Mt. Crescent Ski Area is set to open on December 17th. Snag your season pass for the lowest price of the season today!
10/3/2022
Kylie Jacott, Promotions & Outreach Coordinator
News, Winter
Join us as we shine a light on Pottawattamie Conservation volunteers to thank them for their time and talents and recognize the difference they make in our community. Our volunteers ROCK!
9/23/2022
Dana Kruse, Volunteer & Facilities Coordinator
Hitchcock Nature Center, Volunteering
Pottawattamie County is excited to announce the newly acquired Mt. Crescent Ski Area will be operational for the upcoming ski season with special benefits for county residents.
9/6/2022
Kylie Jacott, Promotions & Outreach Coordinator
Loess Hills, Mt. Crescent Ski Area, News
Thank you to these troops for volunteering their time to improve our county parks.
8/19/2022
Kylie Jacott, Promotions & Outreach Coordinator
Arrowhead Park, News
Bees and wasps just want to do their own sting—sometimes we just get in the way of their important work!
8/17/2022
Ashley Jonas, Environmental Education Intern
Conservation
Support conservation efforts in Pottawattamie County during the 19th Annual Go Wild For Conservation fundraiser and auction.
7/25/2022
Kylie Jacott, Promotions & Outreach Coordinator
Conservation, Events, News
Sometimes burning bridges is just what the land doctor ordered! Learn about the benefits that growing season prescribed fire can provide and how it helps manage invasive species like sweet clover.
7/5/2022
Aric Ping, Natural Resource Technician
Conservation, Environmental Education, Land Management, Loess Hills
Conservation through the arts.
7/5/2022
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Conservation, Environmental Education
For many of us, this time of year is for family vacations, poolside hangouts, backyard fun, and Fourth of July celebrations. For our Natural Areas Management team and interns, it marks the season for battling one of our area’s toughest invasive species to manage: yellow and white sweet clover.
6/28/2022
Kylie Jacott, Promotions & Outreach Coordinator
Conservation, Land Management, Summer
Join us as we shine a light on Pottawattamie Conservation volunteers to thank them for their time and talents and recognize the difference they make in our community. Our volunteers ROCK!
6/6/2022
Dana Kruse, Volunteer & Facilities Coordinator
Volunteering
This year oak leaves seem to be thriving, and it might be thanks to a rainy May.
6/2/2022
Jeremy Yost, Natural Resource Technician
Conservation, Land Management, Spring
5/25/2022
Jeremy Yost, Natural Resource Technician
Did you know? Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health issue in the U.S., with almost 1 in 5 adults (40 million people) living with general or social anxiety, panic attacks, or phobias.
5/24/2022
Kylie Jacott, Promotions & Outreach Coordinator
Healing Home, Health
Families are invited to explore, learn, and relax in the heart of the Loess Hills.
5/24/2022
Kylie Jacott, Promotions & Outreach Coordinator
Conservation, Environmental Education, Events, Loess Hills, News
A beloved father, sports fan, and outdoor enthusiast, today would have been Jerry Dyke’s 75th birthday.
5/23/2022
Kylie Jacott, Promotions & Outreach Coordinator
Arrowhead Park, News
Pottawattamie Conservation joined 30 students from Tri-Center High School in planting 14 trees on school grounds.
5/20/2022
Kylie Jacott, Promotions & Outreach Coordinator
Conservation, Environmental Education, News
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