If you would like to support to the Boone County Conservation District with a donation, please click on the button below.
BCCD GEAR is HERE!
If you would like to support to the Boone County Conservation District with a donation, please click on the button below.
BCCD GEAR is HERE!
Tue
16
Board of Trustees Meeting
August 16 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm CDT
Sep
05
Office Closed for Labor Day
September 5
Sep
20
Board of Trustees Meeting
September 20 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm CDT
DID YOU KNOW...During the Month of August Fox squirrels begin eating hickory nuts this month. They must gnaw through two hard layers before they find the sweet nut meat. You can tell when a squirrel has been gnawing, or “cutting,” hickory nuts. Look under a hickory tree, and you’ll see little pieces of![]()
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Also during the month of August Blue-winged teal, pigeon-sized ducks, begin moving south through Illinois. White-tailed deer bucks begin shedding the “velvet” from their antlers. And finally, Wood duck young are able to fly.
Woodland Wildflower Hike is just one of the special programs we will be offering at our Pioneers in Conservation event coming up next month.![]()
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Join volunteer Brian Hale on a walk through a restored oak/hickory woodland to explore the habitat![]()
in this lovely section of a dedicated Illinois Nature Preserve.![]()
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Reserve Your Spot: www.bccdil.org/pioneers_conservation/
Come out and see us!!Yay--it's fair week! We are out at the Boone County Fair all week--be sure to stop by and say "hi" and go through our interactive booth!
OUR MISSION
To preserve and manage natural areas and open spaces for ecological, educational and recreational benefits of present and future generations.
