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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 he 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
Jan 13: Zoom only - Curt Meine - Conservation
Feb 10: Dan Cohen - Iowa River Wildlife - See Links for Dan's Substack
Mar 10: Ken Heiar, Tom Moon and Bob Frenchick - Nature Photography
Apr 14: Terry VanDeWalle - Turtles of Iowa
May 12: Doug Harr, Iowa Audubon - Native Plants & Birds
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Call Black Hawk Wildlife Rehabilitation Project 319-939-4635 or if you are outside of our area, see other Iowa wildlife rehabilitators.