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Campers will explore an Iowa river by taking an overnight canoe trip. Campers must have prior canoe experience or have attended a previous FLOAT camp.

Campers will explore an Iowa river by taking an overnight canoe trip. Campers must have prior canoe experience or have attended a previous FLOAT camp.

Explore Iowa underground! Go caving, climbing, and hiking on a two-night experience in eastern Iowa. Learn how cooperating and teamwork can build your own confidence and abilities. Dare to try new things and discover new places. Please note that caving involved crawling through dark, small spaces.

Campers will learn basic outdoor skills while preparing for the higher level FLOATs. Fishing, canoeing, map reading, cooking, and other skills will be taught.

Campers will learn basic outdoor skills while preparing for the higher level FLOATs. Fishing, canoeing, map reading, cooking, and other skills will be taught.

The Story County Conservation Board invites the public to attend its monthly board meeting. Board agendas will be available at www.storycountyconservation.org the Friday prior to the meeting.

The AAAA host monthly educational programs for the public on the 3rd Saturday of each month, except December, starting at 7:00 PM. We congregate at 7 PM for a Meet and Greet with the meeting starting at 7:30. All programs will be held at the Story County Conservation Center at McFarland Park unless noted otherwise in the program for that month. Afterwards, weather and sunset permitting, we will move to the club's Observatory located just East of the Story County Conservation Center for astronomical observing. Telescopes and binoculars will be available for your viewing pleasure. Dr. Danny Faulkner will explain that like any science, astronomers have names for the things we study. To the uninitiated, astronomical nomenclature can be bewildering. He'll decipher and explain many of the naming conventions astronomers use.

Join Dr. Thomas Rosburg at monthly prairie walks at the largest prairie remnant in Story County. See rare prairie flora that changes each month and learn the history of central Iowa prairies from a prairie enthusiast. Long pants, sturdy shoes, and bug spray are recommended. Bring your camera for beautiful photographs! Doolittle Prairie is located 1.25 miles south of E-18 on 560th Avenue. This program is free and no registration is required.

Fundraising is complete and this 175-acre property along the South Skunk River is ready to unveil! Come see the restoration work and celebrate the transfer from private ownership by the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation to public ownership by Story County Conservation. Wander the prairie and riparian habitats but be sure to meet back at the entrance for a brief dedication ceremony at 6 p.m. *Highway 69 is closed due to construction. Follow detour signs or approach from the east.

Join Saving Our Avian Resources (SOAR) for an afternoon all about our feathered friends! Rehabilitated birds will be returned to the wild. Enjoy live music by The Fabulous Irregulars, words from conservationists, children's activities, and get up close and personal with some education birds.

If you enjoy biking, hiking, horseback riding, or canoeing in Story County, consider joining the Story County Trails Advisory Committee. Come share your ideas or perhaps volunteer to improve SCC's trail system. Monthly meetings are held the last Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the conservation center.