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X-WR-CALDESC:Join us at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge on Saturday\, Octob
 er 30th at 7:00 a.m. for Building Better Birders: Sunrise Guided Birding H
 ike & explore this temporary home for migratory waterbirds & shorebirds. 
 \n\nDuring the fall\, DeSoto’s wetlands become a temporary home for a vari
 ety of waterfowl and shorebirds. Join us for a hike\, a workshop\, or the 
 whole day learning about shore birds\, waterfowl\, and upland game birds o
 f Iowa.  This is a free program conducted by Kelly McKay with the BioEco R
 esearch and Monitoring Center with assistance from Mark Roberts from Clint
 on County Conservation and Brian Ritter with Nahant Marsh Education Center
 . Funding for this program is provided by the Resource Enhancement and Pro
 tection-Conservation Education Program.\n\nThis program is open to all age
 s but is geared toward participants age 12 & over. There is no cost to att
 end this workshop. Pre-registration is required as space is limited. Onlin
 e pre-registration will open at 10:00 a.m. on Friday\, September 24th. For
  questions not answered online please call 712-545-3283.\n\nThis is the fi
 rst of five Building Better Birders workshops scheduled for Saturday\, Oct
 ober 30th at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge.\n\n7:00 to 9:00 a.m. - Sunri
 se Guided Birding Hike\n9:00 to 11:00 a.m. - Introduction to the Waterfowl
  & Upland Gamebirds of Iowa\n11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. - Mid-Day Guided Obse
 rvation from the Visitor Center\n1:00 to 3:00 p.m. - Introduction to the W
 aterbirds of Iowa\n3:00 to 4:30 p.m. - Afternoon Guided Observation from t
 he Visitor Center\n\nAttendees may register for all programs or may select
  the ones that most interest them. Click the links above for more informat
 ion on each workshop. \n\nPLEASE NOTE: These programs will be held at DeSo
 to National Wildlife Refuge located at 1434 316th Lane\, Missouri Valley\,
  Iowa\, 51555. From Interstate 29 take Exit 75 for Missourie Valley\, Iowa
 /Blair\, Nebraska & turn west & travel approximately 8 miles out of town. 
 The refuge is located on the south side of Highway 30. Follow signs to the
  Visitor Center.\n\nBuilding Better Birders is a programming series design
 ed to improve the bird identification skills of local citizens & promote a
  greater interest in citizen science programming. Workshops are presented 
 free of charge & supported by the Resource Enhancement and Protection - Co
 nservation Education Program (REAP-CEP).
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DESCRIPTION:Join us at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge on Saturday\, Octobe
 r 30th at 7:00 a.m. for Building Better Birders: Sunrise Guided Birding Hi
 ke & explore this temporary home for migratory waterbirds & shorebirds. \n
 \nDuring the fall\, DeSoto’s wetlands become a temporary home for a variet
 y of waterfowl and shorebirds. Join us for a hike\, a workshop\, or the wh
 ole day learning about shore birds\, waterfowl\, and upland game birds of 
 Iowa.  This is a free program conducted by Kelly McKay with the BioEco Res
 earch and Monitoring Center with assistance from Mark Roberts from Clinton
  County Conservation and Brian Ritter with Nahant Marsh Education Center. 
 Funding for this program is provided by the Resource Enhancement and Prote
 ction-Conservation Education Program.\n\nThis program is open to all ages 
 but is geared toward participants age 12 & over. There is no cost to atten
 d this workshop. Pre-registration is required as space is limited. Online 
 pre-registration will open at 10:00 a.m. on Friday\, September 24th. For q
 uestions not answered online please call 712-545-3283.\n\nThis is the firs
 t of five Building Better Birders workshops scheduled for Saturday\, Octob
 er 30th at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge.\n\n7:00 to 9:00 a.m. - Sunrise
  Guided Birding Hike\n9:00 to 11:00 a.m. - Introduction to the Waterfowl &
  Upland Gamebirds of Iowa\n11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. - Mid-Day Guided Observ
 ation from the Visitor Center\n1:00 to 3:00 p.m. - Introduction to the Wat
 erbirds of Iowa\n3:00 to 4:30 p.m. - Afternoon Guided Observation from the
  Visitor Center\n\nAttendees may register for all programs or may select t
 he ones that most interest them. Click the links above for more informatio
 n on each workshop. \n\nPLEASE NOTE: These programs will be held at DeSoto
  National Wildlife Refuge located at 1434 316th Lane\, Missouri Valley\, I
 owa\, 51555. From Interstate 29 take Exit 75 for Missourie Valley\, Iowa/B
 lair\, Nebraska & turn west & travel approximately 8 miles out of town. Th
 e refuge is located on the south side of Highway 30. Follow signs to the V
 isitor Center.\n\nBuilding Better Birders is a programming series designed
  to improve the bird identification skills of local citizens & promote a g
 reater interest in citizen science programming. Workshops are presented fr
 ee of charge & supported by the Resource Enhancement and Protection - Cons
 ervation Education Program (REAP-CEP).
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211030T120000
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LOCATION:DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge 1434 316th Lane Missouri Valley\, 
 IA 51555
SUMMARY:Building Better Birders: Sunrise Guided Birding Hike
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