Dubuque County Soil & Water Conservation District will be hosting a family event Sept 17, at the Dyersville Greenspace – Located in Westside Park (417 Third Ave SW Dyersville) This event is entirely free, fun, and educational. For families of all ages.
There will be conservation professionals from across Iowa coming together for Conservation Day in Dyersville, providing a great treat for the community. Interactive activities, informative presentations, and wild animals will be available for a fun day of learning.
Families can enjoy a leisurely walk along the North Fork Maquoketa River while learning about nature, wildlife, and conservation. They can explore interactive and informative booths from all participants. This event offers something for everyone, regardless of age, and guarantees a fun-filled, educational experience for the whole family. There will be food trucks on site too – separate from the event.
The field day will have many agencies, non-profits, local farms and local businesses presenting. All tied to conservation in Iowa:
NRCS/SWCD Soil Booth, inflatable soil health tunnel, dirt cookies
Face painting – animals & insects
ISU Extension – gardening, sponsored by Decorah Seed Exchange providing seed packs to take home
Manchester Fish Hatchery – Iowa DNR—Dan Kirby
NRCS Composting with microbes
Dubuque County Conservation – Pollinator booth, Mowing to Monarchs
James Kennedy Public Library – pop up library & conservation crafts with Brown’s Hometown Victory Foundation
National Wild Turkey Federation—Ryan Recker
Plum Creek Archery—Introduction to Archery
Dubuque Conservation Society
Maquoketa River Watershed Management Authority – water Quality, watershed education
Pheasants Forever – Live Pheasants
Dubuque County Urban Conservation
Cox Springs Farm (Goats On The Go® Dubuque) targeted grazing demonstration with live goats
Trees forever—Andrew Rust
NRCS Jennifer Kruse—Stream Biology
Mushroom inoculation and foraging – Stone Hallow Homestead
Wildthunder Wildlife Rehab from Independence – live educational animals talking about wildlife. rehab (falcon, skunk, snakes, flying squirrel, opossum, barred owl)
Maquoketa Caves—Bats & Caves-Ryland Richards Iowa DNR
Iowa Wood Turtle Conservation—UNI professor Jeff Tamplin
Whitetails Unlimited
Dyersville Chapter Ducks Unlimited
Jupiter Ridge Farm – organic farm to table, pumpkins & conservation
National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium – Mississippi River Freshwater Mussels
Field of Dreams Watershed Story Booth