Iowa Project AWARE is an annual volunteer river cleanup event, to be held this year along the Turkey River in northeast Iowa. As part of the event, they host afternoon and evening educational programs that are free open to the public. For a full slate of programs, please visit their website.

These programs are typically held in the Project AWARE camping area. Watch for signs as you arrive at the park! Anyone attending these programs should bring a lawn chair and any other afternoon/evening supplies you might need to sit outdoors (sunscreen, bug spray, weather appropriate attire).

On Monday, July 13 at 7:30pm, Kathy Gourley will present Fort Atkinson State Preserve: An 1840s Military Post in the Vicinity of the Turkey River at Gouldsburg County Park in Hawkeye.

Talk Description: This program will provide a brief history of the Fort and describe recent work to preserve this significant historical and archaeological site.

Bio: Kathy Gourley is an archaeologist from central Iowa. She spent most of her career at the Des Moines branch of the State Historical Society. Her main research interest focuses on Iowa’s Territorial Period and the forced movements of Native American Tribes.