Nature center

you mind describing your job duties now with a parks and recreation organization? Sure.

Yeah, so as a nature center manager with Park and Recreation, we do a lot of traditional environmental education programming, as well as outdoor rec programming.

Our centers, I run a nature center here, so I have staff that are dedicated to environmental ed and I have staff that are outdoor rec educators.

But we kind of blur the lines.

We do a little bit of everything between those two focus areas.

I do goal setting.

I've written a number of strategic plans for this center and other projects that we're working on.

And I'm working on currently building a community outreach initiative for So we have this mobile nature center van.

I grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, had a wonderful outdoor life at summer camp and by the lake and was always a little nature rat.

And in high school, I was fortunate to get an internship at the local nature center, Blandford Nature Center, with a wonderful mentor, Mary Jane Dockery.

And she just transformed my thinking about how maybe working in the natural world would be possible.

And so I worked at the Nature Center.

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Jones Nature Center hosts fall open house.

The Central Park Nature Center is hosting a fall open house October 10th at the center in Jones County.

The free come and go event will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the center, 12515 Central Park Road in Center Junction.

Activities will include atlatl spear throwing, a fall story walk trail challenge, an animal mask making station, pumpkin sidewalk chalk station, and games for all ages.

Fall treats will be provided by the Friends of Johnson County Conservation and the Nature Center.

For information on this and other upcoming programs, go to jonescountyiowa.gov slash conservation.

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stood in line when I ran... what is now the Craig Floyd Giving Garden at the Nature Center.

I have stood in line at the mobile food pantries.

The Gemma Moran Food Bank supports 10 different mobile food pantries.

We'll also talk about classes, registration, and a new Parks and Rec mobile app that's coming soon.

Then we'll head outdoors with Kat Colburn and Kelly Finke to talk about what's happening at Prairie Oak Nature Center and throughout Ironwoods Park.

We'll hear about the animals, upcoming programs, and some of the changes happening in nature right now that you might not notice unless you know where to look.

So whether you're looking for something fun to add to your calendar or just an excuse to spend a little more time outside this fall, we've got you covered.

Thanks so much, Beth.

So Kat and Kelly, thank you so much for being on the show with us today.

We are live at the Prairie Oak Nature Center.

Lots happening, lots of good things to look at around us.

Walk-ins are welcome.

This event includes free admission to the Nature Center building.

Those who want to support Audubon can make the suggested donation of $6.

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Welcome again to our show number 1107.

We are here at Rhode Island Audubon, their beautiful nature center and aquarium in Bristol, Rhode Island.

Well, Jeff Hall is the Audubon Society of Rhode Island executive director, and he's about to join us to tell us about a wonderful thing called Repower Audubon.

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I appreciate it.

Max McFarland, ladies and gentlemen, here from Audubon, Rhode Island.

And if you're just tuning in, we're doing our broadcast live from the Audubon Society of Rhode Island's Nature Center at Aquarium in beautiful Bristol, Rhode Island.

And if I'm not mistaken, up next, it's our mystery bird contest in just one minute.