National & Iowa Chapter SCI Membership Online Application:
Step 1 & Step 2
Join both national SCI and the Iowa chapter in just 4 steps.
Members of national SCI wishing to join the Iowa Chapter, click here
Current Lifetime Members of national SCI wanting to upgrade to Iowa Chapter Lifetime Membership, click here
This AWLS program is headquartered at the Springbrook Conservation Education Center, located an hour NW of Des Moines, in Springbrook State Park. The diverse habitats and activities available at the facility make it an ideal location for the program. The agenda is designed for educators of all types to experience the outdoors and take these experiences back to their students.
The 5-day program changes each year, but includes orienteering, shooting of all types, wildlife calling, turtle trapping, fishing (lake, stream and pond), canoeing, camping, fish shocking, bird banding, rock climbing, fly tying and archery. Participants may also study aquatic life, reptiles and amphibians, biotechnology, stream table use, Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and visits to Rieman Gardens and the Izaac Walton League in Ames.
Three graduate credits are available through Drake University.
Over 2,000 students have attended one of these recognized programs established for the purpose of introducing young people into hunting, many for the first time.
