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Welcome to the Nature Barn Offering Educational, Historical, Cultural, and Recreational Opportunities to Our Community Welcome to the new web site for our nature center! Be sure to check out our offering of wonderful upcoming events listed on this page! Soaring Eagles is located on the North end of Clinton just off US highway 67, on the southern end of Eagle Point Park. The street address is 3923 North 3rd Street, Clinton, Iowa 52732. Call 563-242-9088 for information on an educational visit or email Chuck Jacobsen at the Center. |
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| Fun and Educational Happenings with SENC & CCCB
July 25th ~ Wilderness Music ~ 7 PM ~ Thomson Causeway ~ Chuck Jacobsen, a local folk musician and Clinton County Conservation Board naturalist, invites all ages to enjoy "Wilderness Music", the music of John Denver, Charlie McGuire and others. 26th ~ Canoeing the Mississippi Backwaters ~ 8 AM ~ Thomson Causeway ~ Join Chuck Jacobsen for basic instruction, followed by canoeing. All canoeing gear will be supplied. 31st~ Diggin' Up the Roots of Root Beer ~ 6:30 PM ~ Soaring Eagle Nature Center ~ Come and enjoy a cold one, root beer that is. While you are here we will dig up the history of root beer, experiment with a homemade brew, and experience a delicious root beer float with homemade ice cream.
August 2nd ~ Crossroads Triathlon ~ 7:30 AM ~ Killdeer Recreation Area ~ Clinton County's only triathlon will be a great event! Participants will start with a 500-yard swim in Lake Killdeer, then bike 15 miles, and then run 3.1 miles. Contact race organizers at 563-349-1136 or visit http://www.topshelfraceproductions.com/. 14th ~ Old Time River Music Moonlight Cruise ~ 9 PM ~ Rock Creek ~ Several musicians will play by the moonlight aboard a special Eco Cruise. If you like Bluegrass don't miss this once in a blue moon event. Call 563-259-1876 reservations; $6/adult & $4/child under 16. 16th ~ Volunteer Workday ~ 9 AM ~ Soaring Eagle Nature Center ~ Call 563-357-0759 for details. 22nd - 24th ~ Third Annual LWRCP ~ Lower Wapsipinicon River Clean-up Project ~ 8AM-4PM ~ Rock Creek Marina & Campground ~ Please join us again to clean up the Wapsi. We will begin Saturday morning at Allen's Grove Park near Donahue, IA, and end Sunday afternoon at Walter's Landing near McCausland, IA. Base camp for Friday and Saturday nights will be at Rock Creek Marina. Tent camping is free; cabins and electrical sites are available at your own expense.. A limited number of canoes, paddles, and orange "keyhole" PFDs will be provided free though you may want to use your own. PFD's will be worn at all times while participants are on the river. Go to http://www.lowerwapsicleanup.org/ 28th ~ Trumpeter Swan Open House ~ 5 PM ~ Bob Boock Farm, Wheatland ~ The farm is 2 miles north of Wheatland on County Road Y32.
September 20th ~ Volunteer Workday ~ 9 AM ~ Soaring Eagle Nature Center ~ Call 563-357-0759 for details. 20th & 21st ~ Overnight on the Wapsi ~ 3 PM Saturday - 3 PM Sunday ~ Walnut Grove Park ~ Call to register / reserve a canoe at 563-847-7202.
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Environmental Education In partnership with Clinton County Conservation Board, we focus to provide environmental education opportunities free of charge to schools within a fifty mile radius. In the past year our partnership brought over 3,138 educational contact hours to our area students. |
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Programs for Children and Adults! Soaring Eagle Nature Center not only offers educational opportunities to local schools, but also to the public in general. We welcome any ideas or offerings you may have to enhance our natural world education opportunities! "One touch of nature makes the whole world kin." -William Shakespeare <ISML TYPE="counter"> |
Children playing "rabbit and coyote" in our prairie on a fieldtrip with school. |
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