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Sep 13
1 min

The Inn At Motor Mill

Hidden in the Turkey River valley, the Motor Mill Historic Site is a peaceful natural area that features a six-story limestone flouring...

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Kenny Slocum

Sep 1
8 min

The Worth of Weeds

Like a lot of plant nerds, I first became interested in plants for their edibility. My very first public program for the Clayton County...

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Clayton County Conservation

Aug 25
1 min

New Coyote Has A Name

Congratulations to our coyote coloring contest winner, 9 year old Julia Kirsch. Julia chose the name Step, short for Steppenwolf, which...

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Clayton County Conservation

Aug 25
1 min

Volunteers install new bridge

Thank you to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Grant funds and the Clayton County Archery Club vision and labor this bridge was able to...

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KAGPAI 2023: Kenny's Annual Great Prairiestomp Across Iowa

Kenny Slocum

Jul 31
8 min

KAGPAI 2023: Kenny's Annual Great Prairiestomp Across Iowa

RAGBRAI celebrated it's 50th ride this year, and once more I got to enjoy just a snippet of the mayhem when I shuttled some friends to...

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Clayton County Conservation

Jul 2
0 min

Milling Around Summer '23 Newsletter

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Clayton County Conservation

Jun 23
0 min

Grand Opening of the Inn at Motor

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Clayton County Conservation

Jun 1
7 min

The Naturalist In Your Pocket

“Disconnect!” “Unplug!” “Leave your phone at home!” The war cries of the modern naturalist. Understandably so. Brains, like phones,...

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Kenny Slocum

May 2
5 min

Fires & Floods

Ahhhh, April. Is there any more schizoid month on the calendar in our fair state? We started the month with slightly above average temps,...

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Kenny Slocum

Apr 5
6 min

The Other CWD

This winter we've had a number of projects going on necessitating the removal of lots and lots of trees and shrubs, both big and small....

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