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@alpinecom.net

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

 

Motor Mill Bridge

Final Plans for the Motor Mill Bridge are being reviewed!

 

Minnowa Construction

 from Harmony, MN was hired as the bridge contractor.

Work will begin in early fall,

finishing by November.

 

Check out Tim's update on Conservation Magazine on our Facebook page.

 (Link to the right)

  

Motor Mill Foundation members are currently raising matching funds to replace the Motor Mill Bridge.  The new bridge will look the same as the 1895 iron bridge, raised by 4 feet, and will be open to vehicle traffic. Projected completion is the fall of 2012.
Check out the plans!

Grants have been secured from:
FEMA $432,427, REAP $463,000,

UMGC $20,000 and

Iowa Great Places $33,000. 
Total amount of grant

 funds secured: $948,427.

An additional $94,000 in matching funds is still needed; your donation would help take us over the river!!

More information about the Capital Fund Campaign is available here.

Donations to the Motor Mill Foundation, a 501c3 organization or the Clayton County Conservation Board are 100% tax deductible.

UPCOMING PROGRAMS

See events page for more details.

 

Civil WarEncampment

Saturday & Sunday, May 19th & 20th

Motor Mill Historic Site

 

Frog Party

Friday, May 25th; 7 pm

Osborne Pond

 

Kids' Fishing Clinic/Derby

Saturday, June 2nd

Backbone State Park

 

Beginner's Kayak Clinic

Saturday, June 9th; 9 am

Osborne Pond, then Turkey River

Registration Required. Fee: $40

 

Older Wiser Livelier Souls O.W.L.S.

Gardens Tour
Thursday, June 21st
Reservations Required
Fee: $2; Optional Lunch: $6

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2012 Photo Contest

Five categories: Heritage, Wildlife, Landscape, Plants & People in Nature
Entry Fee of $5 per photo
Maximum of 5 photos per person
Submit 8x10 developed photos taken in NE Iowa (Allamakee, Clayton, Dubuque, Fayette or Winneshiek Counties)
Deadline is September 30th.

  Grand Prize winner will receive $100 prize; four photos will receive $35 gift certificate to the Iowa Room.

Winners announced Heritage Days 2012.

Grand Prize Photo will be auctioned off during the 2012 Heritage Days Auction

 

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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

Gardens at Osborne

We have a few gardens available for adoption this year. They need someone to give them extra attention - clean them up and keep them free from weeds, plant annuals to complement the perennials that have already been planted. And anything else a garden might need! Call or stop by for more information.