Friends of Fontana Park

06/07/2026

06/05/2026

The Iowa Wildlife Federation promotes the national program, which helps people certify their yards and other outdoor spaces as healthy habitats for local wildlife.

05/28/2026

It's always great to see people out enjoying and learning about one of the best rivers in Iowa - the Wapsipinicon! Friends of Fontana Park donated to the purchase of the kayaks and trailers used during these naturalist- led outings. You can contribute by donating to and supporting Friends of Fontana Park.

Donations can be mailed to: Friends of Fontana Park, 1883 125th St., Hazleton, IA 50641; or you can donate online using Paypal at https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4VV9V7ZWYHW6S&fbclid=IwY2xjawSFsOhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEec_dl5EaBJwzhN9YnrDEOQYghU5IhoTR-1JIQ855JZMZxEWAzIm_wadQ5ngM_aem_DPE9tWTxRUETtAeG49BJlA

05/16/2026

Friends of Fontana Park raises funds for programs such as this. Donations to FFP helped provide GPS units for orienteering programs as one of a multitude of FFP projects.

You can get involved by donating to Friends of Fontana Park, or by joining our fundraising team. Send us a message for more information.

05/14/2026

Star-flowered Lily of the Valley (flower is middle left), Phlox and a hiding May Apple. What native flowers have you found?

05/06/2026

Another example of “If you build it, they will come”…. 22 American Golden-Plovers in breeding plumage showed up at a new private wetland developed in conjunction with the Iowa Dept. of Agriculture & Land stewardship and the local soil & water conservation district. Wetlands are filters that help clean our water and provide homes for many animals. These Plovers love short grass and they were using the corn field next to the wetland that had an emerging cover crop.

05/03/2026

This is a Bald Eagle nest in the area that is monitored by a volunteer for the DNR. It has 3 young eaglets!
Eagles have made the long recovery road back from near extinction in Iowa. They now need new places to nest, so consider leaving those tall trees in your waterways. Wouldn’t it be exciting to host a family of these majestic birds on your land? Last year the DNR monitored 549 nests and 309 eaglets successfully fledged! This video was taken through a long distance spotting scope, so as to not disturb them. Fontana will hopefully be getting a new eagle soon, so consider donating to Friends of Fontana to support our donation for an updated raptor cage. We have Pay Pal and Venmo. Links are in the comments.

05/02/2026

Come and check out the plant sale this morning at Fontana and talk to us at the Friends of Fontana table. We are looking for more board members. Plant sale goes until noon.

04/20/2026

Beautiful Bluebells!