POSTPONED till next Sun, Dec 21st: Bremer County - Map of Circle
Tue, Dec 16th: Hardin County
Sat, Dec 20th: Cedar Falls-Waterloo - Map of Circle + Compilation Potluck @ 5 PM
See details on the Field Trips page; download the species list.
PRAS Christmas Bird Count Potluck Supper
Sat, Dec 20th - 5 PM
First Presbyterian Church Basement - 9th & Main, Cedar Falls
Join us for good food and conversation as we do our Christmas Bird Count compilation. Bring a dish to share, table service for yourself & share time with other intrepid CBC counters! It is always a fun time and a great way to wrap up the year!
Curt Meine (left) and Iowa conservationist, Paul Johnson
Photo provided by C. Meine
Photo provided by C. Meine
Aldo Leopold, Paul Johnson, and a Land Ethic
for Iowa (and Beyond)
Presented by Curt Meine
Tues, January 14th, 7:00 PM - Zoom Only
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Meeting ID is 581 087 8571 and the passcode is 1999
Iowa has been home to many conservationists who have shaped the state’s landscape, and whose influence has reached far beyond the state’s borders. These include Burlington native son Aldo Leopold and Decorah farmer Paul Johnson. Curt Meine wrote the first biography of Leopold, and has just published a collection of Paul Johnson’s writings, We Can Do Better: Collected Writings on Land, Conservation, and Public Policy (Ice Cube Press). Curt will share stories of his work on these two conservation conservation leaders and the connections between them—and what their legacies leaders and the connections between them—and what their legacies hold for Iowa today.
It's a time for Thanksgiving and end-of-year giving. Your tax-deductible gift to the Prairie Rapids Audubon Society Quasi Endowment Fund and the newly-established permanent Endowment Fund with the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa (CFNEIA) would sustain the community & educational activities of the Prairie Rapids Audubon Society for perpetuity. We welcome and are very grateful for any contribution to these funds. You may want to donate as a memorial to a loved one, or as a perpetual gift - call Paula Hill, Director of Charitable Impact at the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa to learn more about these opportunities. Office: 319-243-1352 Cell: 319-310-5843 phill@cfneia.org
The CFNEIA offers the Endow Iowa State Tax Credit, where donors may receive a 25% Iowa state tax credit for gifts made to permanent endowment funds such as Prairie Rapids Audubon Society's fund. The Endow Iowa Tax Credits are available on a first-come, first-served basis until the yearly appropriated limit is reached (currently $6 million for Iowa residents, next year that limit drops to $3.3 million). There are still credits available for 2025 at the moment, but history shows the fund is usually exhausted before the end of each year. Call Paula to learn more at 319-243-1352.
Of special interest will be the Geminid meteor shower that will peak on the night of December 13-14. This is one of the best showers of the year, and in addition, it peaks early with many meteors seen before midnight. Bundle up!
O morning stars together
Proclaim the Holy Birth
O Little Town of Bethlehem - Phillips Brooks, 1868
Tues, Jan 13: Zoom only - Curt Meine - Aldo Leopold, Paul Johnson, and a Land Ethic for Iowa (and Beyond)
Tue, Feb 10: Dan Cohen - Iowa River Wildlife
Tue, Mar 10: Ken Heiar, Tom Moon and Bob Frenchick - Nature Photography
Tue, Apr 14: Terry VanDeWalle - Turtles of Iowa
Tue, May 12: Doug Harr, Iowa Audubon - Native Plants & Birds
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