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prairie grasses

Celebrate Iowa’s Prairie Heritage

by ICEC | September 10, 2020 | Home, Wild
September 13-19, 2020 is Iowa Prairie Heritage Week! Iowa’s...
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Raspberries

Classroom Phenology Notebook

by ICEC | July 9, 2020 | Home, Wild
“Many of the events of the annual cycle recur...
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channel catfish

Celebrate Iowa’s Catfish

by ICEC | June 11, 2020 | Home, Wild
Celebrate National Catfish Day (annually on June 25) by...
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owl pellets

Urban Nature Search

by ICEC | May 14, 2020 | Home, Wild
Wildlife is everywhere – even on your school grounds,...
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monarch

Nature Poetry

by ICEC | April 10, 2020 | Home, Wild
April is National Poetry Month! Celebrate with a study...
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field trip

Resources to help with field investigations

by ICEC | March 12, 2020 | Home, Wild
Outdoor experiences in nature increase students’ problem solving abilities...
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garden

School Gardens

by ICEC | February 13, 2020 | Home, Wild
Why a school garden? School gardens provide hands-on learning...
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Cardinal

Citizen Science – Great Backyard Bird Count

by ICEC | January 9, 2020 | Home, Wild
Watching birds, feeding birds, and learning about birds is...
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girl with binoculars

Help gather information for bird conservation

by ICEC | December 12, 2019 | Home, Wild
The Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is an annual event...
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channel catfish

Water we eating?

by ICEC | November 14, 2019 | Home, Wild
Do you like to go fishing and eat fish?...
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oak tree

Signs of Fall

by ICEC | October 10, 2019 | Home, Wild
Lead students on a walk through a wooded area,...
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passenger pigeon

The Very Last Passenger Pigeon

by ICEC | September 12, 2019 | Home, Wild
“There will always be pigeons in books and museums,...
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