Come to the Annett Nature Center and discover all about monarch butterflies, their unusual lifestyle and life cycle, and their migration to Mexico! A Warren County Conservation Naturalist will teach you how to catch and handle a monarch, determine its gender, and properly tag them as part of a national research project. All monarchs will […]
For this month's Homeschool Wednesday, we will be crawling into the fascinating world of arachnids! Discover who they are, how they are different from insects, the amazing adaptations that help them survive, and the important roles they play in our ecosystems. From spiders to ticks and mites, we'll explore some of the unique creatures that […]
There are a few different knots that many people use daily; these are typically bow knots and slip knots. But there are so many other knots to learn! Square knots, clove hitch knots, figure-eight knots, and more. Learn about the different uses for each knot and put your knot-tying skills to the test with some […]
Explore the trails at the Annett Nature Center with a naturalist after dark! Experience nature in a whole new way as your senses come alive in the nighttime landscape. What sounds will you hear? How does the air feel as temperatures shift? The night has a way of cloaking the land, revealing a different world […]
In Iowa we love to think about snow during the winter months, but what exactly do you know about the white stuff, besides school gets cancelled when it falls a lot? In this program we will learn about the basic shapes of snowflakes, how snowflakes are created, study fallen snow, and make a snow craft. […]
