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Human Sciences

This guide is a comprehensive reference to the basic ecology and identification of Iowa's wild mammals. The 134 page booklet contains full species account for 57 species found in Iowa today, and supplemental material about extirpated or rare species, living alongside mammals and scaled comparisons highlighting the wide variety of shapes and sizes of Iowa's mammals.

SAVE THE DATE

July 13-17

Facebook Event

The Dallas County Seed Library is a place to get small amounts of seed in packets for free. Available to anyone in Dallas County.

View the list of seeds https://bit.ly/seedslist

Donate your extra seeds to the Dallas County Seed Library at any of these locations or consider leaving a monetary contribution to keep the seed library going for years to come.

For questions contact our Master Gardener Coordinator, Megan Will at [email protected]

Who are Master Gardeners volunteers? They are passionate about serving their communities and sharing gardening best practices. Master Gardener volunteers are individuals who have completed the Master Gardener training and share their time and expertise as volunteers in community gardens, city beautification projects, and farmers' markets, to name a few projects.

Updates about New Building!

We are all moved in! Many of our offices are organized but we are still organizing storage rooms. Iowa State University Transportation delivered and installed our sign and vinyl. Our cubicles were delivered and installed on May 4th. This will give a workspace for Megan Will our Master Gardener Coordinator, State Specialists, and Summer Interns a place to work.

We look forward to sharing our new building with you during our Open House and Ribbon Cutting!

Open House & Ribbon Cutting

July 14, 2022

4:00-6:00 pm

Dallas County Extension

28061 Fairground Rd.

Adel, IA 50003

Remote Work Certificate Course

Are you interested in a career that allows you to work from home? Equip yourself with the tools and skills needed to transition from on-site work into a virtual career or freelance work. Intended audience: Adults interested in transitioning to remote employment Format: Approximately 30 hours online, including nine self-paced modules and four interactive workshops Certification: Remote Work Certificate Cost: $249 Is remote work right for you?

ServSafe® Certified Food Protection Manager Course

Legislative change in the Iowa Code began on January 1, 2014. Food establishments are required to have a Certified Food Protection Manager (CFPM). Food safety education is a priority to reduce foodborne illness outbreaks, which can lead to severe illness and even death.

FREE EVENT!

Thursdays, Jul. 7, 14, 21, 28

2:00-2:30 PM on Zoom

Parents/Caregivers - join us ONLINE to learn new ideas and activities to make reading FUN for you and your child at home.

After each session, families who participate will receive a free book.

To register contacting Michelle Schott at

[email protected] | 515-664-8272

EVENTO GRATIS!

jueves, 7,14,21 y 28 de julio

5:30-6:00 p.m. En Zoom

Padres / cuidadores: únase a nosotros EN LÍNEA para aprender nuevas ideas y actividades para hacer que la lectura sea DIVERTIDA para usted y su hijo en casa.

Después de cada sesión, las familias que participen recibirán un libro gratis. Ver más en https://www.extension.iastate.edu/dallas/our-bookshelf

El programa está disponible para familias que viven en los condados de Polk, Dallas, Crawford y Audubon.

Inscríbase ahora!

Contacte a Rosa por texto 515-490-2298 o [email protected]

Ag and Natural Resources Upcoming Events

June 11 – Roller Crimper and Soil Health Field Day, Holland, IA (Grundy Co). 11:30 – 2:30 p.m., with lunch included. RSVP to Practical Farmers of Iowa at www.practicalfarmers.org/field-days/ or 515-232-5661.

June 14 – In-Season Manure Application Field Day, ISU Dairy Farm. 11:30 – ~2 p.m., with lunch included. https://www.extension.iastate.edu/news/dairy-farm-host-season-manure-application-field-day. RSVP by June 10.

June 16 – Northern Research Farm Field Day, Kanawha. 9:30 – 1 p.m., with lunch, included. More information: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/news/north-central-iowa-research-farm-hold-june-field-day.

June 18 – SouthFork Watershed Alliance Field Day, Hardin County. Focus on bioreactors for field day. More information: http://www.southforkwatershed.org/event-details/bioreactor-field-day.

June 23 – Herbicide Management Field Day at Northern Research Farm, Kanawha. 1-3 p.m. More information: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/news/field-days-highlight-herbicide-management.

June 28 - Herbicide Management Field Day south of McCallsburg (Story Co). 1-3 p.m. More information is linked above as it is a sister event to the June 23 date.

July 6 – Corn Rootworm Management Field Day, Field Extension Education Lab (near Boone). 9:30 – 12 p.m., with lunch, included.

July 6 – Soil Health & Grazing Field Day, near Traer. 1-3 p.m., lunch begins at 12:30 p.m. More information: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/news/soil-health-and-grazing-field-days-be-held-northeast-iowa.

July 12 – Corn Rootworm Management Field Day, Northern Research Farm, Kanawha. 5:30 – 7 p.m. More information coming soon.

July 13 – Horse Pasture Management Workshop, Indianola. 9:30 – 12 p.m. More information: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/news/horse-pasture-management-workshop-be-offered-indianola.

July 14 – ISU Weed Science Field Day, Curtiss Farm, Ames. 9 – 12 p.m., with lunch included. More information: https://crops.extension.iastate.edu/blog/prashant-jha-ramawatar-yadav/2022-isu-weed-science-field-day-july-14. RSVP by June 30 for lunch.

August 12 – Iowa State Fair Weed ID Contest, outside the John Deere Ag Building, 9 – 11:30 a.m. More information coming soon.

August 23 – Soil Fertility Workshop, Marshalltown, 9 – 12:00 p.m. More information coming soon.

August 30-Sept 1 – Farm Progress Show near Boone. More information coming soon.

What makes a great babysitter? Learn all about it at our Babysitter Clinic for grades entering 6-8th. This is a six-hour class.

Topics covered in the clinic include:

Child behavior and development
Nutrition
Entertaining children with age-appropriate activities
Basic first aid and safety
The business of babysitting
Participants will receive a certificate upon completion of the clinic as well as a babysitting binder and basic first aid kit!

Join 4-H

Clover Kids is a fun 4-H program specifically designed for children in kindergarten through third grade. The overall purpose of the Iowa 4-H Clover Kids program is to foster the development of life skills that are essential for the cognitive, social, emotional, and physical maturation of kindergarten through third graders by providing a unique, age-appropriate educational opportunity.

4-H is a program designed for youth in fourth through twelfth grade. 4-H youth programs provide opportunities for youth to develop skills they can use throughout their life. Iowa 4-H builds upon a century of experience as it fosters positive youth development that is based on the needs and strengths of youth, their families, and communities.

Learn more about 4-H

Clover Kids Coordinator

Kali Downs

[email protected]

515-993-4281

Clover Kids

County Youth Coordinator (4-H)

Elizabeth Emley

[email protected]

515-993-4281