Latest Past Events

Build-Your-Own Birdfeeder

Milton R. Owen Nature Center 1879 Highway 9, Osage

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...

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Building Better Birders – “Common Feeder Birds of Iowa” Presentation

Milton R. Owen Nature Center 1879 Highway 9, Osage

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...

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Natural Soapmaking

Milton R. Owen Nature Center 1879 Highway 9, Osage

Start 2024 off clean and green with this fun, hands-on class! Naturalist Chelsea Ewen Rowcliffe will help you discover the history, chemistry, process, and benefits of making your own homemade soap. The best part of this class is customizing and taking home your own unique soap! Whether you are using it as gifts, or for...

$10 – $15