Mines of Spain

EB Lyons Center Closed Wednesday
2018-07-04

Wildlife Summer Camps
2018-06-11 08:30 - 2018-06-15 15:30 (America/Chicago)
Register online now: https://recserv.uiowa.edu/wildlife-camps-state-parks
Advanced registration required. Camp activities will start at 8:30a.m. (supervision begins at 7:45a.m.) and ends at 3:30p.m. (supervision ends at 4:15p.m.). Wildlife Camps are for students entering 3rd-7th grade. Cost is $150 per camp. The registration deadline is two weeks before the camp starts and we must have 15 campers registered to hold camp. Registration is open! Learn how to register below. Please note that weather plays a big factor in our activities! Inclement weather may mean a change in activities.

EB Lyons Center Closed Wednesday
2018-05-30 08:00 - 17:00, 2018-05-23 08:00 - 17:00, 2018-05-16 08:00 - 17:00, 2018-05-09 08:00 - 17:00, 2018-05-02 08:00 - 17:00, 2018-04-25 08:00 - 17:00, 2018-04-18 08:00 - 17:00, 2018-04-11 08:00 - 17:00 and 1 more date

Happy Easter-First Sunday Hike
2018-04-01
First Sunday Hike for
April 1 is a self-guided hike
Happy Easter!
Trails open 4:30am-10pm

Winter Program-Biodiesel with Rudy Pruszko
2018-03-18 13:00 - 14:00
Rudy Pruszko will talk about Biodiesel, how it is made and how it differs from petroleum diesel. He will give a brief presentation about Biodiesel and answer questions. He will talk about the process used in making biodiesel and how it differs from petroleum diesel and other fuels. He is a co-author on the book “Building a Successful Biodiesel Business” and will have some books for sale at a discount and will have a book signing after the talk.

Winter Program - FLEXING OUR FRESHWATER MUSSELS!
2018-03-04 13:00 - 14:00
Join presenter Jared McGovern for this fun interactive presentation for all ages. As partners, the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium and the Genoa National Fish Hatchery have devised a way to effectively engage our students, and our community in a hopeful conservation message sprinkled with a hefty dose of realism by flexing our mussels! Join us act out the life cycle of a freshwater mussel and discover how our students and visitors are partaking in projects aimed at saving species from extinction, and how we are introducing students to the role Zoos and Aquariums play in a much larger conservation effort.

First Sunday Hike
2018-03-04 12:00 - 12:30
We will try to do a First Sunday Hike Every first Sunday of the month at a different trail each time. This will be a fairly informal gathering at the EB Lyons Center outside for a short hike at 12 noon followed by a presentation on Freshwater Mussels at the EB Lyons Center at 1pm. We will walk the John and Alice Butler trail just North of the EB Lyons Center. This is an easy trail suitable for small children and is a flat, paved trail.

EB Lyons Center Closed Wednesdays
2018-02-28, 2018-02-21, 2018-02-07 08:00 - 17:00, 2018-01-31 08:00 - 17:00, 2018-01-24 08:00 - 17:00, 2018-01-17 08:00 - 17:00
EB Lyons Center is Closed on Wednesdays. As always, please enjoy our trails daily-open 365 days a year

EB Lyons Center Closed
2018-02-22 08:00 - 17:00
EB Lyons Center closed for staff professional development

Bird Banding Winter Program
2018-02-18 13:00 - 15:00
The Mines of Spain Recreation Area will feature a program on Bird Banding with David Shealer. The program will be held on February 18 at 1:00 pm. The program will be held at the E. B. Lyons Interpretive Center located at 8991 Bellevue Heights south of Dubuque.
David Shealer is a Professor at Loras College. He will identify, weigh, measure, sex and determine their health. Assist in the capture of song birds and get a chance to hold and look at various song birds found in the area. This is a good chance to learn to identify and get familiar with birds at your feeders. Adults and children alike will enjoy this program. Hands on and up close look song birds found in our area. The feeders at the center have numerous birds coming and going all year long. Some of the birds that will be banded might include the Black Capped Chickadee, White Breasted Nuthatch, Cardinals, Downy Woodpecker, Goldfinch and Tufted Titmouse. There are over fifteen different species of songbirds utilizing the feeders during the winter.
The E. B. Lyons Interpretive Center will be open from 12:30 to 3 p.m. with the program starting at 1:00 p.m. Come early, stay late and explore the various exhibits and aquariums found throughout the center or take a hike on one of the trails that start just outside the interpretive center.
Program is free of charge and appropriate for all ages. You may want to dress for the weather if you want to join them outside for a few minutes when they catch the birds in the nets.

EB Lyons Center Closed-Happy Valentines Day
2018-02-14 08:00 - 17:00

Winter Program- Hike/Snowshoe/ski
2018-02-04 13:00 - 14:00
1pm EB Lyons Center for hike
Mines of Spain Pre-Bowl Hike, 1-2 p.m., EB Lyons Center at the Mines of Spain, 8991 BELLEVUE HTS STE B, Meet at Nature Center for a family friendly hike followed by refreshments from the Friends group. Dress for the weather and wear sturdy shoes.

Community Showcase
2018-02-02 16:00 - 18:30 | Mystique Ice Center, 1800 Admiral Sheehy Drive, Dubuque, IA, 52001, United States
4-6:30 Mystique Ice Center – Join us for this family oriented event that showcases local non-profits. Register for prizes, ice skate for free and more. Free admission and parking.

Hike postponed
2018-01-21 13:00 - 14:00
Hike postponed until February 4

Bald Eagle Watch
2018-01-20 09:00 - 16:30 | Grand River Center, 500 Bell Street, Dubuque, IA, 52001
Bald Eagle Watch – free event for all ages
Brochure: http://www.audubondubuque.org/images//BEW_2018_Brochure.pdf

Icefest@River Museum
2018-01-15 11:00 - 15:00
Icefest
National River Museum and Aquarium
January 13-15 11-3 Outdoor Activities River Museum location
Join the Friends of the Mines of Spain for a celebration of winter.
This year’s Ice Fest includes annual favorites such as IPTV Kids Club’s Dan Wardell, with his friend Clifford the Big Red Dog, snow and ice sculptures, ice harvesting, and crafts. New programs include a KWWL Winter Weather Lab, curling demonstrations, sled rides with Plumery Tails, Sundown ski demonstrations, Dubuque Regional Humane Society winter pet safety, and historical presentations from the Dubuque County Historical Society collection.
Ice Fest is included with general admission to the Museum & Aquarium, and is free for members.

EB Lyons Center Closed
2018-01-15 08:00 - 17:00
Martin Luther King Day
