Iowa Outdoors Episode Two on Iowa Public Television

The new winter episode airs Thursday, February 17 at 6:30 p.m. on statewide Iowa Public Television and will take viewers alongside a cold water paddle with some of Iowa's hard-core kayakers. You will go airborne for Iowa DNR aerial deer surveys...dog sledding on the Great Western Trail... and a profile of Emmy-award winning nature cinematographer Neil Rettig.


Iowa Outdoors, a six-part series focusing on outdoor recreation, environmental issues, conservation initiatives, and Iowa's outdoor natural resources. Iowa Outdoors is a partnership between Iowa Public Television and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The six half-hour programs will be broadcast in high-definition on Iowa Public Television.

The Iowa DNR annually publishes six issues of Iowa Outdoors magazine. Please become a Partner and invest in the Iowa Parks Foundation and receive a complementary subscription to Iowa Outdoors Magazine. 

If you can't tune in tonight, you can visit  the IPTV web site  to find streaming video of Iowa Outdoors.  Broadcast schedule for Iowa Outdoors episode two
■Thu, February 17, 2011 6:30 PM (IPTV)

■Thu, February 24, 2011 8:30 PM (IPTV)
■Sat, February 26, 2011 5:30 AM (IPTV Learns)
■Sun, February 27, 2011 12:30 PM (IPTV)
■Mon, February 28, 2011 6:30 PM (IPTV)

Midwinter Thaw - Nature Photography Workshop

Get a jumpstart on spring by attending a nature photography workshop on Feb. 20, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at Iowa Lakes Community College, in Emmetsburg.

The goal of the workshop, titled "Midwinter Thaw," is to encourage more people to get outside and become involved in nature. Topics include picking out the right camera equipment and its proper use; and marketing and selling your work.

There is a dramatic upswing in wildlife and nature viewing locally and throughout the country and photography is often the next step. There are many types of nature photography ranging from wildlife to landscapes. Close up views of a honeybee on a wild bergamot prairie flower can be just as captivating as a panoramic photo of a sunset over Lost Island Lake.

The workshop will be lead by professional photographers from northwest Iowa, including Don Poggensee, from Ida Grove, Stan Buman, from Carroll, Dan Ruf, from Spirit Lake and Bruce Morrison, from Hartley. They will offer insight into how they achieve success in nature photography.

The northwest Iowa watchable wildlife project will also be highlighted at the workshop. Currently, this project covers 13 counties and emphasizes the nearly 500 county conservation and DNR public areas throughout the region.

To learn more about the watchable wildlife project, visit the northwest Iowa watchable wildlife web site at: http://www.watchablewildlifenwia.org.

The public workshop is sponsored by Iowa Lakes Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D), Palo Alto County Conservation Board, O'Brien County Conservation Board and Clay County Conservation Board.

There is a $20 registration fee which includes lunch. Registration is required.

To register or for more information about the workshop, contact the Iowa Lakes RC&D office at 712-262-2083, the County Conservation Board Naturalists from Palo Alto County at 712-837-4866, O'Brien County at 712-295-7200, or Clay County at 712-262-2187.

Iowa Lakes Resource Conservation and Development: http://www.iowalakesrcd.org/NewsMedia.htm
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