Welcome
The Warren County Conservation Board
Conservation boards are local natural resource management and outdoor recreation agencies whose responsibilities are the following: to acquire, develop, maintain and make available public museums, parks, preserves, parkways, playgrounds, recreation centers, forests, wildlife and other conservation areas, to encourage the orderly development and conservation of natural resources and to provide adequate programs of public recreation. Conservation boards also help educate local residents about the natural world in which we live, and administer roadside vegetation management programs. County conservation boards have been created in all of Iowa’s 99 counties and are governed by Chapter 350 of the Code of Iowa.
When traveling, look for the “Arrowhead” transportation directional sign which will direct you to one of these fine areas.
Calendar of Events
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StoryWalk®
StoryWalk® is a fun idea to get communities outside and reading. Each month, we will put new nature-themed children’s stories along trails in different parks. Stories will all be nature […]
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2023 Geocaching Mineral Adventure
What is the Geocaching Mineral Adventure? There are 25 Geocaching Adventure Caches hidden in county, state and city parks around Warren County. Your challenge is to explore parks and find […]
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*Canceled* Canoeing Program
*Canceled* Canoeing Program
*This program has been canceled* Get out on the water and have the chance to paddle around our pond in a canoe! A WCCB naturalist will go over the basic […]
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Monarch Tagging @ Otter Creek
Monarch Tagging @ Otter Creek
Come discover more about monarch butterflies, their life cycle, and their miraculous migration to Mexico. A Warren County Conservation Naturalist will teach you how to catch and handle a monarch, […]
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Monarch Tagging @ Buxton Park
Monarch Tagging @ Buxton Park
Come discover more about monarch butterflies, their life cycle and miraculous migration to Mexico. A Warren County Conservation Naturalist will teach you how to catch and handle a monarch, determine […]
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Conservation and Nature Book Club: September
Conservation and Nature Book Club: September
Friends of Warren County Conservation will be hosting a bi-monthly book club. Simply read the suggested book and join us at the Middleswart Lodge for discussion followed by an extended […]
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Tomahawks & Atlatls
Tomahawks & Atlatls
Join us for an evening of educational fun to learn about tomahawks and atlatls. There will be a brief history of each tool, and safety instructions, and participants will learn […]
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Activities
Things to Do
We manage over 2,700 acres that are open for visitors to enjoy a variety
of year-round outdoor recreational activities.
Parks & Trails
More than 2,700 acres of land
A wide variety of activities are offered on the public lands the WCCB
conserves for this generation and generations to come.
Our History
On November 5, 1974, Warren County citizens voted to create the Warren County Conservation Board. The Board’s purpose is to encourage a state of harmony between people and the land communities upon which our lives and welfare depend, through programs of conservation, preservation, recreation, and education.