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Free Day at Pottawattamie County Parks is April 25th

Pottawattamie Conservation Invites Public to Celebrate Spring During Free Day at the Parks on April 25th 

Council Bluffs, IA: Pottawattamie Conservation will be waiving park entry fees on Free Day at the Parks coming up on Saturday, April 25th across all public county park properties including Arrowhead Park in Neola, Botna Bend Park in Hancock, Hitchcock Nature Center and Crescent Hill at Hitchcock in Honey Creek, Narrows River Park in Council Bluffs, and Olde Town Park in Macedonia. Please note that all other park fees, like camping, will remain in place. 

On April 25th visitors may bypass pay stations and enjoy fun recreational activities such as fishing or canoeing at Arrowhead Park, meeting the elk and bison herds at Botna Bend Park, hitting the Loess Hills trails at Hitchcock Nature Center and Crescent Hill at Hitchcock, practicing their aim at the Narrows River Park archery range, taking in views of the West Nishnabotna Water Trail at Olde Town Park, and more. 

The public is also invited to volunteer their time during the Litter Busters Park Cleanup at Hitchcock Nature Center and Crescent Hill at Hitchcock from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. This event was created in honor of the Dump Busters, a group of community members who rallied together in the late 1980s to prevent Hitchcock Nature Center from becoming a landfill. Visitors should check in at Hitchcock’s Loess Hills Lodge or Crescent Hill’s ski lodge anytime between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. to gather cleanup supplies, then head back to the lodge when finished to weigh and record their findings. Last year, roughly 144 pounds of litter were collected by volunteers. 

For more information about park features and events, please visit www.pottconservation.com

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Council Bluffs, IA 51501
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