On Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 11:00 A.M. there will be a 6th Annual Monarch Festival held at the Wapsi River Environmental Education Center in Dixon, IA. Join the Wapsi River Center Staff and the Friends of the Wapsi Center as we celebrate Monarch Butterflies during this festival. There will be a monarch presentation at 11:00 A.M. followed by activities including butterfly crafts, seed ball making, photo booths, a story corner, education stations, and monarch butterfly catching, tagging, testing, and releasing from 12:00 to 2:30 P.M. Ms. Mariposa’s Monarch Butterfly Bus will be at the Festival all day! Wolfe It Down Wood-Fired Pizza Food Truck will also be available from 11:00 A.M. – 2:30 P.M. Capping off the festival from 2:30 – 3:30 P.M. will be a screening of MOVED BY WATERS that won the award for Best Documentary Short from the Iowa Motion Picture Association by Fourth Wall Films. The film showcases local partners in support of watersheds including Dave Murcia from the Wapsi River Center. This event is FREE and fun for the entire family. Freewill cash donations are welcomed for the Friends of the Wapsi Center. Online registration is required. To register, go to: https://web2.myvscloud.com/wbwsc/iascottctywt.wsc/iteminfo.html?Module=AR&FMID=61275619
The Wapsi River Environmental Education Center can be found 6 miles south of Wheatland or 1 mile northwest of Dixon, Iowa by taking County Road Y4E. Then turn north at 52nd Avenue and follow the signs for about 1 mile.
Scott County,
Conservation
Wapsi River Environmental Education Center
31555 52nd Avenue
Dixon, Iowa 52745
Phone: (563) 328-3286
E-Mail: wapsicenter i,scottcountyiowa.gov
Web: www.scottcountyiowa.gov/conservation
Facebook: www.facebook.com/scottcountyconservation
Instagram: www.instag,ram.com/scottcountvconservation
J. DAVE MURCIA
Director/ Naturalist
MIKE GRANGER
Naturalist
BECKY BAUGH
Naturalist
PAIGE OWINGS
Assistant Naturalist
CLARAH BUHMAN
Assistant Naturalist
OUR MISSION: To improve the quality of life and promote and preserve the health, welfare and enjoyment for the citizens of Scott County and the general public by acquiring, developing, operating, and preserving the historical, educational, environmental, recreational and natural resources of the County.