Tuesday, April 22nd ~ Fill A Garbage Bag ~ Earth Day Stewardship ~ Humans can be hard on our land and often misuse and mistreat it. Today we challenge the people of Clinton County to get out to one of our COUNTY parks and pick up those signs left behind by humans…litter. Take a picture of you with your full bag of garbage with the park sign in the background and email it to Jill at jschmidt@clintoncounty-ia.gov for your choice of one-night free camping or a free paddle craft rental at Rock Creek. All entries must be submitted by the end of the day.
Tuesday, April 22nd ~ Spring Hike ~ 5 PM ~ Eden Valley ~ What better way to spend Earth Day than by going for a spring wildflower hike! Eden Valley is a great place to see many kinds of spring woodland flowers. Registration is not required but is encouraged. Please text or call Emma at 563-357-0759 to let her know you’re coming.
Tuesday, April 22nd ~ Friends of Rock Creek Meeting ~ 6 PM ~ Rock Creek ~ Interested in helping in your community? The Friends of Rock Creek is the group for you! This amazing volunteer group helps with various programs throughout the year at Rock Creek such as Winter Fun Day, Spring Fling, Turtle Sunday, Halloween in the Park and much more. For more information, email hedfors@clintoncounty-ia.gov.
Saturday, April 26th ~ Spring Fling ~ 10 AM ~ Eco Center, Rock Creek ~ Spend the day celebrating spring! At 10 AM there will be a FREE egg hunt for ages 1-12 in and around the Eco Center. Join Naturalist Jill Schmidt and learn how to make seed bombs to take home or disperse along Iowa’s landscape. At noon, the Blue Heron Eco Cruise will venture out for a spring cruise. There is limited space, registration is required. Registration for this cruise will begin Thursday, April 24th by calling the Eco Center at 563-259-1876. This day is always filled with fun things from crafts to live animals, celebrating spring with us at Rock Creek!
