PM Milton R. Owen Nature Center, 1879-3 Highway 9, Osage Limit 15 - Pre-registration Required Take a tasty trip from tree-to-table in this hands-on class! Participants will learn about tree identification, properties of different species of wood, and then take that knowledge to the table by making their...
WREATH & SWAG MAKING WORKSHOP Sunday, November 30th 1 PM Milton R. Owen Nature Center, 1879-3 Highway 9, Osage Limit 20 - Pre-registration Required Get a head-start on the Holiday Season! During this workshop, you will be provided with everything you need to make a unique foraged greens wreath or “teardrop” door swag! You don’t...
Monthly Board Meeting Starts at 7:00pm West end of Nature Center.
Mitchell County conservation monthly board meeting