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Hitchcock Nature Center

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27792 Ski Hill Loop
Honey Creek, Iowa 51542 Get Directions

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  • Family Wild Edible Walk

    Hitchcock Nature Center 27792 Ski Hill Loop, Honey Creek, Iowa

    Family Wild Edible Walk is Sept. 19 at Hitchcock Nature Center. Learn all about the importance of proper plant identification and the dangers associated with foraging and how to avoid them.

    $5

  • Perseids Night Sky Event

    Hitchcock Nature Center 27792 Ski Hill Loop, Honey Creek, Iowa

    Take in the beauty of the annual Perseid Meteor Shower and explore the wonders to be found in the night sky at Crescent Hill at Hitchcock. The park stays open on Aug. 14 until midnight so visitors can view the night sky away from city lights. Please note: The park will stay open until midnight,...

    $5

  • Family Wild Edible Walk

    Hitchcock Nature Center 27792 Ski Hill Loop, Honey Creek, Iowa

    Learn more about identifying wild edible plants and help your child build confidence in the natural world. During the walk, you'll examine some of the dangers associated with foraging and how to avoid them. Your guide will talk about ethical harvest, how to be a good member of the natural community, ways these plants can...

    $5

  • Halloween Witchy Woods Walk

    Hitchcock Nature Center 27792 Ski Hill Loop, Honey Creek, Iowa

    You'll see the changing forest in a whole new light after this Halloween hike. Take part and examine how folklore can deepen your relationship with the forest and prairie. Learn about the plant, animal, and mineral communities of the Loess Hills and their significance in the seasonal folklore associated with Halloween. If time allows, hikers will return to...

    $10

  • Family Learn Birding

    Hitchcock Nature Center 27792 Ski Hill Loop, Honey Creek, Iowa

    Join a naturalist and learn all about birds along with helpful bird spotting techniques and tips for easy bird identification at Hitchcock Nature Center. A portion of the program will take place outdoors and includes an easy hike. Bring binoculars or borrow some of the nature center's. No prior experience necessary. The event starts at...

    $5

  • Breakfast With The Birds

    Hitchcock Nature Center 27792 Ski Hill Loop, Honey Creek, Iowa

    Breakfast With The Birds is an indoor presentation by birder Nic Salick. Enjoy an assortment of breakfast items while learning about the species that call Iowa home, get tips and tricks to improve your own bird identification skills, and see who's visiting the feeders from your indoor vantage point at the beautiful Loess Hills Lodge.  ...

    $15

  • Meander & Gander: Simplicity & Turning Inward

    Hitchcock Nature Center 27792 Ski Hill Loop, Honey Creek, Iowa

    The winter program of Meander & Gander is Simplicity & Turning Inward, present by Lindsay Knieper, a longtime student and teacher of movement and mindfulness practices. Each Meander & Gander program will take place outdoors, be seasonally focused, and include a moderate hike, guided meditation, breathwork, and time for reflection. No prior is experience necessary. Participants need to...

    $15

  • Annual Winter Solstice Night Hike

    Hitchcock Nature Center 27792 Ski Hill Loop, Honey Creek, Iowa

    Hitchcock Nature Center's Annual Winter Solstice Night Hike is open to all ages 5+ (due to terrain). The hike along Fox Run Ridge celebrates the longest night and the return of the Sun. At the cliff's edge, there will be a small celebratory ceremony to welcome in the new year. The event is free with a...

  • Witchy Woods Walk

    Hitchcock Nature Center 27792 Ski Hill Loop, Honey Creek, Iowa

    The Fifth Annual Witchy Woods Walk is Oct. 26 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at Hitchcock Nature Center. Examine how folklore can deepen your relationship with the forest and prairie; learn about the plant, animal, and mineral communities of the Loess Hills and their significance in the seasonal folklore associated with Halloween; and if time...

    $10

  • Perseids Night Sky Event

    Hitchcock Nature Center 27792 Ski Hill Loop, Honey Creek, Iowa

    The all-ages Perseids Night Sky Event will be Aug. 10. The Omaha Astronomical Society will be present with telescopes to help you get a close-up look at celestial bodies. Guests are encouraged to bring chairs, blankets, binoculars and telescopes. Included with park entry fee which is $5 per vehicle (cash or check) or Pottawattamie Conservation Foundation membership....

  • Family Wild Edible Walk

    Hitchcock Nature Center 27792 Ski Hill Loop, Honey Creek, Iowa

    Parents, are you interested in learning more about wild edible plants? Would you like to help your child build confidence in the natural world? Have you always been interested in wild foods, but don't know where to start? If so, then come see what delicious delicacies the late spring forest has to offer.  As participants...

  • Homeschool In The Hills

    Homeschool In The Hills
    Hitchcock Nature Center 27792 Ski Hill Loop, Honey Creek, Iowa

    Homeschool In The Hills programs are delivered in a small-group, mostly outdoor guided format and are designed for elementary students in kindergarten through early high school. Students 10 years of age and under must be accompanied by an adult. An option for unaccompanied students age 11 and older will be offered. There's an AM session...