Upcoming Programs:
Volunteer Forestry Days
Thursdays in September
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Help us survey the forest community at the Earl and Hazel Jones Center for Conservation!
Community Monarch Tagging
September 5
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Visit our booth at Family Nature Day Learn to how scientists monitor monarch populations and help us collect some data from Boone Woods.
Boone County Public Library Citizen Science Program
September 14
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Come out to the Scheben Branch of the Boone County Public Library to learn about citizen science opportunities.
We will go over different apps and online platforms you can use to collect and learn about the flora and fauna just outside your front door!
Bring any device that can download apps, and we will walk you through different methods to continue on your own conservation journey.
Monarch Tagging for Homeschoolers
September 16
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Learn how scientists monitor monarch populations and help us collect some data from the Earl and Hazel Jones Center for Conservation
Bats of the Arboretum
September 18
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Learn about bats in Boone County, and help the Boone County Conservation District collect acoustic bat data from the Arboretum
Woodland Walks with James
September 25th & October 30th
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Do you want to learn more about the woods around you? Have questions about your own property for our Forest Health Specialist? This is the opportunity for you to come out to the Earl and Hazel Jones Center for Conservation to get some answers and see our demonstration plots. From wetlands to vernal ponds to open fields to dense tree cover, we've got a little bit of everything for you to see!
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