Water in the campgrounds are turned off as of November 2, 2021.
Join us on Sunday, November 21, from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Jester Park Nature Center in Granger to shop for gifts or goods just in time for the holiday season!
UPDATE: 8/9/2021 | As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve and adapt, Polk County Conservation continues to prioritize our employee’s health and public health...
Come experience the fun and benefits of exercising outdoors with our Bison Fitness Course Challenge from 10-11am or 1-2pm. Then participants can Trek the Trails from 11am-noon or 2-3pm.
Come spend your volunteer time outside alongside PCC staff in November removing invasive plant species invading our woodlands.
Let your imagination run wild with this nature-themed story time! Hear a story followed by the naturalist’s choice of an activity such as an animal encounter, puppets or a craft.
Polk County Conservation was approached by the City of West Des Moines with plans to realign SE County Line Rd. The plans provide a tunnel for the Great Western Trail under the proposed new SE County Line Rd. alignment.
Can trees talk and feel just like humans? Find out during this interactive story time and short nature hike through our pine forest.
On Tuesday, November 2nd, voters supported the Polk County Water and Land Legacy Bond (PCWLL) in historic fashion passing the measure by 81%.
Plants provide our most basic resources, from food, clothes, medicine, shelter and more. In this presentation, learn about plants and the amazing resources they provide through the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden’s collections.
Prescribed (RX) burning season is here. We will be conducting RX fires beginning the week of 11/15 through January in specific areas.
Come spend your volunteer time outside alongside PCC staff in November removing invasive plant species invading our woodlands.
