by Richard Hollis | Jun 22, 2019 | Events, News
Astronomical Clock at the Cedar River Crossing JCCB Staff As part of a 226 acre, wetland and savanna restoration project we have constructed an astronomical clock at the Cedar River Crossing area. The lines mark the sunrise and sunset locations on the horizon during...
by Richard Hollis | Jun 7, 2019 | Birds, News
Wonderful new Seat Covers in the Bird Blind by the Naturalists We are always so grateful to the volunteers in our community that help to make our parks and facilities shine! The latest of such amazing projects, completed by volunteer Chris Olney for an Iowa Master...
by Richard Hollis | May 13, 2019 | News
New Conservation Connection, Johnson County Conservation Newsletter by Rick Hollis When I opened the Summer 2019 Conservation Connection, Johnson County Conservation Newsletter, I found a great deal of information on the new Schwab-Burford Property. There is also a...
by Richard Hollis | Apr 6, 2019 | News, Ranger Reports
Update on Kent Park Lake Restoration by Brad Freidhof We are nearing the end of the lake restoration effort and plan to begin filling the lake by Monday, April 8th, 2019. The amount of rainfall we get during the next few months will determine how fast the lake...
by Richard Hollis | Sep 21, 2018 | Events, News
The femaleOrnate Box Turtle laid two eggs, earlier in the year, The Naturalists moved them to a place where they could keep the humidity high and the temperature more constant. After NN days one egg hatched, and the next day the second egg hatched 9/20 and 9 21]....
by Richard Hollis | Sep 14, 2018 | News
2018 Iowa mussel blitz on the Iowa River 9/11/2018 IOWA DNR News Release The Iowa River, from the Coralville Dam to Hills, was the focus of this year’s annual research project to inventory and map the distribution of Iowa’s mussels, often called clams. More than 50...
