Legacy of Maya Ogren Lives in Iowa Master Naturalists
Cedar Rapids based Maya Ogren founded the Iowa Master Naturalists in 2015 before her 2023 cancer death at 60. Volunteers have logged 1 200 hours this year while training at sites like F W Kent Park. Elisabeth Swain leads the program and notes the mission to educate adults in Iowa natural history and require 40 hours yearly.
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Liz Zabel
the Gazette
Shimek Ravine
Bur Oak Land Trust
Iowa
Iowa Master Naturalists Program
Si Hough
Maya Ogren
Cedar Rapids
National Park Service
Elisabeth Swain
Swain
University of Iowa
Iowa Master Naturalists Offer Fall Course Across Iowa
The next Iowa Master Naturalists course begins in early fall with applications due this summer. The 40 hour program costs 250 and covers insects, mammals, birds, wetlands, prairies and woodlands. Participants report weekly observations and complete a capstone volunteer project. Brothers Todd and Jason Rogers of Cedar Rapids built bluebird birdhouses as their capstone.
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Jason Rogers
Todd Rogers
F.W. Kent State Park
Oxford
Iowa
Iowamasternaturalists.org
Capstone
Hickory Hill Park
Bur Oak Land Trust
F.W. Kent Park
Johnson County
Todd
Cedar Rapids
Festival and events lineup with music, races and fireworks
Festival events cover TrekFest and U S A Days with parades, derbies, 5K runs, fairs and fireworks. Other activities include K9 treats hunts, dog demos and patriotic contests. Cody venues include Hall Park Riverside Fairfax and Cedar Rapids venues.
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Fairfax
U.S.A
Main Street
Golf Course
Marion
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Master Naturalists
Jim Slosiarek
Hooplanow.com
James T. Kirk
Hall Park
Ella Street
Riverside
Freedom Festival
Pyeongchang
South Korea
Corridor Hockey Association
Eastern Iowa Figure Skating Club
Cedar Rapids Curling Club
Iowa Speedskating Association
Cedar Rapids Hockey Association
Cedar Rapids High School Hockey Association
Cedar Rapids Ice Arena
Rockford Rd
McGrath Amphitheatre
First St
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