Address / locations
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12130 NW 128th St Granger, IA 50109
Granger, IA
Business Hours
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monday
10:00am-4:00pm
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tuesday
10:00am-4:00pm
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wednesday
10:00am-4:00pm
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thrusday
10:00am-4:00pm
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friday
10:00am-4:00pm
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saturday
10:00am-4:00pm
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sunday
closed
About Jester Park Nature Center
Specialties: One of Iowa's leading nature centers, the Jester Park Nature Center is a gateway to experience Iowa's natural environment. As a place where education and tourism intersect, this facility provides exceptional value to this region. Serving as the welcome center, portal to Polk County's family of parks, and Jester Park's new front porch, tourists, students, educators, families, and o...
Specialties: One of Iowa's leading nature centers, the Jester Park Nature Center is a gateway to experience Iowa's natural environment. As a place where education and tourism intersect, this facility provides exceptional value to this region. Serving as the welcome center, portal to Polk County's family of parks, and Jester Park's new front porch, tourists, students, educators, families, and others connect through the nature center to the natural playscape and bison/elk exhibit, restored woodlands, Saylorville Lake, and a network of natural trails that will immerse people back into nature. Established in 2018. A nature center in Polk County had been a dream for decades by a long lineage of passionate County Conservation Board members and staff. Having a dedicated space that focuses on environmental education and outdoor recreation in our growing region has been greatly needed for quite some time.
The turning point that gave optimism to the reality of a nature center came in 2012 with the passing of the Polk County Water and Land Legacy bond referendum. One of the key signature projects accompanying this referendum was the Jester Park Nature Center. Half of the funding for the center was allocated through the bond and the other half needed to be raised through additional public and private fundraising. This process began in 2014 and ended in 2016 with the help of a dedicated team of community volunteers known as our Campaign Leadership Team. We were inspired and humbled by the generosity of the many individuals, families, organizations, and businesses that supported this project.
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