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Oct 29, 2021
8 min

"When's The Best Time To Burn?"

A few years ago, I had the pleasure of attending a talk from Drake University professor and consummate prairie enthusiast Tom Rosburg on...

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Sep 23, 2021
1 min

Osborne Oracle Fall 2021

Catch up on what is happening at Clayton County Conservation in our newest newsletter.

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Kenny Slocum

Sep 2, 2021
8 min

Feathery Bigfoot

The first time I saw a grouse, it was dead already. Our fierce, mountain man of a project coordinator for the Montana Conservation Corps...

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Aug 2, 2021
9 min

The Why of Iowa's White Pines

Last spring, I had the opportunity to lead researchers from the USDA's Plant Introduction Station in Ames, Iowa out to one of our rarely...

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Jul 19, 2021
1 min

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Grant Recipient

Thank you to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation for granting funds which allowed Clayton County Conservation and the Clayton County...

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Jul 2, 2021
7 min

Itchy Feet

hereverThe sun is barely up, everyone else is asleep, and I’m ducking out the backdoor of my brother-in-law’s house for a run up Peavine...

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Jun 29, 2021
1 min

Fish Habitat Bids being accepted

Clayton County Conservation is accepting fish habitat bids. A contractor meeting has been scheduled for Monday, July 19th at 9am at...

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Jun 22, 2021
1 min

Easy Walking Pathways at Osborne Park

Thank you to very generous grants from Upper Mississippi Gaming Corporation, McElroy Trust, Cornerstone Foundation as well as private...

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Jun 18, 2021
0 min

No Fireworks Allowed

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Jun 1, 2021
6 min

Missives From The Field

It’s been a long time, and I shouldn’t have left you without an update to step to! Apologies for missing our April blog post. As I kept...

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