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Astronomical Clock at the Cedar River Crossing

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...

Wonderful new Seat Covers in the Bird Blind

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...

Ornate Box Turtle Eggs Hatch!

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]....

2018 Iowa mussel blitz on the Iowa River

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...