Colleen Simmons
319-235-0311
Presentation at 1:00 pm.
Optional Paddle Trip to follow at approx. 3:30 pm. Launch & recover at Three Rivers Park, 1000 Adams Parkway NW, Waverly (adjacent to Waverly's Light & Power). Preregistration required, limited to 20 boats.
Critters & Wildlife Along the Cedar River Water Trail; Presentation & Optional Paddle Trip
JOIN US ON SATURDAY, JULY 13
The Cedar River Water Trail in Bremer County is home to a diverse assortment of Iowa's critters and wildlife, from birds and mammals to trees and shrubs. Dr. Jim Pease knows them all and will help you to understand both them and their relationship with the river. Paddling Iowa rivers since the age of 12, Dr. Pease is a widely known and respected wildlife and interpretive specialist who can help us find and understand the wildlife along our rivers.
There is no limit to the number of participants for the 1:00 pm presentation at the Waverly Civic Center, but there is a limit of 20 boats for the optional Cedar River paddle.
The optional paddle will follow the presentation at approximately 3:30 or 4:00 pm, launching and recovering at Three Rivers Park. Paddlers may use their own canoe/kayak/paddle/PFDs, or contact Colleen Simmons at 319-235-0311 to reserve one of the 6 canoes/paddles/PFDs provided by Iowa DNR Water Trails, first come, first-served.
Kayak equipment may also be reserved directly from CrawDaddy Outdoors in Waverly.
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF VESSELS FOR THE PADDLE IS 20. Please indicate the number of boats for you and "friends" when you register.
This event is free, but registration is required, and participation is limited to 20 boats.
See below for more background on presenter Dr. Jim Pease.
This event is cosponsored by the City of Waverly and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, with assistance from Iowa Northland Regional Council of Government (INRCOG).
Click on the link below to register.
Register Now! ONLINE REGISTRATION will be open until July 11. After that date, please contact Colleen Simmons at 319-235-0311.
PRESENTER: Dr. Jim Pease has over 3 decades of experience as a front-line interpreter, professor of interpretation, and writer and consultant on many interpretive and environmental education projects. He has taught thousands, from youth through senior citizens, in formal and non-formal settings, written dozens of publications for professionals and lay people alike, and communicated by a regular statewide radio program, TV segments, podcasts, and websites. His experience includes teaching interpretation to undergraduate and graduate students for 24 years, research on impact of interpretive and education strategies, over two decades as an Extension Wildlife Specialist, director of Iowa's NatureMappig and master Conservationist programs, and fifteen years in youth development and natural resources. He helped design and coordinate Iowa's new Master River Stewards program with Iowa Rivers Revival. Now retired from Iowa State University, he consults on a variety of projects, leads international trips, and can be heard monthly on Iowa Public Radio's "Talk of Iowa" program.
Find more information about the Cedar River Water Trail at www.cedarriverwatertrail.org.
Find more information about the City of Waverly at http://www.waverlyia.com/
Click on the link above to register.