BUS TOUR - MyCountyParks.com
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BUS TOUR - MyCountyParks.com
Registration Form March 29, Tuesday Your fee includes motorcoach transportation, professional guides, blind fees, museum Please Check One Single Occupancy Fee $495.00 Double Occupancy Fee $410.00 Triple Occupancy Fee $380.00 Quad Occupancy Fee $375.00 Please Circle Bus Pick-up Waterloo Independence Hiawatha Name (s) ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Address ___________________________________ City ___________________ Zip ________ Phone _____________________________ Email ______________________________ Please send this registration form with your check (payable to “Butler’s Travel Service”) to Linn County Conservation 10260 Morris Hills Road, Toddville, IA 52341 Please either send a $100 deposit/person or the full fee. Final payments due by Feb 29th. TENTATIVE SCHEDULE Prices are Per Person 6:30am 7:30 am 11:30am 1:00pm 2:30pm 6:00pm Pick up in Independence Pick up in Hiawatha Lunch Stop in Council Bluffs Durham Museum Load Bus to Kearney Arrive at hotel in Kearney, supper your own March 30, Wednesday 5:30 am 8:30am 10:30am 2:00pm 3:30pm 5:30pm Bus leaves for Audubon Sanctuary Return to motel, breakfast Museums, Lunch Drive to Burwell Arrive at Burwell motel Load Bus for Supper in Burwell March 31, Thursday 6:30am Load Bus for Outfitters 7:30am Load outfitters bus to blinds 8:30am Hot breakfast/program 10:00am Stop at motel and pack up 1:30pm Stop in Sioux City for Lunch Surprise stop 6:30pm Return to Independence 7:30pm Return to Hiawatha Deadline to register is Feb 29th 2016 SANDHILL CRANE & PRAIRIE CHICKEN BUS TOUR “We have come here, black electrical tape over the flashes of our cameras and binoculars in hand, to see the sandhill cranes, one of the world’s oldest birds and a species that makes one of the world’s most impressive migrations. Every year between mid-February and early April, thousands upon thousands of sandhill cranes, around 80% of the world’s total population, make their way to this small stretch of the Platte River in south central Nebraska. Historically, the Platte ‘was a mile wide and an inch deep,’ which makes it the perfect site for the cranes to rest and eat during their annual migration. But a wide and shallow river isn’t ideal for farming and development. Over 150 miles of river channel have been lost, and only about 4.5 miles of the river lie within the protective boundaries of the sanctuary.” from Great Migrations: Sandhill Cranes at Rowe Sanctuary in Nebraska by Kristin Conard CONTACT Linn County Conservation Ph: 319-892-6485 www.LinnCountyParks.com CONTACT Buchanan County Conservation Ph: 319-334-3436 www.BuchananCountyParks.com BURWELL, NEBRASKA Calamus Outfitters Calamus Outfitters is a family-owned recreation business run by Bruce and Sue Ann Switzer. The Switzer’s ranch is located in the sandhills of north central Nebraska, near the Calamus Reservoir. Audubon Nebraska recognizes this ranch as an Important Bird Area within the Greater Gracie Creek Landscape. With years of experience watching, observing and learning the mating habits of the prairie chickens, the Switzers are well-informed about prairie chicken lek locations. Late March and early April are the best times to see the male booming sites. Sandhill Cranes KEARNEY, NEBRASKA Iain Nicolson Audubon Center & The Rowe Santuary Set along the Platte River, the Iain Nicolson Audubon Center at the Rowe Santuary offers guided trips to view the world’s largest concentration of sandhill cranes. Over 500,000 sandhill cranes (along with hundreds of thousands of ducks and geese) converge on the Platte during March and April. This area is recognized as a Global Important Bird Area. People come from all over the world to witness this great migration. The 1300 -acre Rowe Sanctuary hosts an estimated 70,000 cranes each night during the migration as well as an occasional group of whooping cranes. Union Station is the home for the Durham Museum. Beautiful architecture blends with memories the history of the region and offers a broad-range of traveling exhibits to science, industry and more. A special exhibit during our visit will be This May Hurt a Bit: Medicine in Old Omaha. Step back in time and visit Union Station’s original Soda Fountain! Enjoy an old fashioned phosphate made or hand-scooped ice cream soda. MUSEUM OF NEBRASKA ART Housed in a 1911 Neoclassical building and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Museum of Nebraska Art permanent collection numbers nearly 6,000 works by artists of regional, national, and international acclaim. It is the only museum exclusively dedicated to telling the story of Nebraska through the art of Nebraska and by extension the story of America. THE ARCHWAY MUSEUM Spanning 310 feet over Interstate 80 near Kearney, Nebraska, The Archway presents 170 years of transportation history through detailed displays and harrowing stories you’ll hear as you walk over one of America’s busiest interstate highways. Along the Way At night, they roost along the river on sandbars and in the water itself, up to depths of 6 to 8 inches or so. The water acts as an alarm, warning them if predators are on the way. Prairie Chicken Lek THE DURHAM MUSEUM