Report fish and wildlife violations to the Turn
in Poachers (TIP)
Program by calling 1-800-532-2020. Provide as much
information as possible while
remaining annonymous. A
conservation officer will be
dispatched to investigate.
The Great
Backyard Bird
Count--Wednesday,
February 1st, at
Thorpe Park
Snowshoeing
at Thorpe
Park--Sunday,
February 12th, at
Thorpe Park
Artifact
Road Show--Sunday,
February 26th,
at TSB Bank in
Forest City
Festival
of Owls Bus
Trip--Saturday,
March 3rd, to
Houston, MN View all
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Welcome to the Winnebago County
Conservation Board, one of 99
county conservation boards in Iowa.
We are located in the rolling hills
of north-central Iowa's prairie
pothole region. Our purpose is to provide
outdoor recreational opportunities
for everyone and to protect and
conserve our natural resources. Scroll down for
the latest news and browse through
our web site often to see what we
have to offer!
Be sure to contact us if you have
any comments or questions!
Looking forward to
spring?
Consider coming along on
our bus trip to the
International Festival of
Owls!
Information is available
on our Events
page.
Notice:
We
are not going
to be able to
stock trout
this winter at
any of our
area parks.
Our local
supplier is
not able to
supply us with
fish this year
and
other
hatcheries are
too far away,
so
transportation
costs are not
affordable. We
will try to
stock them
again next
winter and we
will let you
know if we are
able to do
that. We
apologize for
not being able
to do it this
winter, but we
thank you for
your
understanding
of this
matter.
Know
someone who
needs a summer
job?
Come work for
us!
We are
looking for
responsible
people to help
out in our
county parks
this summer.
Click here
for more
information
about these
jobs.
And, if you're
interested,
download this
application
and send it
in!
We hope to
hear from you!
The
winter issue
of "The
Prairie
Country
Quarterly" is
now on-line. You can
link to it here or by clicking on the link to
the left. We hope
you enjoy it!
Now is
the time to
reserve the
Lake Catherine
Cabin for
that relaxing
spring
getaway!
We now
have a reduced
rate-- $25/weeknight,
and $40/Friday
and Saturday
nights.
The reduced
rates will be
in effect
through
4/30/12.
We
are also now
offering a
daily rate of
$25
for any groups
that might
want to
reserve the
cabin
for meetings
or small
gatherings.
So, come check
it out!
--Take
a kid camping,
fishing,
hiking, or
just
picnicking.
Help a child
discover the
wonders of
nature!
--Plant a
tree, a shrub,
or some
flowers.
--Feed
a bird.
--Pick
up some
litter.
--Recycle
something.
--Reuse
something that
you would have
thrown out.
--Turn
off a light or
a TV that
isn't being
used.
--Ride
a bike or walk
somewhere
instead of
taking a car.
--Take
a reusable
shopping bag
on your next
shopping trip.
--Replace
an
incandescent
light bulb
with a
fluorescent
one.
--Next
time you buy
something,
make sure it's
made from
recyclable
products.
--Give
your old
clothes and
household
items away
instead of
throwing them
out.
--Take
a hike and
think about
how beautiful
the Earth is.
--If
you go
camping, take
care of your
campsite.
--Don't
buy over
packaged
products.
--Hang
your clothes
outside to
dry, instead
of using a
clothes dryer.
--Compost.
--Build
a bird or bat
house and put
it up in a
good location.
--Create
a brush pile
for animals.
--Make
sure your car
is tuned up
and your tires
properly
inflated to
save gas. --Only
run full loads
of clothes or
dishes so that
you don't
waste water.
Know
someone who
needs a summer
job?
