The Jefferson County Conservation Board and staff would like to thank Kathy Tollenaere and Wayne Atwood for their many years of service. Tollenaere volunteered on the Board for 19 years while Atwood volunteered 17 years. Many significant improvements have been made to Jefferson County Conservation’s areas and programs during their years of service. Gavin Stever and Molly Mosinski have been appointed by the Board of Supervisors to serve beginning in January.
We are offering winter nature camps for students in pre-school through 7th grade. Each camp is $10 unless noted and has a limited number of participants.
Pre-School Tuesday, December 21st, 9:00-11:30am
Kindergarten Wednesday, December 22nd, 9:00-11:30am
1st Grade Tuesday, December 21st, 1:00-3:30pm
2nd Grade Wednesday, December 22nd, 1:00-3:30pm
3rd Grade Tuesday, December 28th, 9:00-11:30am
4th Grade Tuesday, December 28th, 1:00-3:30pm
5th Grade Wednesday, December 29th, 9:00-11:30am
6th-7th Grade Thursday, December 30th, 10:00am-2:00pm
Registration opens November 1st at 9:00am and must be completed online.
Turn your child into a nature Olympian! Four weeks throughout the summer we will host programs at two different times allowing youth to practice and compete in an activity. We will score participants in each activity and have an overall winner from the summer. Participants can come to all four activities or just one. We ask that participants only come to one program a week.
Youth Entering 3rd through 7th Grade
Free
Pre-registration required- Click on the date/ time you would like to register for
Spear Throwing (Choose 1)
June 8 from 3:30-5:30pm
June 9 from 1:00-3:00pm
Fire Starting (Choose 1)
June 29: 3:30-5:30pm
June 30: 1:00pm-3:00pm
Kayaking (Choose 1)
July 13:1:00pm-3:00pm
July 15: 3:30-5:30pm
Archery (Choose 1)
July 26:1:00pm-3:00pm
July 27: 3:30-5:30pm
Please note:
Join Jefferson County Conservation for a summer of fun! We have a great line up sure to peak your outdoor adventurers’ interest!
Registration opens April 1st
4 & 5 Years Caterpillar Camp- FULL June 1-4
4 & 5 Years Caterpillar Camp- FULL June 8-11
1st-2nd Grade Tadpole Camp-FULL June 15-18 (Morning Session)
1st-2nd Grade Tadpole Camp- FULL June 15-18 (Afternoon Session)
2nd-3rd Grade Nature Detectives- FULL June 29-July 2
3rd-4th Grade Wild About Water- FULL July 6-9
4th-5th Grade Geology Rocks- FULL July 20-23
5th-6th Grade Best of the Best- FULL July 27-30
6th-7th Grade Paddling Camp- FULL August 3-5
7th-9th Grade Maquoketa Caves Adventure- FULL July 14th
Please note:
Naturalist Brittney Tiller joins in the conversation with botanist Steve Taylor and birding expert Diane Porter on invasive species.
Click here to watch the video.
Several volunteers spent their Earth Day removing Autumn Olive from the Chapel Studio pond prairie in Jefferson County Park. KYOU did a great job of covering the event for us and helping us to spread the word about invasive species. Watch the video clip here.
In the latest virtual field trip, Timberdoodle has her helpers Kai and Emmie tap a few Maple trees at Jefferson County Park.
We are offering spring break camps for students in pre-school through 6th grade. Each camp is $10 and has a limited number of participants.
Pre-School & Kindergarten Thursday, March 25th 9:00am-12:00pm
1st and 2nd Grade Wednesday, March 24th 9:00am-12:00pm
3rd & 4th Grade Wednesday, March 24th 1:00pm-4:00pm
5th Grade Thursday, March 25th 1:00pm-4:00pm
6th Grade Friday, March 26th 1:00pm-4:00pm
Looking for something fun to do this winter? Check out all of our educational videos!
Here is a link to our videos page and our YouTube Channel!
