Art & Nature series begins
kiley : January 16, 2015 8:41 am : Administrative, Environmental Education, Events and Activities, General Information, Our Parks and Places
Earth without art is just eh.
Dickinson County Conservation environmental education coordinator Karess Knudtson certainly thinks so. An artist herself, Knudtson sees the profound impact when people realize the connection between art and nature.
The conservation board is hoping to educate people on this connection through a new series called Art & ...
Tubing hill not open yet!
kiley : January 8, 2015 12:35 pm : Administrative, General Information, Our Parks and PlacesThe tubing hill at the Horseshoe Bend Winter Sports Area in Milford will not be open this weekend.
Due to the dry snow variety, the high winds have blown the snow off the hill and there is not enough to run the tubing lift system. We are sorry for the inconvenience ...
Anita “Katie” Plucker exhibits opens
kiley : January 2, 2015 3:25 pm : Environmental Education, Events and Activities, General Information, Our Parks and Places, Uncategorized
Kayaking helps artist Anita “Katie” Plucker get close to nature.
“It gives me a chance to get really close up,” she said. “I can see things in my kayak a lot better than I can from a regular boat or from the shoreline.”
You can see how inspired Plucker is by nature ...
National Radon Action Month program postponed
kiley : January 2, 2015 1:57 pm : Environmental Education, Events and Activities, General Information, Our Parks and Placeswww.epa.gov/radon/nram/banners/RAM_2_high_winter.jpg
Do you think you don’t have to worry about lung cancer since you don’t smoke?
Think again.
Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer deaths among nonsmokers in the United States, killing about 21,000 Americans each year. January is National Radon Action Month, and the Dickinson County Conservation Board is encouraging ...
Volunteer Appreciation Day Jan. 5
kiley : December 31, 2014 9:05 am : Events and Activities, General Information, Our Parks and Places, Volunteers
Winter Geocaching at Horseshoe Bend Dec. 31
kiley : December 12, 2014 9:02 am : Environmental Education, Events and Activities, General Information, Our Parks and Places
“Just because the temperatures have dropped and it’s snowing doesn’t mean we have to put the GPS units away,” said environmental education coordinator Karess Knudtson.
So get out your smartphone or register to borrow one of the conservation board’s GPS units and go geocaching 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31, at Horseshoe ...
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