Register for upcoming conservation events, including summer camp.
Fri
7/10
Outdoor Recreation Camp - Explore Odessa (Paddling)
9:00 am
Environmental Learning Center at Discovery Park
Ages: Kids who just completed 6th - 8th Grade
Cost: $15.00
Outdoor Recreation Camp - Explore Odessa (Paddling)
Environmental Learning Center at Discovery Park
3300 Cedar St.
Muscatine, IA
Map to Event
July 10, 2026
9:00 am · 2:00pm
Meet at the Environmental Learning Center and travel to other areas.
Pre-registration is required for this event. Please visit the Environmental Learning Center to register. Maximum of 16 kids/session.
Sat
7/11
Live Animals at the Campground
6:30 pm
Saulsbury Bridge Recreation Area
Live Animals at the Campground
Saulsbury Bridge Recreation Area
2000 Saulsbury Rd.
Muscatine, IA
Map to Event
July 11, 2026
6:30 pm
Join a naturalist and learn about amphibians and reptiles who live in Iowa. There will be live animals! Meet near the campground host at site # 20.
Mon
7/13
Polliwog Playtime - Rain & Puddles (18 mo. - 2.5 yrs)
9:00 am
Environmental Learning Center
Ages: 18 Months - 2.5 Years
Cost: $5.00
Polliwog Playtime - Rain & Puddles (18 mo. - 2.5 yrs)
Environmental Learning Center
3300 Cedar St.
Muscatine, IA
Map to Event
July 13, 2026
9:00 am
Toddlers, bring your favorite adult to Nature Camp! Activities are designed to help toddlers explore nature through hands-on activities, stories, crafts, games, and activities.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Pre-registration is required for this event. Please visit the Environmental Learning Center to register.
Mon
7/13
Polliwog Playtime - Rain & Puddles (2.5 yrs - 4 yrs)
10:00 am
Environmental Learning Center
Ages: 2.5 Months - 4 Years
Cost: $5.00
Polliwog Playtime - Rain & Puddles (2.5 yrs - 4 yrs)
Environmental Learning Center
3300 Cedar St.
Muscatine, IA
Map to Event
July 13, 2026
10:00 am
Toddlers, bring your favorite adult to Nature Camp! Activities are designed to help toddlers explore nature through hands-on activities, stories, crafts, games, and activities.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Pre-registration is required for this event. Please visit the Environmental Learning Center to register.
Mon
7/20
Knee-High Naturalists - Clouds & Sky
9:00 am
Environmental Learning Center
Ages: 4 - 5 Years
Cost: $5.00
Knee-High Naturalists - Clouds & Sky
Environmental Learning Center
3300 Cedar St.
Muscatine, IA
Map to Event
July 20, 2026
9:00 am
Get ready for a great adventure! We will have fun exploring nature together at Discovery Park.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Pre-registration is required for this event. Please visit the Environmental Learning Center to register.
Mon
7/20
Knee-High Naturalists (session 2) - Clouds & Sky
10:00 am
Environmental Learning Center
Ages: 4 - 5 Years
Cost: $5.00
Knee-High Naturalists (session 2) - Clouds & Sky
Environmental Learning Center
3300 Cedar St.
Muscatine, IA
Map to Event
July 20, 2026
10:00 am
Get ready for a great adventure! We will have fun exploring nature together at Discovery Park.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Pre-registration is required for this event. Please visit the Environmental Learning Center to register.
Mon
7/20
Conservation Board Meeting
6:00 pm
Environmental Learning Center
Conservation Board Meeting
Environmental Learning Center
3300 Cedar St.
Muscatine, IA
Map to Event
July 20, 2026
6:00 pm
For More Information
Contact: Katie Hammond
Fri
7/24
Outdoor Recreation Camp - Explore the Cedar River (Paddling)
9:00 am
Environmental Learning Center at Discovery Park
Ages: Kids who just completed 6th - 8th Grade
Cost: $15.00
Outdoor Recreation Camp - Explore the Cedar River (Paddling)
Environmental Learning Center at Discovery Park
3300 Cedar St.
Muscatine, IA
Map to Event
July 24, 2026
9:00 am · 2:00pm
Meet at the Environmental Learning Center and travel to other areas.
Pre-registration is required for this event. Please visit the Environmental Learning Center to register. Maximum of 16 kids/session.
Sat
7/25
July Twilight Paddle
7:30 pm
Deep Lakes Park, Lake Chester Boat Landing
Ages: All Ages
Cost: Free
July Twilight Paddle
Deep Lakes Park, Lake Chester Boat Landing
Pettibone Ave.
Muscatine, IA
Map to Event
July 25, 2026
7:30 pm
Let’s watch the sun set and the moon rise from Lake Chester. Canoes, kayaks, and lifejackets are available to borrow, or bring your own. Please bring a light that can be attached to your boat. Sign up for any number of the upcoming Twilight Paddles.
Pre-registration is required by calling 563-264-5922 or by email at conservation@muscatinecountyiowa.gov.
Mon
7/27
Polliwog Playtime - Clouds & Sky (18 mo. - 2.5 yrs)
9:00 am
Environmental Learning Center
Ages: 18 Months - 2.5 Years
Cost: $5.00
Polliwog Playtime - Clouds & Sky (18 mo. - 2.5 yrs)
Environmental Learning Center
3300 Cedar St.
Muscatine, IA
Map to Event
July 27, 2026
9:00 am
Toddlers, bring your favorite adult to Nature Camp! Activities are designed to help toddlers explore nature through hands-on activities, stories, crafts, games, and activities.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Pre-registration is required for this event. Please visit the Environmental Learning Center to register.
Mon
7/27
Polliwog Playtime - Clouds & Sky (2.5 yrs - 4 yrs)
10:00 am
Environmental Learning Center
Ages: 2.5 Months - 4 Years
Cost: $5.00
Polliwog Playtime - Clouds & Sky (2.5 yrs - 4 yrs)
Environmental Learning Center
3300 Cedar St.
Muscatine, IA
Map to Event
July 27, 2026
10:00 am
Toddlers, bring your favorite adult to Nature Camp! Activities are designed to help toddlers explore nature through hands-on activities, stories, crafts, games, and activities.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Pre-registration is required for this event. Please visit the Environmental Learning Center to register.
Tue
7/28
Chipmunk Camp - Discover Birds
9:00 am
Environmental Learning Center at Discovery Park
Ages: Kids who just completed K or 1st Grade
Cost: $15.00
Chipmunk Camp - Discover Birds
Environmental Learning Center at Discovery Park
3300 Cedar St.
Muscatine, IA
Map to Event
July 28, 2026
9:00 am · 12:00pm
Pre-registration is required for this event. Please visit the Environmental Learning Center to register. Maximum of 16 kids/session.
Wed
7/29
Kestrel Camp - Discover Birds
9:00 am
Environmental Learning Center at Discovery Park
Ages: Kids who just completed 2nd or 3rd Grade
Cost: $15.00
Kestrel Camp - Discover Birds
Environmental Learning Center at Discovery Park
3300 Cedar St.
Muscatine, IA
Map to Event
July 29, 2026
9:00 am · 12:00pm
Pre-registration is required for this event. Please visit the Environmental Learning Center to register. Maximum of 16 kids/session.
Thu
7/30
Otter Camp - Discover Birds
9:00 am
Environmental Learning Center at Discovery Park
Ages: Kids who just completed 4th or 5th Grade
Cost: $15.00
Otter Camp - Discover Birds
Environmental Learning Center at Discovery Park
3300 Cedar St.
Muscatine, IA
Map to Event
July 30, 2026
9:00 am · 12:00pm
Pre-registration is required for this event. Please visit the Environmental Learning Center to register. Maximum of 16 kids/session.
Mon
8/3
Knee-High Naturalists - Celebrating Weather
9:00 am
Environmental Learning Center
Ages: 4 - 5 Years
Cost: $5.00
Knee-High Naturalists - Celebrating Weather
Environmental Learning Center
3300 Cedar St.
Muscatine, IA
Map to Event
August 3, 2026
9:00 am
Get ready for a great adventure! We will have fun exploring nature together at Discovery Park.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Pre-registration is required for this event. Please visit the Environmental Learning Center to register.
Mon
8/3
Knee-High Naturalist (session 2) - Celebrating Weather
10:00 am
Environmental Learning Center
Ages: 4 - 5 Years
Cost: $5.00
Knee-High Naturalist (session 2) - Celebrating Weather
Environmental Learning Center
3300 Cedar St.
Muscatine, IA
Map to Event
August 3, 2026
10:00 am
Get ready for a great adventure! We will have fun exploring nature together at Discovery Park.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Pre-registration is required for this event. Please visit the Environmental Learning Center to register.
Tue
8/4
Chipmunk Camp - Discover Insects
9:00 am
Environmental Learning Center at Discovery Park
Ages: Kids who just completed K or 1st Grade
Cost: $15.00
Chipmunk Camp - Discover Insects
Environmental Learning Center at Discovery Park
3300 Cedar St.
Muscatine, IA
Map to Event
August 4, 2026
9:00 am · 12:00pm
Pre-registration is required for this event. Please visit the Environmental Learning Center to register. Maximum of 16 kids/session.
Sat
8/8
Water, Water, Water!!!
4:30 pm
Deep Lakes Campground
Water, Water, Water!!!
Deep Lakes Campground
Pettibone Ave.
Muscatine, IA
Map to Event
August 8, 2026
4:30 pm
Join a naturalist to discover what makes the water at Deep Lakes Park so crystal clear. We’ll explore the incredible water cycle, human impacts on water quality in Iowa, and have some fun cooling off with water. Meet near the Camp Host’s site #22.
Mon
8/10
Polliwog Playtime - Celebrating Weather (18 mo. - 2.5 yrs)
9:00 am
Environmental Learning Center
Ages: 18 Months - 2.5 Years
Cost: $5.00
Polliwog Playtime - Celebrating Weather (18 mo. - 2.5 yrs)
Environmental Learning Center
3300 Cedar St.
Muscatine, IA
Map to Event
August 10, 2026
9:00 am
Toddlers, bring your favorite adult to Nature Camp! Activities are designed to help toddlers explore nature through hands-on activities, stories, crafts, games, and activities.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Pre-registration is required for this event. Please visit the Environmental Learning Center to register.
Mon
8/10
Polliwog Playtime - Celebrating Weather (2.5 yrs - 4 yrs)
10:00 am
Environmental Learning Center
Ages: 2.5 Months - 4 Years
Cost: $5.00
Polliwog Playtime - Celebrating Weather (2.5 yrs - 4 yrs)
Environmental Learning Center
3300 Cedar St.
Muscatine, IA
Map to Event
August 10, 2026
10:00 am
Toddlers, bring your favorite adult to Nature Camp! Activities are designed to help toddlers explore nature through hands-on activities, stories, crafts, games, and activities.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Pre-registration is required for this event. Please visit the Environmental Learning Center to register.
Mon
8/17
Conservation Board Meeting
6:00 pm
Environmental Learning Center
Conservation Board Meeting
Environmental Learning Center
3300 Cedar St.
Muscatine, IA
Map to Event
August 17, 2026
6:00 pm
For More Information
Contact: Katie Hammond
Fri
8/28
August Twilight Paddle
7:30 pm
Deep Lakes Park, Lake Chester Boat Landing
August Twilight Paddle
Deep Lakes Park, Lake Chester Boat Landing
Pettibone Ave.
Muscatine, IA
Map to Event
August 28, 2026
7:30 pm
Let’s watch the sun set and the moon rise from Lake Chester. Canoes, kayaks, and lifejackets are available to borrow, or bring your own. Please bring a light that can be attached to your boat. Sign up for any number of the upcoming Twilight Paddles.
Pre-registration is required by calling 563-264-5922 or by email at conservation@muscatinecountyiowa.gov.
Sat
8/29
Hunter Education Class
9:00 am
Environmental Learning Center at Discovery Park
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Hunter Education Class
Environmental Learning Center at Discovery Park
3300 Cedar St.
Muscatine, IA
Map to Event
August 29, 2026
9:00 am · 5:00pm
Hunter education is a mandatory program that is designed to introduce students to several life-long skills that are important to many different types of outdoor recreational opportunities. The course teaches students basic survival and first aid skills, water safety, wildlife identification, the basics of wildlife management, hunting laws and firearm/archery safety. Hunter education also stresses the importance of individual responsibility and outdoor ethics.
Iowa law requires that anyone born after January 1, 1972 must be certified in hunter education before they are eligible to purchase an Iowa hunting license.
Students must pick up a manual and complete the questions in the back of the manual prior to the class.
Students must attend entire day to receive certificate. Bring a sack lunch and something to drink.
Class size is limited.
Pre-registration is required for this event.
Sat
9/12
Monarch Tagging
1:30 pm
Environmental Learning Center
Monarch Tagging
Environmental Learning Center
3300 Cedar St.
Muscatine, IA
Map to Event
September 12, 2026
1:30 pm
Try your luck at catching Monarch Butterflies to tag on their way to Mexico. Wear long pants and bring a butterfly net if you have one. We will have a few extra nets to borrow if you don’t have one.
Sat
9/26
September Twilight Paddle
7:30 pm
Deep Lakes Park, Lake Chester Boat Landing
September Twilight Paddle
Deep Lakes Park, Lake Chester Boat Landing
Pettibone Ave.
Muscatine, IA
Map to Event
September 26, 2026
7:30 pm
Let’s watch the sun set and the moon rise from Lake Chester. Canoes, kayaks, and lifejackets are available to borrow, or bring your own. Please bring a light that can be attached to your boat. Sign up for any number of the upcoming Twilight Paddles.
Pre-registration is required by calling 563-264-5922 or by email at conservation@muscatinecountyiowa.gov.
