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Little Tike Hike | Botna Bend Park

Monday, August 1, 2022 to Wednesday, August 31, 2022
6:30am · 10:30pm
Free with $3/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5

Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Botna Bend Park!

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Wildlings: Brilliant Birds

Monday, August 1, 2022
9:00am · 11:00am
$15
Ages 3 to 5

*Registration for this event is now full.

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Wildlings: All Week Sign Up

Monday, August 1, 2022 to Friday, August 5, 2022
9:00am · 11:00am
$50
Ages 3 to 5

*Registration for this event is now full.

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Wildlings: Afternoon All Week Sign Up

Monday, August 1, 2022 to Friday, August 5, 2022
1:00pm · 3:00pm
$50
Ages 3 to 5

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Wildlings: Brilliant Birds (Afternoon)

Monday, August 1, 2022
1:00pm · 3:00pm
$15
Ages 3 to 5

Designed for children ages 3 to 5 where they will learn about the amazing world of birds and experience the outdoors.

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Little Tike Hike | Botna Bend Park

Monday, August 1, 2022 to Wednesday, August 31, 2022
6:30am · 10:30pm
Free with $3/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5

Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Botna Bend Park!

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Wildlings: Impressive Insects

Tuesday, August 2, 2022
9:00am · 11:00am
$15
Ages 3 to 5

*Registration for this event is now full.

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Wildlings: All Week Sign Up

Monday, August 1, 2022 to Friday, August 5, 2022
9:00am · 11:00am
$50
Ages 3 to 5

*Registration for this event is now full.

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Wildlings: Afternoon All Week Sign Up

Monday, August 1, 2022 to Friday, August 5, 2022
1:00pm · 3:00pm
$50
Ages 3 to 5

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Wildlings: Impressive Insects (Afternoon)

Tuesday, August 2, 2022
1:00pm · 3:00pm
$15
Ages 3 to 5

Designed for children ages 3 to 5 where they will learn about the awesome world of insects and experience the outdoors.

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Little Tike Hike | Botna Bend Park

Monday, August 1, 2022 to Wednesday, August 31, 2022
6:30am · 10:30pm
Free with $3/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5

Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Botna Bend Park!

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Wildlings: Awesome Amphibians

Wednesday, August 3, 2022
9:00am · 11:00am
$15
Ages 3 to 5

*Registration for this event is now full.

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Wildlings: All Week Sign Up

Monday, August 1, 2022 to Friday, August 5, 2022
9:00am · 11:00am
$50
Ages 3 to 5

*Registration for this event is now full.

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Wildlings: Afternoon All Week Sign Up

Monday, August 1, 2022 to Friday, August 5, 2022
1:00pm · 3:00pm
$50
Ages 3 to 5

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Wildlings: Awesome Amphibians (Afternoon)

Wednesday, August 3, 2022
1:00pm · 3:00pm
$15
Ages 3 to 5

*Registration for this event is now full.

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Little Tike Hike | Botna Bend Park

Monday, August 1, 2022 to Wednesday, August 31, 2022
6:30am · 10:30pm
Free with $3/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5

Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Botna Bend Park!

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Wildlings: Magnificent Mammals

Thursday, August 4, 2022
9:00am · 11:00am
$15
Ages 3 to 5

*Registration for this event is now full.

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Wildlings: All Week Sign Up

Monday, August 1, 2022 to Friday, August 5, 2022
9:00am · 11:00am
$50
Ages 3 to 5

*Registration for this event is now full.

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Wildlings: Afternoon All Week Sign Up

Monday, August 1, 2022 to Friday, August 5, 2022
1:00pm · 3:00pm
$50
Ages 3 to 5

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Wildlings: Magnificent Mammals (Afternoon)

Thursday, August 4, 2022
1:00pm · 3:00pm
$15
Ages 3 to 5

Designed for children ages 3 to 5 where they will learn about the magnificent world of mammals and experience the outdoors.

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Little Tike Hike | Botna Bend Park

Monday, August 1, 2022 to Wednesday, August 31, 2022
6:30am · 10:30pm
Free with $3/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5

Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Botna Bend Park!

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Wildlings: Rockin' Reptiles

Friday, August 5, 2022
9:00am · 11:00am
$15
Ages 3 to 5

*Registration for this event is now full.

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Wildlings: All Week Sign Up

Monday, August 1, 2022 to Friday, August 5, 2022
9:00am · 11:00am
$50
Ages 3 to 5

*Registration for this event is now full.

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Wildlings: Afternoon All Week Sign Up

Monday, August 1, 2022 to Friday, August 5, 2022
1:00pm · 3:00pm
$50
Ages 3 to 5

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Wildlings: Rockin' Reptiles (Afternoon)

Friday, August 5, 2022
1:00pm · 3:00pm
$15
Ages 3 to 5

Designed for children ages 3 to 5 where they will learn about the rockin' world of reptiles and experience the outdoors.

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Little Tike Hike | Hitchcock Nature Center

Saturday, August 6, 2022 to Sunday, August 14, 2022
6:00am · 10:00pm
Free with $5/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5

Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Hitchcock Nature Center!

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Little Tike Hike | Botna Bend Park

Monday, August 1, 2022 to Wednesday, August 31, 2022
6:30am · 10:30pm
Free with $3/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5

Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Botna Bend Park!

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High Summer Prairie Medicine | With Dustin Clayton

Saturday, August 6, 2022
10:00am · 12:30pm
$12 per person
Ages 16+ please

Join Dustin Clayton at Hitchcock Nature Center and witness how life is ripening as the growing season approaches its apogee.

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Little Tike Hike | Hitchcock Nature Center

Saturday, August 6, 2022 to Sunday, August 14, 2022
6:00am · 10:00pm
Free with $5/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5

Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Hitchcock Nature Center!

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Little Tike Hike | Botna Bend Park

Monday, August 1, 2022 to Wednesday, August 31, 2022
6:30am · 10:30pm
Free with $3/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5

Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Botna Bend Park!

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Little Tike Hike | Hitchcock Nature Center

Saturday, August 6, 2022 to Sunday, August 14, 2022
6:00am · 10:00pm
Free with $5/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5

Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Hitchcock Nature Center!

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Little Tike Hike | Botna Bend Park

Monday, August 1, 2022 to Wednesday, August 31, 2022
6:30am · 10:30pm
Free with $3/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5

Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Botna Bend Park!

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Little Tike Hike | Hitchcock Nature Center

Saturday, August 6, 2022 to Sunday, August 14, 2022
6:00am · 10:00pm
Free with $5/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5

Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Hitchcock Nature Center!

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Little Tike Hike | Botna Bend Park

Monday, August 1, 2022 to Wednesday, August 31, 2022
6:30am · 10:30pm
Free with $3/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5

Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Botna Bend Park!

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Little Tike Hike | Hitchcock Nature Center

Saturday, August 6, 2022 to Sunday, August 14, 2022
6:00am · 10:00pm
Free with $5/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5

Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Hitchcock Nature Center!

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Little Tike Hike | Botna Bend Park

Monday, August 1, 2022 to Wednesday, August 31, 2022
6:30am · 10:30pm
Free with $3/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5

Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Botna Bend Park!

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Little Tike Hike | Hitchcock Nature Center

Saturday, August 6, 2022 to Sunday, August 14, 2022
6:00am · 10:00pm
Free with $5/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5

Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Hitchcock Nature Center!

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Little Tike Hike | Botna Bend Park

Monday, August 1, 2022 to Wednesday, August 31, 2022
6:30am · 10:30pm
Free with $3/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5

Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Botna Bend Park!

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Learn Archery

Thursday, August 11, 2022
6:30pm · 8:00pm
$5
Ages 8+ (youth ages 8 and 9 must have accompanying registered adult)

We provide the guidance, bows, arrows, and targets, you provide the energy and enthusiasm.

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Little Tike Hike | Hitchcock Nature Center

Saturday, August 6, 2022 to Sunday, August 14, 2022
6:00am · 10:00pm
Free with $5/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5

Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Hitchcock Nature Center!

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Little Tike Hike | Botna Bend Park

Monday, August 1, 2022 to Wednesday, August 31, 2022
6:30am · 10:30pm
Free with $3/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5

Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Botna Bend Park!

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Perseids Shower Night Sky Event

Friday, August 12, 2022 to Friday, August 12, 2022
8:00pm · 11:59pm
$5 per vehicle; Cash only
All Ages

Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, binoculars, and telescopes to view nature's fireworks and other wonders in the night sky during the annual Perseids Meteor Shower.

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Little Tike Hike | Hitchcock Nature Center

Saturday, August 6, 2022 to Sunday, August 14, 2022
6:00am · 10:00pm
Free with $5/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5

Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Hitchcock Nature Center!

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Little Tike Hike | Botna Bend Park

Monday, August 1, 2022 to Wednesday, August 31, 2022
6:30am · 10:30pm
Free with $3/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5

Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Botna Bend Park!

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A Land Ethic Workshop: A Chorus of Insects

Saturday, August 13, 2022
9:00am · 12:00pm
$15 per person
Ages 14+

Explore nature & philosophy during this immersive program perfect for anyone who loves the great outdoors.

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Little Tike Hike | Hitchcock Nature Center

Saturday, August 6, 2022 to Sunday, August 14, 2022
6:00am · 10:00pm
Free with $5/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5

Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Hitchcock Nature Center!

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Little Tike Hike | Botna Bend Park

Monday, August 1, 2022 to Wednesday, August 31, 2022
6:30am · 10:30pm
Free with $3/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5

Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Botna Bend Park!

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Little Tike Hike | Botna Bend Park

Monday, August 1, 2022 to Wednesday, August 31, 2022
6:30am · 10:30pm
Free with $3/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5

Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Botna Bend Park!

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Little Tike Hike | Botna Bend Park

Monday, August 1, 2022 to Wednesday, August 31, 2022
6:30am · 10:30pm
Free with $3/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5

Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Botna Bend Park!

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Grass Identification Workshop

Tuesday, August 16, 2022 to Thursday, August 18, 2022
9:30am · 5:00pm
$125
18+

Learn to ID grasses in the family Poaceae during this three-day workshop with Drake University professor Tom Rosburg.

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August Hitch Hike | Hohneke Pond

Tuesday, August 16, 2022
7:00pm · 8:30pm
Free with Park Admission
All Ages

Wind your way through the woods and prairie to a pond nestled in the middle of the Loess Hills during this guided hike.

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Little Tike Hike | Botna Bend Park

Monday, August 1, 2022 to Wednesday, August 31, 2022
6:30am · 10:30pm
Free with $3/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5

Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Botna Bend Park!

Event Information

Grass Identification Workshop

Tuesday, August 16, 2022 to Thursday, August 18, 2022
9:30am · 5:00pm
$125
18+

Learn to ID grasses in the family Poaceae during this three-day workshop with Drake University professor Tom Rosburg.

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Little Tike Hike | Botna Bend Park

Monday, August 1, 2022 to Wednesday, August 31, 2022
6:30am · 10:30pm
Free with $3/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5

Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Botna Bend Park!

Event Information

Grass Identification Workshop

Tuesday, August 16, 2022 to Thursday, August 18, 2022
9:30am · 5:00pm
$125
18+

Learn to ID grasses in the family Poaceae during this three-day workshop with Drake University professor Tom Rosburg.

Event Information

Little Tike Hike | Botna Bend Park

Monday, August 1, 2022 to Wednesday, August 31, 2022
6:30am · 10:30pm
Free with $3/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5

Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Botna Bend Park!

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Little Tike Hike | Botna Bend Park

Monday, August 1, 2022 to Wednesday, August 31, 2022
6:30am · 10:30pm
Free with $3/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5

Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Botna Bend Park!

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Little Tike Hike | Botna Bend Park

Monday, August 1, 2022 to Wednesday, August 31, 2022
6:30am · 10:30pm
Free with $3/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5

Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Botna Bend Park!

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Little Tike Hike | Botna Bend Park

Monday, August 1, 2022 to Wednesday, August 31, 2022
6:30am · 10:30pm
Free with $3/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5

Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Botna Bend Park!

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Little Tike Hike | Botna Bend Park

Monday, August 1, 2022 to Wednesday, August 31, 2022
6:30am · 10:30pm
Free with $3/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5

Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Botna Bend Park!

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Little Tike Hike | Botna Bend Park

Monday, August 1, 2022 to Wednesday, August 31, 2022
6:30am · 10:30pm
Free with $3/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5

Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Botna Bend Park!

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Little Tike Hike | Botna Bend Park

Monday, August 1, 2022 to Wednesday, August 31, 2022
6:30am · 10:30pm
Free with $3/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5

Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Botna Bend Park!

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Insect Club: Ants, Little Creatures Who Run the World

Thursday, August 25, 2022
6:30pm · 8:00pm
Free with $5/Vehicle Park Entry
14+

Are you an insect enthusiast? Then consider joining us for August's Insect Club.

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Little Tike Hike | Botna Bend Park

Monday, August 1, 2022 to Wednesday, August 31, 2022
6:30am · 10:30pm
Free with $3/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5

Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Botna Bend Park!

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Little Tike Hike | Botna Bend Park

Monday, August 1, 2022 to Wednesday, August 31, 2022
6:30am · 10:30pm
Free with $3/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5

Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Botna Bend Park!

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Hunter Education Field Day

Saturday, August 27, 2022
9:00am · 12:00pm
Free with $5/vehicle park entry fee
12+

Join the Iowa DNR and learn the vital basics of hunting including wildlife identification, first aid, and firearm and archery safety.

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Little Tike Hike | Botna Bend Park

Monday, August 1, 2022 to Wednesday, August 31, 2022
6:30am · 10:30pm
Free with $3/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5

Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Botna Bend Park!

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Painting in the Prairie

Sunday, August 28, 2022
9:00am · 11:00am
$10 per person
12+

Learn about native prairie flowers found in the Loess Hills and capture the beauty around you with watercolors.

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Little Tike Hike | Botna Bend Park

Monday, August 1, 2022 to Wednesday, August 31, 2022
6:30am · 10:30pm
Free with $3/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5

Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Botna Bend Park!

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Little Tike Hike | Botna Bend Park

Monday, August 1, 2022 to Wednesday, August 31, 2022
6:30am · 10:30pm
Free with $3/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5

Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Botna Bend Park!

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Little Tike Hike | Botna Bend Park

Monday, August 1, 2022 to Wednesday, August 31, 2022
6:30am · 10:30pm
Free with $3/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5

Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Botna Bend Park!

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Homeschool in the Hills AM | Seasonal Survival: Summer

Wednesday, August 31, 2022
10:00am · 11:30am
$4 per child
All Ages, Designed for K-5

Come learn some of the tactics and talents that plants and animals, including humans use to survive and flourish in the summer.

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Homeschool in the Hills PM | Seasonal Survival: Summer

Wednesday, August 31, 2022
1:00pm · 2:30pm
$4 per child
All Ages, Designed for K-5

Come learn some of the tactics and talents that plants and animals, including humans use to survive and flourish in the summer.

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