| Jackson County Conservation Hurstville Interpretive Center 18670-63rd Street Maquoketa, Iowa 52060 Phone: (563) 652-3783 E-mail |
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| Hours of Operation Monday-Friday 9 am - 4 pm Saturday-Sunday April - October 12-5 pm November - March 12-4 pm We are open on Memorial Day & Labor Day!! Holiday Closings |
The Jackson County Conservation Board is responsible to acquire, develop, maintain and make the
following available to the inhabitants of the county: public museums, parks, preserves, parkways,
playgrounds, recreational centers, county forests, wildlife and other conservation areas, and to promote
and preserve the health and general welfare of the people, to encourage the orderly development and
conservation of natural resources, and to cultivate good citizenship by providing adequate programs of
public recreation.
The five-member board is appointed by the County Board of Supervisors and serves without pay.
Conservation Board meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month and are open to the public.
following available to the inhabitants of the county: public museums, parks, preserves, parkways,
playgrounds, recreational centers, county forests, wildlife and other conservation areas, and to promote
and preserve the health and general welfare of the people, to encourage the orderly development and
conservation of natural resources, and to cultivate good citizenship by providing adequate programs of
public recreation.
The five-member board is appointed by the County Board of Supervisors and serves without pay.
Conservation Board meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month and are open to the public.
| Get Involved with Jackson County Conservation! Volunteer, donate or join our Friends group - find out how today! |
| Tune into "In the Great Outdoors" KMAQ AM 1320 Wednesdays at 4:35 pm and Saturdays at 8:15 am KMAQ FM 95.1 Wednesdays at 5:45 pm and Saturdays at 7:45 am |
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Up Coming Events
June
Naturalist Lunch Box
June 25— Trumpeter Swans
July 9— Buzzy Bees
July 23— Wonderful Wetlands
August 13— Nature Did it First
Hurstville Interpretive Center at Noon
Science Under the Stars
Thursday June 25—Friday June 26
Hurstville Interpretive Center
Canoe Class
Tues. June 30 & Wed. July 1 from 5-8:30 PM
Hurstville Fishing Pond & Maquoketa River
July
Campground Programs
Fri. July 3 at 7 PM at South Sabula Lakes
Sat. July 4 at 7 PM at Spruce Creek Park
GPS & Geocaching Demo
Saturday July 18 at 1:00 PM
Hurstville Interpretive Center
Kite Flying
Sunday July 26 between 1:00—3:00 PM
Hurstville Interpretive Center
Youth Outdoor Skills Day
Saturday August 8 from 9-1
Hurstville Fishing Pond
Detailed information is included on the
Calendar of Events page.
June
Naturalist Lunch Box
June 25— Trumpeter Swans
July 9— Buzzy Bees
July 23— Wonderful Wetlands
August 13— Nature Did it First
Hurstville Interpretive Center at Noon
Science Under the Stars
Thursday June 25—Friday June 26
Hurstville Interpretive Center
Canoe Class
Tues. June 30 & Wed. July 1 from 5-8:30 PM
Hurstville Fishing Pond & Maquoketa River
July
Campground Programs
Fri. July 3 at 7 PM at South Sabula Lakes
Sat. July 4 at 7 PM at Spruce Creek Park
GPS & Geocaching Demo
Saturday July 18 at 1:00 PM
Hurstville Interpretive Center
Kite Flying
Sunday July 26 between 1:00—3:00 PM
Hurstville Interpretive Center
Youth Outdoor Skills Day
Saturday August 8 from 9-1
Hurstville Fishing Pond
Detailed information is included on the
Calendar of Events page.
| 2009 Summer Day Camps: Registration Form Flyer Science Under the Stars Overnight June 25-26 Registration Form |
| Animal of the Month Opossum Animal of the month information created by Maquoketa High School Students - Sam Veach, Jordan Street, and Stephanie Davison |
| Job Opening AmeriCorps Naturalist Job Start Date: Sept 1 Job Description Application |
| Black Bear Sighting in Jackson County! 6/22/09 A black bear has been seen numerous times the past couple weeks through Iowa and Illinois. It is believed that this bear had left its original habitat in Minnesota and came down the Mississippi river corridor. The black bear was sighted 3 miles west of Bellevue, Iowa Saturday evening June 13. Jackson County Conservation Board Director Daryl Parker was called and arrived to find the bear sleeping in the tree. He called it a medium-size, 200-pound black bear. Parker believes it is the same bear that has been seen in Dubuque County and other northern Iowa counties during the past few weeks. “I watched it for 2 1/2 hours. He climbed down and just took off walking,” Parker said. “The bear was extremely tolerant of people. People were yelling at it and it just ignored them.” The bear was seen several places in Clinton County and appeared to cross the river into Illinois June 18. It then made its way up to Wisconsin. Iowa has had 17 black bear sightings since 1968. It has been increasingly common for Black Bears to expand their home range and to habitat their former range of 200 years ago. Photos by Daryl Parker |
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