2023 Iowa Beyond BOW -
Women, Wine & Water

Important Registration Information - Please Read

Join us for a wonderful weekend on the water in Shelby County! The workshop will start at 6:30pm on Friday, August 25th, please make sure to eat dinner before registration. 

We hope you'll join us for the full weekend, but if you're only able to join for a day, we've created registration options for all. Full registration includes instruction in all sessions, program materials, use of demonstration equipment, and breakfast and lunch on Saturday and Sunday. The workshop is being held at Shelby County Conservation Nishna Bend Recreation Area and Prairie Rose State Park in Harlan, IA.

Full weekend registration - $120
Friday & Saturday - Crafts and Kayaking trip - $100
Saturday only - Kayaking trip - $75
Sunday only - Forest Bathing - $50

Lodging is on your own and is available at the following locations:

• Settle Inn in Harlan - 712-755-2930
• Cobblestone Inn in Avoca - 712-307-6006
• Cabin, RV or camping reservations at Prairie Rose State Park
• Free primitive tent camping available at Nishna Bend Recreation Area - behind the Nature Center. Contact Christina for more information - croelofs@shco.org.

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Tentative Agenda

Friday, August 25 to Sunday, August 27

Friday, August 25

6:30 to 7:30 pm - Kayaking practice on the east side of Prairie Rose Lake
7:30 pm – Load up kayaks and head to Nishna Bend
8:00 pm - late - Bonfire and wine sharing at Nishna Bend

Saturday, August 26

7:00 to 7:45 am – Breakfast in the Nature Center
7:45 to 8:15 am – Pack lunch/snacks for river
8:30 am – on bus to go to Reinig River Access
9/9:30 am – get on Nishnabotna River
2:00 pm-ish – Arrive at Nishna Bend
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm – Down time, clean up
3:30 – 4:30pm – Mandala craft
4:45pm – Meet at the nature center to head to town to eat
7:00 - 8:00 – Tour
9:00 pm - late - Campfire 

Sunday, August 27

7:30 am – Breakfast at the nature center
8:30 am – Carpool to Prairie Rose to hike and forest bathing
10:45 am – Head back to Nishna Bend
11:00 am – Start on Gourmet Sandwich Maker recipes for lunch
12/12:30 pm – Lunch
1:30 pm – Head home

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Kayaking
The majority of Saturday will be spent kayaking from Reinig River Access northeast of Harlan and end at Nishna Bend Recreation Area in Shelby County on the Nishnabotna River. Nobody knows for sure what Nishnabotna means for certain but it does have something to do with canoeing (paddling). We will stop for lunch and breaks on sandbars to look for bison bones and other treasures. Before we head out on the river we will talk about what to look for to keep us safe and making paddling easier on the river. **Please note, if the water level is too low, the kayaking adventure will take place on Prairie Rose Lake.

Saturday Evening
Plans are still being developed and registrants will be notified as soon as plans are solidified.

Forest Bathing
Sunday morning we will experience Forest Bathing. 

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Registration is complete upon receipt of your registration, payment and your medical form. Participants are encouraged to complete registration online. If you are unable to do so, please contact Christina Roelfs at 712-579-1801 or croelofs@shco.org for assistance. A t-shirt will be provided to those who register for the full weekend or the Friday-Saturday registration option.

Please note, there is a 12 person minimum. If 12 people are not registered by August 3, 2023, the event will be cancelled and full refunds provided.

Cancellation deadline is August 11, 2023. Cancellations on or before August 11, 2023 will receive refund minus $25 processing fee. Registrants who do not attend and who do not cancel by August 11, 2022 will be assessed the full program fee. You may send a substitute in your place.

Participants understand that photographs may be taken during the session and may be used in future promotion of the program.