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April 2021
National Poetry Month
The Boone County Conservation District along with the Boone County Arts Council and their partners present We See Poetry to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of National Poetry Month! We invite you to travel around and discover poetry during the month of April at different sites throughout Boone County. Each week during the month of April will feature new poems at each location. BCCD has selected three Conservation Areas as We See Poetry locations. Each BCCD location will feature different poetry…
Find out more »RSVP & BCCD Volunteer Fair
Contact Mark Freedlund at mfreedlund@bccdil.org for more information.
Find out more »Earth Day
Every Day is Earth Day!!
Find out more »Junior Girl Scout Gardener Badge Workshop
Must register through Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois website.
Find out more »City Nature Challenge
Join the Rock River Valley City Nature Challenge team as a citizen scientist! Using the iNaturalist, app help us document the many different species of flora and fauna that occur on BCCD sites. Contact Mark Freedlund at mfreedlund@bccdil.org for more details.
Find out more »May 2021
Wildflower Walkabout at Piscasaw Fen
Join Aaron Minson and Brian Hale on a hunt for spring wildflowers in the fen and oak savanna habitats of Piscasaw Fen. Guests will also see the habitat restoration at this Boone County Conservation District site. Easy hiking. Must be registered to attend - see below for website to register.
Find out more »Trailhead Dedication
Join us at the eastern terminus of the Long Prairie Trail for the dedication. Long Prairie Trail
Find out more »Office Closed
We are closed in observance of Memorial Day.
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