The Clayton County Conservation Board invites you to visit and enjoy the natural resources and recreational opportunities in Clayton County.
Iowa's County Conservation Board System startd in 1955. Clayton County's Conservation Board continues to strive to meet the goals outlined in the Iowa Code (acquire, develop, maintain, and make available to the citizens of the county forests, wildlife, and other conservation areas. To promote and preserve the general welfare of the people). The Clayton County Conservation Board manages some 1000 acres.
Clayton County Conservation
29862 Osborne Road
Elkader, Iowa 52043
Ph: 563-245-1516
cccb@claytoncountyia.gov
LINKS
Visitor/Nature Center Hours
Summer schedule
April to October
8:00am-4:00pm Monday-Saturday
12:00-4:00pm Sunday
Winter Schedule
October to April
8:00am-4:00pm
Monday- Saturday
Closed on Sundays
All Parks
close at 10:30 pm |
Frenchtown Park closed
until further notice. Dig your own plants for a donation to Osborne! We still have lots of assorted perennials left in the flower beds. Irises, large and small daylilies, daisies, sedum, ground cover........ Bring your own shovel and container. Donations will be used to fund the playscape that will be built in that space.
Come any time from
8 am-4 pm, Monday through Saturday
or Noon-4 pm on Sunday Frog Party
Friday, May 24th
7 pm
Osborne Pond
Hunter Education
Classes for 2013 will be held June 17, 19, 21, 22 and
August 5, 7, 9, 10. To register for either class, go to
www.iowadnr.gov/training
or call the Osborne Office at 563-245-1516.
Ticks and lyme disease It's tick season; be sure to check when you've been out in the woods or grasslands. Follow these links for symptoms, treatment and prevention of lyme disease: www.cdc.gov/lyme www.mayoclinic.com/health/lyme-disease/DS00116 Animal Adoptions We have a red-eared slider ($40) and a great horned owl ($80) amd 3 turkeys ($80 each) available for adoption. Your adoption fee will help to feed the animals and a plaque with your name will be placed on the exhibit. Call for more information.
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Firewood Alert
Keep exotic insect pests away from Iowa trees. Bringing firewood from the states of MI (Lower Peninsula), OH, IL, WI, IN and Allamakee County, Iowa is a violation of federal law as it may harbor Emerald Ash Borer, a major pest of Iowa's native trees.
Please buy your firewood LOCALLY, BURN IT ALL before you leave and
DO NOT take it home.
Visit the Osborne Center to view our display for more information or click on one of the links below.
www.IowaTreePests.com
Iowa DNR
Iowa State Extension
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Mission of Clayton County Conservation Board
The mission of the Clayton County Conservation Board is to promote the health and general welfare of the people; and to encourage preservation, conservation, education and recreation through responsible use and appreciation of our natural resources and cultural heritage.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
The Clayton County Conservation Board does not discriminate against anyone on the basis of race, color, sex, creed, national origin, age or disability. If anyone believes he or she may have been subjected to such discrimination, he or she may file a complaint with either the Clayton County Conservation Board or the Office of Equal Opportunity, U.S. Department of Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240.
Clayton County Conservation
29862 Osborne Road
Elkader, Iowa 52043
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