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Staff: Address: Phone: 515/256-2592 Fax: 515/256-2593 Intern: Yes Program: Self-guided tours for schools (spring tours begin at 9:30 a.m., fall at 10:00¾must be preregistered); special programs offered on weekdays and weekends for school and youth groups (i.e. Campfire, Scouts) to assist in achieving badges or awards; outreach programs to schools, outreach programs on ICN; summer classes and camps Program List Available: No Newsletter: 3 times/year, "Zootracks" sent to zoo members Facilities: 21-acre zoo with indoor exploratorium; 20 major exhibits, more than 400 animals; train and camel rides Hours: May to mid-Oct.: 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION RESOURCE PROGRAM of Southwest Iowa (EERP) Staff: Kevin Mc Call, DC (Director) Address: Phone: 712/542-5484 Fax: 712/542-3672 Email: kevin.mccall@ia.usda.gov Program: The product of a cooperative effort by Page and Fremont Counties' SWCDs and CCBs to provide assistance with E.E.-related projects and activities. Provide programs for all ages; general public, private, or civic; instructor available for field trips and classroom visits, handouts provided Program List Available: No Facilities: Public meeting room, printed materials display and supply
Name: Amy Schwartz Letsche Address: Phone: 712/225-2902 Fax: Email: tlbike@ncn.net Program: Offers classroom and field trips to natural areas. Program List Available: No Facilities:
Staff: Address: Phone: 319/362-0664 Fax: 319/362-2876 Email: nature.center.aol.com Intern: Yes Program: Science curriculum-related programming with Cedar Rapids second and fifth grade students, others by appointment; cross-country ski instruction, maple syruping, flower, bird and butterfly walks, natural landscaping workshops, extensive summer school programs; customized programs arranged to meet needs of youth and adult groups (generally do not go to schools); elaborate adult/family EE programming, including 80+ programs per year to the general public (some conducted through news media); programs for active adults (senior citizens); extensive curriculum for preschoolers; ecological restoration of prairie and oak savanna; energy efficient building and exhibits Program List Available: No Newsletter: Quarterly Facilities: Privately funded nature center in 210-acre area includes: natural history exhibits, meeting rooms, gift shop, butterfly garden, hard surfaced trail for physically challenged, sugar house; Cedar Greenbelt National Recreational Trail; constructed wetland and energy efficient exhibits. Hours: Mon.-Fri.: 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Sat.: 11:00-4:00 p.m., Sun.: 1:00-4:00 p.m. Staff: Address: Phone: 515/795-3216 Fax: 515/795-2619 Email: arbiowa@pionet.net Website: www.iowaarboretum.com Intern: Yes Program: Interpretive walks (spring wildflowers, edible wild plants, autumn leaves, etc.) and guided tours of horticultural collections (windbreak, shade trees, herb garden, perennials, etc.) for school classes and groups of youth and adults; guided tours by appointment only; public educational workshops offered throughout the year Program List Available: No Newsletter: Bi-monthly to members Facilities: Meeting area/office building; 340-acre area includes 3 self-guided woodland trails with free printed guides available at the trailhead and 40-acre "Library of Living Plants" with hundreds of cultivated species Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; other times by appointment KIWANIS RIVERVIEW NATURE ISLAND Staff: Address: Phone: 515/237-8309 Fax: Email: krni@aol.com or krni@prodigy.com Intern: In planning stages Program: Both on and off site hands-on programming for all interested grades and schools; specific curriculum-based programs available for K-5; successful in special efforts made to design and implement long-term, on-going programming with high school students and clubs; teacher/educator training and workshops; limited general public programming Program List Available: No Newsletter: The Riverview "Succession", quarterly to members Facilities: 28 acre former oxbow of Des Moines River including marsh, lagoon, pond and 12 acre peninsula; located along the Des Moines River bike trail; program center is a converted house, providing room for small indoor classes, comfort facilities, storage, and future intern housing Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Program Center upon request E.E. Center: Yes Aids: Interpretive personnel available (by appointment) Theme: No Staff: Address: Phone: 515/278-5286 Fax: 515/278-9808 Website: www.lhf.org Intern: Yes (25 per summer) Program: Recreates the daily routines of Iowa farm life of four eras: 1700 Ioway Indian village; 1850 pioneer farm; 1875 frontier town; 1900 farm includes a Crop Center on 20th century agriculture; interpreters in period clothing demonstrate and explain the historical crafts and equipment of rural Iowa; scheduled tours for schools, as well as general self-paced tours; sites are connected by a transportation system of tractor-drawn carts (fees: $7 for adults, $6 for senior citizens, $4 for children; special group and school rates) Program List Available: No Facilities: 600 acres with 4 historical eras of Iowa agriculture Hours: May-Oct.: Mon.-Sat. 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Sun. 12:00-6:00 p.m. Staff: Address: Phone: 515/239-3795 Intern: Yes Program: Provides E.E. for students and teachers in the Ames school system; community involvement is encouraged Facilities: Mobile lab Staff: Address: Phone: 319/242-9088 Fax: 319/242-0967 Program: Curriculum developed for K-12; contracts available for schools wishing to visit facility on a regular basis; programs usually conducted on site Program List Available: Yes Facilities: Nature center (converted barn) with "Animals of Iowa" interpretive area and teaching area; 2 self-guided trails; one-room school; animal display area with petting farm; prairie and prairie cemetery Hours: Aids: Interpretive personnel always available Theme: No
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