Conservation Overview Program

The Linn County Conservation Department is again offering an eight-week class designed for individuals who would like to expand their knowledge in various conservation fields.  If you would like to know how to improve your woodlot, prairie or just have an intense interest in Iowa’s outdoors, then this class is for you.  The sessions will be held Thursday evenings on March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 and April 5, 12, 19, with field trip on Saturday, April 28.   Each three-hour session will begin at 6 p.m. at Wickiup Hill Learning Center.  Topics for the classes will include Eastern Iowa Geology and soils, state preserves and endangered species, wildlife ecology, sustainable agriculture, urban water conservation, riparian restoration and Iowa forestry. Professionals from the Iowa DNR, local college professors and other conservationists will lead classes.  Costs for the class is $75   Teachers - Recertification credits are available for an additional fee of $50 and registration through Grant Wood AEA.  Please email or call Gail at gail.barels@linncounty.org or call 892- 6485 for more information or for the registration form. Registration forms will also be available online from Grant Wood AEA.  Registration deadline is February 22.