Central Park Holiday Open House is set

   Mark your calendars for the Central Park Nature Center Holiday Open House Event, Saturday, Dec. 1, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

     Explore the Central Park Nature Center’s latest exhibit additions. Watch the Nature Center live animals being fed at 10:30 a.m. Make a pinecone birdfeeder and a winter craft to take home – both would make great gifts for mom and dad or grandpa and grandma. Sit a spell and enter our winter coloring contest.

     Learn how to use our new stereoscopic and digital microscopes to view nature up close.  Take our micro-test to win a cool prize.

     Head outside, if we have snow, to try out a pair of our snowshoes while exploring the trails of Central Park. No snow? Take a drive around the park to check out our newly renovated boat ramp area, handicap accessible fishing pier and walkway, and beach area as you dream of summer fun in 2019.

     Before you go, have a bowl of soup and a dessert bar at the Friends of Jones County Conservation and Nature Center Soup Luncheon Fundraiser, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Nature Center’s lower level.

     Bring the whole family for some holiday fun. Please call Michele Olson at 319-481-7987 for more information or directions to the Central Park Nature Center.