News and Blog - Pottawattamie County Conservation

5/1/2025

Crescent Hill at Hitchcock is an enterprise fund. What does that mean?

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

5/1/2025

Why Did Pottawattamie County Purchase A Ski Hill?

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

4/25/2025

Volunteer Spotlight: Scott & Sabra

Dana Kruse, Volunteer & Facilities Coordinator

4/23/2025

Volunteer Spotlight: Pat AKA The Man with the Beard & Pipe

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

4/10/2025

Help Needed: Guest Services Volunteer at Arrowhead Park

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

4/9/2025

Join Us For A Park Cleanup This Spring

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

4/9/2025

What Kind of Legacy Do You Want to Leave?

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

4/3/2025

Free Day at the Parks is April 26th

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

3/31/2025

Narrow River Park Reopens April 1st, 2025

Ryan Penney, Narrows River Park Ranger & Training Coordinator

3/28/2025

Help Needed: Campground Host at Arrowhead Park

Dave Fischer, Arrowhead Park Ranger

3/24/2025

Join Us For A Storytelling Event

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

2/28/2025

Crescent Hill at Hitchcock: The New Mt. Crescent

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

2/28/2025

Pottawattamie Conservation Announces New Brand for Mt. Crescent Ski Area Ahead of Four-Season Master Plan Launch

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

1/31/2025

Join Ron Cisar for A Land Ethic Workshop

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

1/28/2025

Pottawattamie County Conservation Board Welcomes New Member, Elects Officers

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

1/24/2025

Volunteer Spotlight: Jim Quinn, Mt. Crescent Ski Patrol

Jim Quinn

1/1/2025

Beaver Bounty Program

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

12/30/2024

Summer Camp Registration Goes Live January 15th For Park Members

Amy Campagna, Environmental Education Coordinator

12/30/2024

Three New Year’s Resolutions You Haven’t Thought Of

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

10/23/2024

Remembering and Celebrating an American Icon at Bison Fest

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

6/6/2024

Here are the 2024 T-Shirt Design Contest Winners!

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

4/22/2024

Cattle: A Double-edged Sward…

Aric Ping, Natural Resource Technician

4/17/2024

County Park Memberships Receive a Refresh

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

3/21/2024

Calling Artists of All Ages: Submit Your Pottawattamie County Park T-Shirt Designs by April 30th!

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

12/26/2023

Pottawattamie Conservation Now Hiring Summer Interns

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

11/14/2023

Pottawattamie County Conservation Looking for Public Input on Mt. Crescent Development by December 31st

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

11/6/2023

Pottawattamie County Conservation to Conduct Prescribed Fire at Hitchcock Nature Center and Mt. Crescent Ski Area

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

10/25/2023

Pottawattamie Conservation Receives $450,000 REAP Grant to Expand Hitchcock Nature Center

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

9/26/2023

Pottawattamie County Conservation Looking for Public Input on Mt. Crescent Ski Area Development During Open House Events

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

5/2/2023

Tri-Center School District Invests in Pollinator Habitat, Serves as Model for Implementing Environmental Education

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

4/10/2023

Camp with Pottawattamie Conservation this Spring

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

1/31/2023

Pottawattamie Conservation Now Hiring Summer Interns & Park Aides

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

1/13/2023

Mt. Crescent Offers Free Ski & Snowboard Lessons in January

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

12/5/2022

In the News: Pottawattamie Conservation acquires 90 acres for nature preserve

David Golbitz, The Daily Nonpareil

11/4/2022

Mathiasen Family Fund Makes Bird Station Improvements

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

10/24/2022

Plan your next holiday gathering with Pottawattamie Conservation

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

10/11/2022

Mt. Crescent prepares for ski season by expanding snowmaking pond

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

10/3/2022

Explore your wild side at Mt. Crescent Ski Area this winter

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

9/6/2022

Mt. Crescent Ski Area Set to Open for 2022-23 Ski Season

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

8/19/2022

Boy Scouts Troop 38 Installs Fencing at Arrowhead Park

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

7/25/2022

Join us for Go Wild for Conservation on 9/29!

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

5/24/2022

Don't Miss Free, Family-Friendly Loess Hills Prairie Seminar Coming Up June 3rd-5th!

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

5/23/2022

Dyke Family Donates Arrowhead Water Fountain in Memory of Jerry Dyke

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

5/20/2022

Tri-Center High School Students Celebrate End of School Year By Planting Trees

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

5/10/2022

Support Our Pollinator Friends at Butterflies & Beer on 5/17

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

5/5/2022

In the News: Council Bluffs named Bee City USA for conservation efforts

David Golbitz, The Daily Nonpareil

5/4/2022

New Pedestrian Bridge Installed at Arrowhead Park

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

4/25/2022

Level-Up Your Camping Skills with Intro to Backpacking

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

4/19/2022

Residential Tree Program for Iowa Residents Launches

4/1/2022

April 23rd is Free Entry Fee Day at Pottawattamie Conservation Parks!

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

3/10/2022

What is a Land Ethic?

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

3/7/2022

Iowans: Your Private Property Rights Are Under Attack (Again) with SF 2312

Jeff Franco, Executive Director

2/27/2022

In the News: Walking the walk with nature lovers in the Loess Hills

Brent Weber, WOWT

2/14/2022

Pottawattamie Conservation Looking for Campground Bids

Pottawattamie County

2/13/2022

In the News: A love letter to devoted volunteers

Katie Fourney, Share Omaha

2/11/2022

We'd Like to Hear From You!

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

1/14/2022

Here are the Hitchcock T-Shirt Design Contest Winners!

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

1/14/2022

Pottawattamie County Conservation Board Appoints Kelly Dix, New Leadership Selected

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

1/4/2022

Mt. Crescent Ski Area Transitions to Pottawattamie County

Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors

12/2/2021

In the News: Pottawattamie Conservation looking for artists of all ages to create T-shirt design

Ashlee Coffey, The Omaha World-Herald

11/29/2021

Giving Tuesday Donations Go 20% Further Thanks to the PCCF

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

11/4/2021

In the News: First ever Bison Fest to be held at Botna Bend

Emmalee Scheibe, The Daily Nonpareil

10/26/2021

In the News: New Improvements Made at Hitchcock Nature Center

Emmalee Scheibe, The Daily Nonpareil

10/21/2021

That’s a Wrap! Road and Parking Construction is Complete at Hitchcock

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

10/20/2021

In the News: Hitchcock Hawkwatch celebrates 30 years of tracking, protecting hawks and falcons

Josh Gear, KETV NewsWatch 7

10/5/2021

HawkWatch Celebrates 30 Years of Raptor Conservation

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

9/27/2021

Hunting’s Important Role in Conservation

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

9/3/2021

Pottawattamie Conservation Foundation Invites Public to “Go Wild For Conservation” September 9th

Kylie Jacott, Community Outreach Manager

3/1/2021

Pottawattamie Conservation Fees to Change March 1st

1/13/2021

Board of Supervisors Appoints Mathiasen to Pottawattamie County Conservation Board

12/18/2020

Bid Notice: Narrows River Park Boat Ramp Replacement & Flood Protection Project

Jeff Franco, Executive Director and Ryan Penney, Narrows River Park Ranger

12/11/2020

November 2020 HawkWatch Report

Earl Johnson, Hawk Counter

12/9/2020

Donation in Memory of David Kuper Provides New Binoculars for Environmental Education

Amy Campagna, Environmental Education Coordinator

12/4/2020

Bid Notice: Hitchcock Nature Center Front Entrance and Parking Improvements

Jeff Franco, Executive Director

12/3/2020

Hikin' With a Nature Nerd Kicks Off in January, 2021!

11/17/2020

Face Coverings Required in all County Owned Buildings

11/16/2020

October 2020 HawkWatch Report

Earl Johnson, Hawk Counter

10/16/2020

"Bats of Iowa" with Lauren Darnold Coming November 12th!

Kate Simmons, Community Relations Coordinator

10/13/2020

Get to Know: Earl Johnson, Hawk Counter

10/8/2020

September 2020 HawkWatch Report

Earl Johnson, Hawk Counter

9/30/2020

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Crescent Hill at Hitchcock is an enterprise fund. What does that mean?

Why Did Pottawattamie County Purchase A Ski Hill?

Volunteer Spotlight: Scott & Sabra

Volunteer Spotlight: Pat AKA The Man with the Beard & Pipe

Help Needed: Guest Services Volunteer at Arrowhead Park

Join Us For A Park Cleanup This Spring

What Kind of Legacy Do You Want to Leave?

Free Day at the Parks is April 26th

Narrow River Park Reopens April 1st, 2025

Help Needed: Campground Host at Arrowhead Park

Join Us For A Storytelling Event

Crescent Hill at Hitchcock: The New Mt. Crescent

Pottawattamie Conservation Announces New Brand for Mt. Crescent Ski Area Ahead of Four-Season Master Plan Launch

Join Ron Cisar for A Land Ethic Workshop

Pottawattamie County Conservation Board Welcomes New Member, Elects Officers

Volunteer Spotlight: Jim Quinn, Mt. Crescent Ski Patrol

Beaver Bounty Program

Summer Camp Registration Goes Live January 15th For Park Members

Three New Year’s Resolutions You Haven’t Thought Of

Remembering and Celebrating an American Icon at Bison Fest

Here are the 2024 T-Shirt Design Contest Winners!

Cattle: A Double-edged Sward…

County Park Memberships Receive a Refresh

Calling Artists of All Ages: Submit Your Pottawattamie County Park T-Shirt Designs by April 30th!

Pottawattamie Conservation Now Hiring Summer Interns

Pottawattamie County Conservation Looking for Public Input on Mt. Crescent Development by December 31st

Pottawattamie County Conservation to Conduct Prescribed Fire at Hitchcock Nature Center and Mt. Crescent Ski Area

Pottawattamie Conservation Receives $450,000 REAP Grant to Expand Hitchcock Nature Center

Pottawattamie County Conservation Looking for Public Input on Mt. Crescent Ski Area Development During Open House Events

Tri-Center School District Invests in Pollinator Habitat, Serves as Model for Implementing Environmental Education

Camp with Pottawattamie Conservation this Spring

Pottawattamie Conservation Now Hiring Summer Interns & Park Aides

Mt. Crescent Offers Free Ski & Snowboard Lessons in January

In the News: Pottawattamie Conservation acquires 90 acres for nature preserve

Mathiasen Family Fund Makes Bird Station Improvements

Plan your next holiday gathering with Pottawattamie Conservation

Mt. Crescent prepares for ski season by expanding snowmaking pond

Explore your wild side at Mt. Crescent Ski Area this winter

Mt. Crescent Ski Area Set to Open for 2022-23 Ski Season

Boy Scouts Troop 38 Installs Fencing at Arrowhead Park

Join us for Go Wild for Conservation on 9/29!

Don't Miss Free, Family-Friendly Loess Hills Prairie Seminar Coming Up June 3rd-5th!

Dyke Family Donates Arrowhead Water Fountain in Memory of Jerry Dyke

Tri-Center High School Students Celebrate End of School Year By Planting Trees

Support Our Pollinator Friends at Butterflies & Beer on 5/17

In the News: Council Bluffs named Bee City USA for conservation efforts

New Pedestrian Bridge Installed at Arrowhead Park

Level-Up Your Camping Skills with Intro to Backpacking

Residential Tree Program for Iowa Residents Launches

April 23rd is Free Entry Fee Day at Pottawattamie Conservation Parks!

What is a Land Ethic?

Iowans: Your Private Property Rights Are Under Attack (Again) with SF 2312

In the News: Walking the walk with nature lovers in the Loess Hills

Pottawattamie Conservation Looking for Campground Bids

In the News: A love letter to devoted volunteers

We'd Like to Hear From You!

Here are the Hitchcock T-Shirt Design Contest Winners!

Pottawattamie County Conservation Board Appoints Kelly Dix, New Leadership Selected

Mt. Crescent Ski Area Transitions to Pottawattamie County

In the News: Pottawattamie Conservation looking for artists of all ages to create T-shirt design

Giving Tuesday Donations Go 20% Further Thanks to the PCCF

In the News: First ever Bison Fest to be held at Botna Bend

In the News: New Improvements Made at Hitchcock Nature Center

That’s a Wrap! Road and Parking Construction is Complete at Hitchcock

In the News: Hitchcock Hawkwatch celebrates 30 years of tracking, protecting hawks and falcons

HawkWatch Celebrates 30 Years of Raptor Conservation

Hunting’s Important Role in Conservation

Pottawattamie Conservation Foundation Invites Public to “Go Wild For Conservation” September 9th

Pottawattamie Conservation Fees to Change March 1st

Board of Supervisors Appoints Mathiasen to Pottawattamie County Conservation Board

Bid Notice: Narrows River Park Boat Ramp Replacement & Flood Protection Project

November 2020 HawkWatch Report

Donation in Memory of David Kuper Provides New Binoculars for Environmental Education

Bid Notice: Hitchcock Nature Center Front Entrance and Parking Improvements

Hikin' With a Nature Nerd Kicks Off in January, 2021!

Face Coverings Required in all County Owned Buildings