Webster County Conservation
2010 Public Outdoor Events
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*All programs are free unless otherwise noted.
January
January 9—Sat.—Cross Country Skiing & Snowshoeing
9:00am-Noon - at Kennedy Park
Enjoy winter's crisp air and great way to exercise. Equipment use is free.
January 16—Sat.—Cross Country Skiing & Snowshoeing
9:00am-11:00am - at Dolliver Park
Enjoy winter's crisp air and great way to exercise. Equipment use is free.
January 30—Sat.—Cross Country Skiing & Snowshoeing
9:00am-Noon - at Kennedy Park
Enjoy winter's crisp air and great way to exercise. Equipment use is free.
January 30—Sat.—Ice Fishing Tournament
9:00am-Noon Badger Lake, Kennedy Park
Register at the door for a morning of outdoor winter fun. $10-ages 16 & up: $5-ages 15 & under. Cash prizes.
February
February 13—Sat.—Cross Country Skiing & Snowshoeing
9:00am-Noon - at Kennedy Park
Enjoy winter's crisp air and great way to exercise. Equipment use is free.
February 20—Sat.—Cross Country Skiing & Snowshoeing
9:00am-11:00am - at Dolliver Park
1:00pm-3:00pm - at Kennedy Park
Enjoy winter's crisp air and great way to exercise. Equipment use is free.
February 22, 23, 25—Hunter Safety
5:00pm-8:30pm - at Kennedy Park
Pre-registration in person at Keith's Outdoors, Fort Dodge.
February 27—Sat.—Full Moon Hike / Owl Prowl / Night Ski
Open skiing 4:00pm-6:00pm - at Brushy - north campground
Full Moon Hike 6:00pm-7:00pm - at Dolliver Park south lodge area
Walk in the dark and listen for the sounds of the night. Cross country ski or snowshoe afterwards from 7:00pm to 9:00 pm.
Night ski 7:00pm-9:00pm - at Dolliver Park south lodge area
February 28—Sun.—Afternoon with the Whitetail
Whitetail
Rack Measuring & Rooster Tail Measuring
1:00-3:00
pm at ICCC — Career Ed. Bldg.
Sports Show admission is $5; measuring is free. Bring
your racks and pheasant rooster tails to be measured.
March
March 20—Sat.—Nest Box Building
9:00
am at Kennedy Park shelter
Pre-registration required. Bring a hammer. Call for list of choices and costs.
March 20—Sat.—Maple
Syrup Festival 
1:00
pm at Kennedy Park shelter
Enjoy the sweet, simmering smell and taste of homemade
maple syrup. Bring the family for
hands-on fun with an old-fashioned theme.
April
April 17—Sat.—Earth Day Celebration
10:00 am Ditch Clean-up
Meet at Brushy Creek Prairie Resource Center
** Wear old clothes and work gloves.
1:00-4:00 pm C.I.T.O. (Cache In Trash Out)
Find "treasures" hidden in nature using GPS units and take out the trash as you go. Some GPS units will be available to use.
4:00-6:00 pm Great Garlic Mustard Pull
Be a part of a very important invasive species removal project to save our native habitat.
7:00 pm Night Prairie Burn
The DNR staff will light up the night sky with the flames of a controlled prairie burn.
May
6:00pm at Dolliver Park
Meet the naturalist at playground bridge for an interpretive hike through the Des Moines River valley. Enjoy spring!!
May 13—Thurs. Plant Some Shade
Time TBD at Kennedy Park
Pick up day for pre-ordered trees for Mid-American Energy customers. See www.midamericanenergy.com. Click Energy Efficiency, then type in Plant Some Shade.
May 22—Sat. Fishing Derby at Brushy
10:00am-noon at Brushy Creek fish pier
For beginners with a parent. Meet at fish pier point. Equipment, bait, and lunch provided.
June
June 5 & 6—Sat. & Sun. Archery Shoot
8:00am-3:00pm at Kennedy Park
Join the webster Co. Bowhunters & Archery Assoc. for a weekend of 3-D marksmanship on the Badger Lake Trail.
$10 / shooter.
June 12—Sat. Women in the Outdoors
8:00am-4:30pm at Brushy Creek
For women wanting to learn outdoor skills. Fee covers meals, drinks, & supplies. Cost is $30.
6:00-9:00pm
Join certified instructor, Clark Fletcher, in a course on canoeing
basics. Bring a water bottle.
10:00am route to be determined
Call for reservations. Make a Father's Day memory with dad, grandpa, big brother as we paddle Iowa's waters.Bring a drink and lunch.
July
9:00am at Brushy Creek, Root Cellar Prairie
Join prairie biologist, Bill Johnson, and learn a bit of history and plants of the prairie.
July 16 & 17-Sat. & Sun. Christmas in July
at Kennedy Park campground
Campers will be decorating their sites for Christmas.
5:30pm-9:00pm at Kennedy Park's Heun shelter
Pre-registration in person at Keith's Outdoors, Fort Dodge.
July 30 & 31-Sat. & Sun. Dragon Boat Bash
8:00am-3:00pm at Badger Lake, Kennedy park
"Awaken the Dragon" with Daybreak Rotary at the annual Dragon Boat Bash. Schedule TBA.
August
August 14-Sat. Carp Fishing Tournament
8:00am-Noon at Badger Lake, Kennedy Park
Help improve the fishing quality of Badger Lake. Only carp will be weighed for cash prizes and door prizes.
August 21 & 22-Sat. & Sun. 3-D Archery Shoot
8:00am-3:00pm at Kennedy park
Join the Webster Co. Bowhunters & Archery Assoc.for a weekend of 3-D marksmanship on the Badger Lake Trail.
$10 / shooter
9:00am meeting place to be determined
Paddle the river with other outdoor enthusiats and stewards of the land as we pull trash from the river.
September
September 18-Sat. Adventure Race
8:00am Fort Dodge area
Join a friendly "eco-challenge" as participants bike to Kennedy Park, run and kayak around Badger Lake.
September 25 & 26-Sat. & Sun. 3-D Archery Shoot
8:00am-3:00pm at Kennedy park
Join the Webster Co. Bowhunters & Archery Assoc.for a weekend of 3-D marksmanship on the Badger Lake Trail.
$10 / shooter
October
October 9-Sat. Halloween for campers
at Kennedy Park campground
October 15 Kennedy Park Campground closes
October 23-Sat. Autumn Night Hike
7:00-8:30pm at Kennedy Park's Heun shelter
Take a hike on a flat hard-surfaced trail stopping along the way to see and skit and learn something about nature. Family oriented, entertaining, and educational-but NOT scary.
November
November 6-Sat. Skillet Creek Night Hike
6:00pm at Skillet Creek Indian Mounds
The wonders of an ancient burial site and the excitement of walking in the dark make for an interesting evening.
November 7-Sun. Friends Banquet
5:00pm at Kennedy Park's Heun shelter
Enjoy the friendship and similar concerns for the environment at the annual banquet for the Friends of Webster County Conservation.
November 13-Sat. Night Hike / Owl Prowl
7:00pm at Dolliver Park, south lodge
Explore the darkness and listen for owls.
December
December 11-Sat. Winter Festival
5:00-8:00 pm at Kennedy Park's Heun shelter
Ski, snowshoe, ice skate, sculpt snow "animals", sled, ride a hayrack to the light displays in the campground and play other snow games. This is geared for all ages and lots of family fun.
December 11-19 Lights at Kennedy
at Kennedy Park campground
Drive thru the Kennedy Park campground and enjoy Sertoma-sponsored lighting displays.