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Big Bluestem Audubon - Ames

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Contact: Tim Garner

Meets on the third Thursday of each month from Sep. through May, at the Ames Public Library, just north of the main downtown business street. Chapter business meeting is held at 6:30 PM, followed by guest speaker or special program at 7 PM.

Cedar Rapids Audubon - Cedar Rapids

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Contact: Jim Durbin

Meetings: Prairiewoods at 120 E. Boyson Road, Hiawatha

Des Moines Audubon - Des Moines

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Contact: Jane Clark

Des Moines Audubon meetings are held the third Tuesday of the month from September through May. Meetings generally begin at 7:00 p.m. and are held at Northwest Community Center at 51st Street and Franklin Avenue.

Dubuque Audubon - Dubuque

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Iowa City Bird Club - Iowa City

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Contact: Linda Quinn

Meetings 3rd Thursday Sept - May

Loess Hills Audubon - Sioux City

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Contact: Rex Rundquist



Prairie Rapids Audubon Society - Waterloo

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Contact: Tom Schilke

Meetings: 7:00 P.M. on the 2nd Tuesday of each month September through May (except December). Mailing Address: P.O.Box 682, Waterloo, IA 50704-0682.

Quad City Audubon - Davenport (Quad Cities)

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Geographic Area: Clinton, Scott & Muscatine Counties in Iowa; Rock Island County in Illinois Meetings: 7:00 P.M. on the 2nd Thursday of each month September through May Butterworth Center, 1105 8th Street, Moline, IL

Tallgrass Prairie Audubon - Grinnell

Contact: Bob Van Ersvelde

Bob Van Ersvelde h 641-236-6600 c 641-990-0626 Russ Tabbert 641-236-7309. Also includes Marshalltown

Upper Iowa Audubon - Decorah

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Contact: Bruce Ventura



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