Contributors CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 stay and explore at the s You d o n 't have t o trave l far t o find o n e of RON HUELSE USA To day's "Gre at Ame ri can Be a c h es" of Knoxville has spent more than With re cre ation. e nte rtainme nt and lo dging 10 years photogt aplung wildlife. o ptio n s t o s uit ev e ry style and budget insects and bit cb near l.ake Red Cle ar Lake is full o f y e ar-round family fun! Rock when not cycling, hllong or volunt<·ettng An .tvtcl paddl<>r. he also helps ftnd spothot s to introduce ospr<'y lorall} .mel rat ses awaren<'SS of sll t c1 tton at tht reservoir.
STAN SUMAN has exp<·m·nred many spectaculat Wlldhfe events through photos I le has photographed wildlife across the nabon. but focuses 111 his home slate Pion your stay and download a rree of Iowa. f\.atun• msplll's, thnlls and Clear Loke opp at C le arLake lo wa.com rejuvenates h11n ~tan ts al"o part Or scan tillS code wtth yo ..u sn1ot tphone owner of J\s.,Tf'en. In< . an agncultural 800-285-5338 and envtronmental consultmg foceb ook com /CieorLokelowo .lVIsit CieorLoke firm ~< mor< of hts 'A-ork at • fence llnep hotos.com .
KEN BLOCK, ts 110\\.' a vtstlor servtces manager at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge 111 western IOWA Iowa. This former Natwnal Park Service ranger left Crane! Canyon a ~n- for all National Park for the Effigy Mounds National Monument. where he and hts stx chilclrrn often hiked. Beginning hts career in Pennsylvama'" Valle} Forge Natwnal Historical Park. KC'n mamtams a home ncar Cffig} Mounds and says northeast Iowa and tlw Upper :\.1i<>sisstppt River offer some of the country·~ most stunnmg scenery.
TY SMEDES ts a full-time writer and photographer from Urbandale. Published in more than 25 magazines, his work includes images of wildlife, wi ldflowers and scenics, along with photography of Iowa's cultural events and attractions. He teaches photograph} classes and leads photo tours to the hastC'rn A large concentration of Bald Eagles call Sierras and Afma Hts recent book, Keokuk their winter home! 17ze Return ofIowa's Bald Eagles. chronicles thC' raptor\ mcredible comeback and 1s sold at iowan.com ""L'L..OKUK AREA CONVENTION & TOURISM BUREAU or 7-877-899-9977 ext 2 11. www. KeokuklowaTourism.org 800.383.1219
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Chnstmas Btrd Count through jan. S; Wl11te-fronted goose season audubon.org closes i 11 nor!It zone First shotgun deer season closes Duck season closes m south zone Geminid metror shower peaks Dec 13-14 Second shotgun deer season begws 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
2014 hunt111g and fishing Wlute-/ronted goose season l1censes go on sale. closes 111 south zone Duck season closes in M1ssoun R1t·er zone 22 Winter solstice-first day or wmter 23 24 25 26 27 28
Nonrr!Sidrnt antlrrless drrr holiday season, Latr split durand fall turkey Dec 24 -jan 2. bow season reope11s Willie-fronted goosr srason Seco11d shotgun deer season rloses Late muzzlrloader deer season begins closes 111 Mtssoun River zone Chnstmas 29 30 31
New Year·s Eve ON THE COVER Ring 111 the Nru· irar at 1/onry Creek Resort. A cautious buck keeps a u·ary For event details rail 877·677-3344 eye during hunting season. -BY TY SMEDES A pair of myotes on dau:n patrol at Elk Rork State Park 111 Marion County -BY RON HUELSE • ' IOWA STATE ·. HARDWOODS: : . '· . Ac;p~n. 8-16" $40 NOT AVAI LABLE /\ rr ur purpose c1t the tate forest nur Ct') is Bass\\Ood NOT AVAILABLE Bl.1ck ( hokcbCJT) NOT AVAILABLE Oto prm ide qual it), afl()rdable natl\ e trees 8-16' sn Duttonbu'ih NOT AVAILABLE to land0\\1ler for timber production," ildhle Black ( heiT) • 17 24' 52 habnat. erosion control and ae. thettcs. 8 16" '!,40 8-16' 40 C hokechcn) Black \\alnut 17-24'' ~5" 17-24'' $55 1\ati\ e trees arc one of the ke) s to ha\ mg 8-16" $17 14" Cutting $37 Dog\\ood ( rr::t) a health) "oodland. To m1pr0\ e qual it) "e ( ottom\ ood 17-24" $52 I}'' Rooted <..'utting arc continuing to id~.:ntif) additional locations ~37 Dog\\ ood. 17-24" $"i2 for seed collection from nati\ c forest~ and 8-16" $37 Rcdos1cr llackbctT) \,~;'') "ildlife area . 17-24" ~ 8-16'' 37 , Dog\\ood, ~Ilk) I hckol) 17-.24" $'i2 6-12. S40 Shagbark 8-16" ~TART YOL R NAil\ E ~ORE T TO[)A) I hvdnut ~40 ORIH R PL \1.. f [) In PHON~ OR 0'\illt\.1 llickol) 17-24" ~--5 6-12" 40 1-800-865-2477 Shellbark ll•ghbu'ih 8-16" $40 l ran belT) 17-24" \V\V\V.IO'A'A I Rl·l·PLANTI NG.COM II) brid 14" ( utting $17 ~"iS Poplar 12" Rooted ( uttmg '$37 I li.Jc, Common R-16" $40 - - "" Tt) ordering 01\:LINI '' ith real time Ill\ cntory II\ brid 1·1" C utting ~)7 • ~ 8-16" $40 updates! It's eas) ! impl) create an account \\ illow I"" Rooted ( utttng 37 Nann)betT) 17-24" $55 "ith your contact and order infom1ation and it Ken tuck\ 8-16" S37 + • 8-16" 40 Nm~.:b,rrk ''ill be sa\ ed for future orders. C ofleeh·ee 17-24" 52 17-24" $'iS 8-16" 17 Order~ can be plat:ed August 1 - Ma) 3 I. Maple, Sil\cr Redbud. Amciican 8-16" $40 17-24'' l)"'l::> ... ~ at 8-16'' $37 8-16'' $40 Please do not ~end payment th1s time. ~ laple, Sugar Sc1' iccbcn) 17-:24" $52 17-24" S,'\'i Some re.\trictio/1\ upp(v ami ure li~tet! on our weh,ite. + 8-16" ' i'Jorthern 8-16" 40 \\ i ld Plum ~40 Pecan 17-24" $5" 17-24" $55 I or tree tree planting ad\ tee, plantmg plans. and a sistance \\ ith cost share contact) our dic;,trict Oak. Black SOLD OUT . . PACKET lYPE .·. . PRICE ~ .. ···- - QY~T lTv fore-,ter toda) for more mformation. .. ·-~----~...... _ . 8-16" 40 Oak, Bur lurke' Packet ) 110 17-24" $S" • + Pheasant Packet ~110 8-16" $.<10 Oak. Mixed 17-24" sss Quail Packet $110 X-16" $40 Oak. Pin Songbird Packet $20 17-24' ss I 8-16'' 40 C>ak. Red ..., 17-.24 ~'i'i ( reate-a-Packet $110 1 Oak, S\\amp 8-16" $40 4. \\ hite 17-'4' ~55 8-16" $40 Oak.\\ hite 17-24" ss Shipping ( ost: 8-16" 'i;17 S-16" - 5 Jll't' 100 17-24''- SIO per 100 River Birch 17-.24" S"'l ~Out of st,\tc ordct ma) require additional sh1ppmg chm1_'c 8-16" ';)camorc 37 17-14" "2 }·all hipments start the last \\Cck in October and spnng start the first "eek in April. \\ e resen c the nght to limtt th~ amount of trees ~hipped p~r \\Cck Orders must be paid in full before shipping. ·------~ 13ald C') prc<;s R-16" $25 ~ Jlm,ment: An imoice "ill be s~nt bv Mail. 8-16" $25 • • Name: <.. oncolm I ir Pa) ment for fall orders is due b) October 1 Addre..,s: ___ l\oma) 8-16" .25 and pa) ment for spring orders is due b) ")pruct: City: ____ 'larch I. \\ c accept Mastcr'Card, Visa and 8-16" $25 \\ bite Spmcc Disco' cr O\ cr the phone and checks b) mHil. State: ____ Zip: _____ La stem 8-16" $2S 'ihortagc~ · \Vc do our best to estimate a sah:ablc r mail: White Pine .. im cntmy but due to the nature of a natural I >aytime Phone: _ _ R-16'' $.25 Jack Pint: product '' e may run . hort. \Ve resen e the right Pick upO ShipD I altO Spring 0 -- 8-16" to offer) ou a refund or substitution. Red Pine \\eek you \\Ould like seedlings: ______17-24" "" Order Last Y~ar: Yc~D NoD ")catch Pine NOT AVA ILABLE IOWA STATE FOREST NURSERY 2404 South DuffA\e.j Amc~. lA 50010-8017 C. 'ounty where Planted: C !,urns for an) cause must he made to the nurser) manager .md Altl'rnatl\ e Shipping Address YesD 1\oD may require .t locallorcstcr to in-;pcct the tree pl,ulling \\c gt\ c P: 800.865.2477 I F: 515.233.1131 no \\31T3nt), expressed or unpiled, as to the '>liC.CC'>s r.ttc ol the -.eedlinu-;. Cl.ttm-; arc IMndlcd on a case b) case b.t'its \V\V\V. io\vatreep1 anti ng. cotn • • • Natural IOWA Resources IOWA Resources COUNTY • • Natural Resources• .... ~ IOWA J COUNTY • , ' Natural• Resources• Resources• ~ IowA IOWA [ .., ? ... ;;: ' • COUNTY • COUNTY • Numbered Plates: Personalized plates: $90 to buy, $30 to renew , I t SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 New Year·s Day Fox squirrels begm to mate Annual New Years Day paddle Canada gooSI', brant season closes below Saylorl'illl' Dam. Polk County Quadran luis meteor shower peaks jan. 2-3 in north zone Perihelion-Earth at closest orbit to Sun 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 jupiter at closest approach to Earth Use binoculars to see jupiter's four Pheasant, lair muzzleloader deer and arrhrry drer and turkey seasons close largest moons, wl11clt appear as bright Look for bald eagles feedmg dots next to the planrt. below dams and open water areas 2013 hunlmg and fislzmg Canada goose, brant season closes ltcenses exprre tommorrow in south zone january ant/erless deer season begins 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1912 State record lou.• tnnperature Canada goose. brant season closes set m Washta. -47' 111 Missouri Rit•er zone Mid-winter bald eagle and Light goose season closes in north zonr l.1glzt goose season closes Domestic rambotr trout spawning peaks migratory bird COUll IS begin in south and .Uissourz Rirer zones Light goose Consen ·at1on Ordu begins 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Fox and coyote matmg season beg1ns january antlerless deer seasn11 rlosrs Martin Luther King Jr Day RegistratiOn for lJI\R lwntrng and (mid- to late january) consen•at1on camps begms. iowadnr.gov 26 27 28 29 30 31 Aerial deer sun·ey runs into February Search woods for shed antlr.rs Quail, partridge, ntjfed grouse, squirrel and trapp11rg (exc/udiiiC bearer) seasons close Brat·ing the last blizzard of 2013, bison - are prlted U'Ifh l11gh winds and snow. ---· 3 otlt f1nnuat _Bald Eagle Appreciation Days IECEMBER 2011 -BY RON HUELSE FEBRUARY s M T w T F s s M T T F January 18 .. 19, 2014 ' w s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 8 9 10 11 12 K EOKUK I OWATOURISM ORG 13 14 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 800- 383 - 1 21 9 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Jf(...t.WK ..,.., 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 K~9 w l:JK K E O KU K AREA CON V E NTION ANO T OUR ISM BUREAU SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1934 work began on thr Zebulon Pikr Lock and Dam 111 Dubuque 1996 Stair rrcord low temperature tied Bald eagles arr staking terrrtorrrs Cardinals and chickadus Great horn ed owls are on the nest Groundhog Day ill Elkader, -47" aud buildinK nests begin singing mat111g ralls in I!Grly February 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Great Backyard Bird Count ru1rs tomorrou• Jfu rdrr Mystery Dinner at Honey Bobcat mating begins 1875 Meteor strikes near Amana, through thr 17th Creek Rrsort State Park 2010 Earthquake felt in eastern Iowa Walley!' season closed leavmg 800 pounds of mrteorites www.brrdsource.org/gbbc Valentane·s Day 0 11 Iowa Great Lakes 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Permanent 1ce /islwrg sheltrrs must br 1909 Wa llace Strgnrr, prommrnt author Presrdents Day Chorus frogs beg1 11 singing rmtor•ed from state lakes unless deadline and consrrvation I'Otce, bom at Lake Mills as soon as ice goes out Turkry vulturrs rrtum when snow melts 1s extended and carrasses brrome visible 23 24 25 26 27 28 Can reserve campsitrs fo r Memorral Day weekend. 1-877-IAPARKS or Although 1cr fishing slr1u•s, rwer fishmg iowastateparks.reserveamerrca com is excellrnt for wallryrs in oprn u·atrr 1846 William F. "Bujfa/o Bill" Cody brlou• dams born near LeC/am• Cottontail luwt1ng season ends Wild turkry a1:d derr rnjoy a sunny morning 111 Cltirkasau• County. -BY T J. SCHNOEBELEN • • ' ~ ""• ... • I • "I ·'\ ' ' .... .' . . ~ SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY - ,.. ~c,..:--, _,.~·4, ' . THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY . . - I. ~ . ~ • · II .. 1 Trres cloaked m snow aud frost on the Little Turkl'y River m Fayette County. REAP educatto11 grants due May IS, -BY T J SCHNOEBELEN www 1owareap.com Paddle/ish season opl'ns 011 the Misstssippi Rit•rr 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Look for retunung robms and hluebtrds Northern ptke netting begms after ice-out Mardt Gras Ash Wednesday Woodcock matmg dtsplay flights begtn on Mississippi Rh•er and Iowa Great Lakes 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Owls wtll be on nestlings Cottontatls may bl' seen courtmg JIImpmg atrbome and dtasmg mates Daylight savmg lime starts Look for bloommg pasque flowers Sprzng peeper frogs may begm calling under the moonlight 111 eastern and southeast Iowa Dogs prohibtted on all state-owned 16 game management areas through july IS 17 18 19 20 21 22 Sprtng tru plantmg can begin 1ffrost IS go1tl' from ground 1961 Iowa Lrgislature chooses In 20I2, 34 morr/ mushrooms found 11ear Watch for coyote pups in wild areas St. Pat rack's Day the oak as Iowa's official tree Keokuk, about a month earlier than expected Take photos of woodland Dutchman's Vernal equmox ·first day of sprmg Listrn for gobblmg w1ld turkeys 23 breeches and dogtooth VIolets 111 bloom 24 25 26 27 28 29 • Beavers begm making scent mounds of piled mud, grass and sticks coated After 1cr-out, mtgratory u·aterfowl retum u·1th scent oils near ponds 30 31 FEBRUARY APR. L s M T w T F s s M T w T F s 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 1933 Prl'Sidott Franklm Roosevelt 18 19 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 stgns thr btl/ to crMte the 23 24 25 26 C1vil!an Consrrvatton Corps • 27 28 27 28 29 30 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 1 2 : 3 4 5 DNR's deer a1zd raccoon spotlight surveys typzca/ly beg111 Weekly trout stocking begins Resert·e campsztes fo r Four/It ofj uly Youth turkey season runs through Apnl 13 Running water available 111 campgrounds weekend; 1-877-/APARKS or April Fools' Day around mid-month, after threat off rost gone Full waterfowl migratwn typically 1mderu·ay Prairie Clucken Fest1 val at Kellerton iowastateparks reserveamerica.com Btrd Consen·ation Area, Rmggold County. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1982/owa's latest subzrro temprrature Safety rducatwn classt•s begin check out 1954 Iowa Consert•at1on CommtsstOII recorded, -9'F at Manclt estrr Walleye g1ll-nrttmg underway latmches first-m-thr-11atzon TV show wwwlowadnr.gov for dates and localwns Gosling hatch beg111s this time ofyear Turkeys on nests incubating eggs "Outdoor Shop Talk· produced by staff 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2010 WtscoiiSIIt meteor Lights up Paddlefislt season closes 011 the nor/hun Iowa skzes Mtsstsszppz Rwer at e11d of day Watch watPr areas for retum o/slloreb~rds Reserve camp sties a11d cabms; iowastateparks .res erveamerlca .c om Deer shed winter coats Ltgltt goose conservatio11 order ends Ftrst turkey seaso11 runs through the 17th or 1-Sn -IAPARKS Eagle hatch begms UJOk for /OX pups Ill Wi[d areas Second turkey season runs through the 22nd f Lyrids meteor shower peaks Apnl 22-23 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 1980 Iowa s car/zest officta/100' day Easter Sunday recorded at Fort Dodgr and Watrrloo Arbor Day Amertcatt toad begzns s11tg111g Htke southern Iowa woods for morels 44th Earth Day Anmversary Save money a11d reduce emtsstons Pfa11t a shade tree on south or west Third turkey season ru11s through Apnf 29 instafl compact fluorescent ftghtbufbs Around wetlands, look fo r return stde of home to reduce coof111g bills ofgart er snakes fro m hibernatton 27 28 29 30 Fourth turkey season runs through May 18 Catfish begzn biting on dead fish itt warm, Iowo income taxes due. Support wtldlt/e shallow waters check the Fish and ~f.'tfdil/l' Fund box on Pheasants and quat/ begin nesting your tax form Hepatica (HepaUca nobtlts) is an rarly spr111g bloomer MARCH - BY RON HUELSE MAY 5 M T " W T _ F 5 5 M T w T F 5 - -- r.. ·- 1 I 1 2 3 2 I 3 4 5 6 7 8 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 30 31 I- SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 Peak campmg rates begm, 1986 btaugura/ COIIVenttOII of th e make reservations at 1-877-lAPARKS 1890 Hugr meteorite strikes National Rzvers Hall of Fame, Dubuque Bike to work month-wwwblkelowa.com or iowastateparks.reserveamerica com II n~tles 11orthu·est of Forest City Walleye season opens 011 Iowa Great Lakes 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Peak neo-tropzca/ bird migration including hummwgbtrds, warblers Register now /or Outdoor journey for Girls 1897 Ge11eral Assembly chooses at Hickory Hills near Dysart in july and orioles-through thr month Cmco de Mayo Yellow-headed blackbirds amve Saturn closest to Earth Use a medzum wild rose as Iowa's o/[lCial flower 515-281-5918 or iowadnr.gov Watch water areas /or braver kits sized telescope to see nngs and moons 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Mothers Day DNR brgws mourning dove surveys Bluebirds hatch first of two broods Mourning doves cooing and matmg REAP Conservation Educatzon grants dur Bobolinks rrturn from Argenti11a 18 , 19 Armed Forces Day 20 21 22 23 24 Pheasant hatch begins Fawns born through first week of june Red-tailed hawks 11esting Muskie seasmz opens 011 Iowa Great Lakrs 1955 Goldfinch des1gnated Iowa State Bird Look for fire/lzes in central and southern Iowa Look /or retu m of whip-poor-wills 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1955 Rock Creek Lake near Newton and Green Valley Lake near Creston open to fishing; lmuts of bass taken m 15 minutes. 1920 Backbone dedicatrd Almost S 000 anglers at Grenz Valley. as Iowa's first state park Best month to fish for most species. Fish State Forest Nursery stops Frank lloyd ~f-right-designed Crdar Rock Can reserve campsztes for Labor Day are near shore and spau·ning Rit'er /islung takwg seedling ordrrs ,\.fay 31 Memorial Day 1947 Snow falls our 11orthwest tu:o-tlurds u•eeknzd. 1-877-lAPARKS or house opens for srason near Quasqueton ofstate u·ith 10 inches at Le Mars success deptnds on u·ater clarity. Fish feeder •owastateparks.reserveamerica.com streams or canals u·here u•ater is u·armer. Look/or rosr-breasted grosbeaks 111 - - u•oodlands a11d along forest edges Or.:rru·zntering i11 Central Amerzca, Stay at the Shore and Explore! APRIL Jt; N E thry nest in Iowa 111 thr summer. www.clearlakeiowa.com s M T w T F s s M T w T F s -BY RON HUELSE 800-469-5253 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 27 28 29 30 29 30 t ~- ~· ...... _ f SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Herons nrstmg 1860 Wo~Sttomado m Iowa hiStory ktlls 141, Crt started on REAP prit•atr cost-share Ltstnz for singmg bullfrogs and tree frogs 1833lowa Tern tory opened for settlement InJures 329 from Hardm to Clmton counties grants for rtty and county consert"atton DNR btologzsts begin breeding bzrd surt'I'YS Watch urban sk~es for return of 111ghl hawks Free Ftshang Days lhrough Sunday 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Channel catfish and largemouth bass Lewis and Clark Festzval june 13-15 at spawning; fish nprap with a ball Leu·is and Clark State Park in Onawa 1998 Official one-day preczpitatzon rrcord of night crawl ell for catfish Quail and turkeys hatching Turfil's begin laymg eggs 2008 Crdar Rzvrr at Cedar Rapzds shatters set wrtlz 13.18-rncll ram 111 Atlantic Peak ofsongbird nesting is june through july prrt'lous record floods 111 1929 and 1851 Flag Day 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Outdoor jounrey for Gzrls at Spnngbrook Sat'e rnergy and mo,ey- 1673 Marquette and joltrt Father's Day hat•r air conditioners serviced Conservation Educatron Center, june 18-20 comr to the Mrss1ss1PP1 Rrvrr 515-281-5918 or iowodnr.gou 22 Summer solsiJce-ftrsl day of summer 23 24 25 26 27 28 Huntmg and CoJISert·ation Camp for boys at Spnngbrook Conservatron Education Canada goou bandi11g begms Center june 25-27, 641-747-8383 through early july or iowodnr.gou 29 30 l..akes begm to stratify by temperature In lakes 20 feet deep, a thermae/me w1ll form around 10 feet devo1d of oxygen below that line. In deeper lakes, the thermocline will be around 15 feet Fishing brlou· the thermae/me is fruitless. Ramadan beg1ns J.fake sure to clean boats, traile!l and TIP: Contour maps and depth findrrs equipment after outings to prrt'l'lrt spread u:rll help locatr the thermocline of aquatic mtisance sprcies A wrathrred public boat dock - at Clrar Lakr in Cerro Gordo County MAY - BY BEN CURTIS JULY s M T w T F s s M T w T F s 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 b-h li~ :i ii h... I.: ti i J .I. I 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 27 28 29 30 31 Ideal for all Fishermen, Campers & Hikers. SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 Turkey brood suney begms july IS peak nest111g tmte for goldfinch, Cut cooling btlls- tltroul(h August ProJect AWARE m •er clean-up, dati's the state bird Aphelron- Earth at farthest close cur tams on sunny sides ofhouse distance from Sun a11d locatron TBA. 10waproj ecraware Independence Day com. 515-205-8587 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 American Wilderness Leaders/up School, Sprrngbrook Conservatro11 Educatron Cnrter, july 7-11 641 -747- 8383 or iowadnrgov Save fitel by clteckmg t•eh icle tire pressure Christmas rn july at Backbone State Park in Delaware County 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Dogs al/ou·ed back on state-ownPd Check out what's going on at Take kids hikmg to look for fawns ,\.lines of Spa ur State Recreation Area, game management areas Christmas 111 july at Ledges ~tate Park 563-556-0620 20 in Boone County 21 22 23 24 25 26 Ftghty prrcent ofgame fish ca11 Hunting and Consen•atwn Camp for Boys, be found 111 20 prrcent of a stream, Springbrook Consermtwn Education Crntrr, mrwe often to find fish 2010 Lake Drl/11 Dam fails on Maquoketa 1936 Stat1 record /ugh temperature july 23-25, 641-747-8383 or 1owadnr.gov Rwer after 10-13 inch ram/all within 24 hours set m 4.t/antic and Logan at 11 7' F Take kids stream walking 27 28 29 30 31 Search pratries for blazing stars m bloom Low stream flows; catfishing easiest in streams using cheese barfs SpiPndid sunrise at lAke 1'-fcBride Stair Park in johnson County. BY DICK HI NES J~NE ' AU CUST S M T W T F -- - .Jl r. fL__ ,; s s _n __ -,. " ·-- - M ~ T w T F s ~ . 4 - 5 ~- 1 2 3 6 7 1 2 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 .. ~ 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 29 30 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 • 31 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 1 2 Buckeye butterjl1es benefit /rom large eye-spots on the wmgs th .. t confuse potential predators Watch for muskrats buildmg huts State Forest Nursery beg111s accepting -BY RON HUELSE and stonng food REAP clly, county and private August roadside surt•ey begms seedlmg orders for spnng plantmg grants due Aug 15, www ioworeop.com Dot•e and duck banding begins Shorebirds begin migrating south 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Outdoor journey for Gtrls at Sprmgbrook Waterfowl seasons presented to Hummingbirds prepare for migraf1011 Conservation Educat1o11 Center Aug 6-8, Iowa Natural Resource CommiSSIOn Renew your magazme subscnption at Watch skies for swallows 111 largc flocks by usmg feedcrs for the 11ext 3-4 weeks 1915 Last log raft used by the lumber 5/5-281-59/8 or iowodnr.gov Iowa State Fair begms the DNR B111ldmg dunng the state fatr industry seen 111 Dubuque Aug. 7-17 and receive a free t-slurt 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Closest and largcst apptaring full moon of till' year 1867 Hordes ofgrasshoppers Persl'id mctl'or shou·er Pl'aks Aug 12-13 1963 Dutch Elm disease blamed for the reported in u·estern Iowa Dl'er tags on sale tomouow Deer start to shed antler velt'et, deaths of thousands of trees in Iowa fawns start to lose spots 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 1804 The only death 011 the Lcwis and Clark Expedition occurs 111 Iowa Iowa State Fatr ends 1950 Earliest freeze record set across northern Blur-wmged teal and doves Iowa w1th 30" Fin Britt and Sibley co11gregating for mtgration 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1916 \atwnal Park SerVIce Pelican nugration bl'gins. Watch for rstabltshrd by US Congress flocks on resrn•oirs and larl(e lakrs IAJc:ust songs peak during August Rabbit and squirrel seasons open 31 JULY SEPl EMBER s M T w T F s s M T w T F s 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 • 27 28 29 30 31 28 29 30 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 REAP education grants due Nov. 1. Dot•e season opens www lowa reap.corn Labor Day 1890 The Morrison Electric auto introduced Squ~rrels start cul/wg acorns /rom trees Take a family outing to Vll'W monarchs to Iowans 111 a parade in Des Mowes as they congregate fo r migralton to Alexteo 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1953 Old Oscar, lhl' 5/oot, 100-p/us pound giant lakl' sturgeon always on display at the Iowa State Fair, dies Take a cluld In the woods to watch squirrels, blue,ays and chipmunks caclung acorns Plant conifers Sept. 10-30 Patriot Day Fall colors beg111 in northern Iowa 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Regional REAP Assembltes start Wood duck migratwn begms Buomwg an Outdoors Woman at Neotropical b~rds start to head 1950 Dmg Darlmg famed cartoonist and 1881 Earliest mrasurable snowfall set consen·atlonlst, helps open Lake Darlwg Spnngbrook Consen•altoll Education south through md of month Fall colors begm 111 southern Iowa 1926 Unofficial one-day precipztatton w1th 6-lnch snowfallw western Iowa State Park near Washington Center through Sunday, Youth/disabled hunter season record set with 2170-mch rain m Boyden iowodnr gou or 515-281-6159 21 for deer begins 22 23 24 25 26 27 1909 Earthquake /ell m eastern Iowa Autumnal equmox first day of autumn First ktllmg frost averages tilts date Clad your kuis 111 buckskw and head 111 extreme northern Iowa to the Fort Atkinson Rendezvous held through Sunday 111 W111n eshiek County 28 29 30 1953/owa's latest o//iCial Joo·r tPmperature day with IOJ'F at Glenwood Peak season camping fees ntd .~«-= .. Sut~rise L'ieu of the Upper MzsSISsipp, Rn;er /rom Ftre Point at Effigy /\.founds Natwnal AUGUST OCTOBER 'l.fo11ument, Clayton County S M T W T F S S M T W T F s -BY KEN BLOCK 1 2 1 2 3 4 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30 31 Kayaker's Headlamp & Lighting System 31 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 Ruffed grouse season opens Campgrounds start slwttmg Fall deer and turkey archery stason brgins off water for thr stason Fly-jishwg class Oct 4-S at Sprmgbrook Bowhunter observatwn surrey brgws 1838 Clue/ 8/ark Hawk dies Consen •atzott Educatzon Center at Ius homr in DaL'is County 641-747-8383 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Early muzzleloader deer season begms Youth/diSabled deer sraso11 ends Quail form into covrys Save money and energy- use programmable thermostats Lacey Keosaqua State Park Scenic Dnve Fall colors Peak Oct. 10-20 Festwa/ this weekend, 319-293-3502 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Plant broadle af trees mzd-October Fall turkey gun. bow season begins until the ground freezes Columbus Day Compost instead of burning lear·es 19 20 Youth pheasant season Oct. 18-19 21 22 23 24 25 First ktllmg frost averages this 1949 Effigy Mounds National Monument Early muzzleloade r deer season doses datr rn cxtrrme southeast Iowa Squrrrels begin bt11ldwg Ira/ nests designated by President Truman 26 Pheasant and quail seasons begm 27 28 29 30 31 Halloween 1991 Halloween blizzard and 1ce storm lasts until Nor•. 1, lParing 16 inches of snow 1925 F.arl1rst subzrro trmprraturc in 11ortlw:est lou·a u:itlt 60 mph gusts. w1 th -5 r at /.ittlr Szoux Catastrophir ice storm from Clannda n lritr Pine Hollou· State to Forest City followed by bitter cold Prf'.sr rr·r, Dubuque County - BY TV SMEDES SEPTEMBER N VEN BE R s M T w T F s s M T w T F s 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 2 3 4 5 6 7 14 8 15 16 17 18 19 20 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 28 • 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 1 Canada guse take flight nver a perc/zed red-wtnged blackbtrd at Sweet Marsh, Brl'mer County Furbearer huntmg and trapping -BY T J SCHNOEBELEN seasons begzn Peak /lights ofduck migration All Saints' Day 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Turn zn poachers to TIP Hotline Daylight sav1ng time ends Prak of the deer rut begms Election Day 1-800-532-2020 or iowadnrgov 9 10 Sa ve energy by rep/acmg furnace filter 11 12 13 14 15 Veterans Day 1940 Amusttee Day blizzard ktlls DovP season c/osrs duck hunters along Mtssisstpp; Rwer, totalwg 160 ltres across the Mtdwest 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Leontd mrtpor shower peaks Nov. 17-18 '-lmtored Outdoor Expenence deer hunt, Spn ngbrook Conservatton Education Center, Take a family outing to Nov 21-23 23 24 watch eagles along nvers 25 26 27 28 29 Gll'e Iowa Outdoors as a holiday gzft; order at 1-800-361-8072 Thanksg1vmg Day 30 • OCTOBER DECEMBER M _ T ' s W T F s li --u--- s ~ w T F s 1 2 3 4 12 3 4 5 6 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 19 20 21 f 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 • 26 27 28 29 30 31 28 29 30 31 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 1 SATURDAY 2 3 4 5 6 Grve Iowa Outdoors as a lzolrday grit Fall turkey gun/bow season closes Muskrc season closed on Iowa Great Lakes order at 1-800-361-8072 Arclrrry only turkey and deer seasons close 7 8 Frrst shotgun deer season opl'lrs 9 10 11 12 13 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Frrst shotgun deer season closes Gemwid mrteor shower peaks Dec. 13-14 with up to 120 meteors per hour 14 15 Second shotgun deer season begms 16 17 18 19 20 Chnstmas Bird Count through jan 5; audubon.org 2015 hunting and fishing licenses go on sale First day of Hanukkah 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Latr spirt deer and fall turkey Winter solstice-first day of wmter bow season reopens Last day of Hanukkah Second shotgun deer season doses Late mu:zzlrloader deer seaso11 begins Nonresident antlerless deer holrday season, Dec. 24 - jan 2. 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