Join The Des Moines Izaak Walton League’s Mike Delaney Tuesday, April 30 for an Adult & Youth Nature Walk focusing on Birds in the Raccoon Watershed. Bring binoculars and put the Merlin App on your phones! Participants will walk the western wild loop of Waterworks Park. The walk will be One Hour, approximately 2 miles, or 5,000 average adult steps, meeting at 4:30 pm in the Ikes Crum Outdoor Education Center, 4343 George Flagg Pkwy, Des Moines 50321 (Park Avenue and George Flagg Pkwy, North of Jethro’s Southside). Participation is FREE and open to Adults and Children Dinner at the Ikes will be available for purchase after the walk.

• May 14, 2024: Authors Mary Christopher & Mike Rowley on their new book “Woodland Cemetery in Des Moines – A History”. Beaverdale Books will join us with copies for sale and signing!
• May 28, 2024:  Tim Malloy, Iowa Trail of The National Crappie League. History, Tips and Fish Stories!
• Saturday, June 8, 2024: Special Person’s Day, 8am to 1pm. Our annual event for the developmentally disabled at Big Creek State Park: A day of fishing and a lunch served by the Ikes.
• Saturday, June 15, 2024: CarpFEST! 9am – 11:30am at Gray’s Lake in Des Moines. A FREE Fishing Contest for the whole Family!
• Tuesday, August 6, 2024: Des Moines Izaak Walton League Annual Meeting. Presidents Report, updates and officer elections.
• August 13, 2024: The Des Moines Ikes Annual Sweet Corn Feed! All the delicious Iowa Sweet Corn you can eat, plus sides!
• September 21, 2024: The Des Moines Izaak Walton League’s Iowa Outdoor Expo!