Learn more about four-season development options at Mt. Crescent Ski Area and share your thoughts with Pottawattamie County Conservation.
9/26/2023
Kylie Jacott, Promotions & Outreach Coordinator
Mt. Crescent Ski Area, News
The new pavilion project at Hitchcock Nature Center showcases public-private partnerships.
8/9/2023
Jeff Franco, Deputy Director
Learn how to help your little one engage with the outdoors with our monthly Little Tike Hike tips.
8/2/2023
Kylie Jacott, Promotions & Outreach Coordinator
Environmental Education, Family Fun, Hiking, Summer
Pottawattamie County Conservation is celebrating what it called “an incredibly successful” first year of operating Mt. Crescent Ski Area.
7/18/2023
Craig Carlsen, Public Relations Manager, Pottawattamie County
Conservation
Join us as we shine a light on Pottawattamie Conservation volunteers to thank them for their time and talents and recognize the difference they make in our community. Our volunteers ROCK!
7/13/2023
Westy Nelson, Pottawattamie Conservation Volunteer
Conservation, Hitchcock Nature Center, Volunteering
Learn how to help your little one engage with the outdoors with our monthly Little Tike Hike tips.
7/11/2023
Kylie Jacott, Promotions & Outreach Coordinator
Environmental Education, Family Fun, Hiking, Summer
Learn a little more about the fun and feisty sunfish from our summer Environmental Education Intern, Joseph.
7/5/2023
Environmental Education Intern, Joseph Goltl
Conservation, Environmental Education, Native Animals
For many of us, this time of year is for family vacations, poolside hangouts, backyard fun, and Fourth of July celebrations. For our Natural Areas Management team and interns, it marks the season for battling some of our area’s toughest invasive species.
6/29/2023
Kylie Jacott, Promotions & Outreach Coordinator
Conservation, Land Management, Summer
6/27/2023
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Conservation, Environmental Education
Learn how to help your little one engage with the outdoors with our monthly Little Tike Hike tips.
6/12/2023
Kylie Jacott, Promotions & Outreach Coordinator
Environmental Education, Family Fun, Hiking, Native Animals, Native Plants, Summer
Tap into your adventurous side this summer and get away from it all by booking a backcountry campsite in Iowa’s beautiful Loess Hills.
6/7/2023
Kylie Jacott, Promotions & Outreach Coordinator
Hiking, Hitchcock Nature Center, Summer
Join us as we shine a light on Pottawattamie Conservation volunteers to thank them for their time and talents and recognize the difference they make in our community. Our volunteers ROCK!
6/5/2023
Dana Kruse, Volunteer & Facilities Coordinator
Conservation, Land Management, Volunteering
Learn how barn swallows construct their hearty mud nests and why they sparked the beginning of federal bird protections and conservation efforts in the U.S.
6/1/2023
Kylie Jacott, Promotions & Outreach Coordinator
Bird Watching, Conservation, Narrows River Park, Spring
We were so happy to host local Treynor educator Randi last summer for a teacher externship sponsored by STEM Iowa. Learn more about her experience:
5/24/2023
Randi Endriss, Talented and Gifted Instructor with Treynor Community School District
Conservation, Environmental Education, Land Management, Summer
Join us as we shine a light on Pottawattamie Conservation volunteers to thank them for their time and talents and recognize the difference they make in our community. Our volunteers ROCK!
5/11/2023
Dana Kruse, Volunteer & Facilities Coordinator
Botna Bend Park, Environmental Education, Hitchcock Nature Center, Volunteering
Deer and other wildlife poop at your county parks and habitat areas, but your dog shouldn't. Here's why!
5/7/2023
Kylie Jacott, Promotions & Outreach Coordinator
Conservation, Environmental Education, Health
Get a full year of free access to all Pottawattamie County parks.
Become a member of the Pottawattamie Conservation Foundation