Bowfishing Helps Control Invasive Species

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A Few Bowfishing Facts

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Why Do Leaves Change Colors in the Fall?

One of the best parts about the fall season is the beautiful, changed colors of tree leaves. The way they change seems almost magical and you might have wondered before how it happens. [read more >>]

Bobcats

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Food Plot Seed

Food plot seed is now available at the Russell Wildlife Area conservation center.  [read more >>]

Hunting Heritage

With turkey hunting season fast approaching, I am looking forward to getting out into the woods before dawn to go hunting.  I love the thrill of hearing turkeys gobble from the roost, watching the woods come to life and harvesting a turkey.  Each year about this time, I am getting an itch to get my hunting gear ready, make sure my shotgun is ready to go, practice some calling and shoot my bow.  This time of year also brings back my memories on how I started turkey hunting. [read more >>]

Morel Mushrooms

Soon it will be morel hunting season! [read more >>]

Friends of Mahaska County Conservation

The Friends of Mahaska County Conservation is a fundraising board with an initial goal of raising money for the construction of the proposed Environmental Learning Center at Caldwell Park.  We are looking for people to serve on this committee. [read more >>]

Logan and Taylor - Welcome to MCCB!

Logan Roberts and Taylor Parks were recently selected to work with MCCB through the AmeriCorps program.  [read more >>]

Oriental Bittersweet

Ben Hoskinson, Mahaska County Roadside Manager made a rude discovery one day while trimming roadside trees.  A wild vine with brilliant red berries and song birds feasting upon it caught his eye. 

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Total Lunar Eclipse

A total lunar eclipse occurs when the entire Earth’s circular shadow can be seen moving across the glow of the full Moon.  The next total lunar eclipse will take place on Tuesday, December 21.  The duration of this eclipse is expected to last  3 hours and 29 minutes with the greatest viewing times around 1:00 - 2:00 a.m.  MCCB will be hosting a nighttime program about the Moon and eclipses on Monday, December 20, with an eclipse viewing later on at midnight.  [read more >>]

Conservation Spotlight - Laura DeCook, Naturalist

In this interview, you will be introduced to the new naturalist for Mahaska County Conservation Board.   This is a continuation of interviews about some of the conservation leaders in our community.  Each person has been asked the same five questions. 

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The Power of Weather

We have all witnessed the incredible force of weather this  last summer.  Flash flooding created challenges in the daily lives of many people throughout Mahaska County and other areas around the state.  Our state definitely has a history of incredible severe weather incidences: tornadoes, flooding, high amounts of snowfall and record temperatures.  If you ask anyone to describe a severe weather event that they had experienced, they will most likely have a story to tell. 

Here is a story about the weather on November 11, 1940.

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Camping Cabins at Eveland Access

Anytime of the year can be camping season in MCCB’s cabins! [read more >>]

A Letter From Pete

Many people have been asking in the last few months, “Where are you going Pete?  What are you going to be doing?”  Well, I’m heading back to the buffalo so to speak.  I raised bison on my farm for years and have always had a fondness for the big prairie critters.  I’m going to be working for Iowa State University on a bison research project while I work on my Ph.D. [read more >>]

Youth Pheasants Forever Chapter Formed in Mahaska County—First in the Nation

Brooks VanDerBeek of Oskaloosa has started the first ever Youth Pheasants Forever chapter, the Oskaloosa Pioneering Ringnecks.  The group is designed as a way for middle school and high school aged kids to get involved in local habitat conservation. [read more >>]

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MCCB Canoe Rentals!

The MCCB has 8 canoes available for rent.   Just call (641) 673-9327! [read more >>]

Environmental Learning Center to be Built at Caldwell Park

Plans are on track for the construction of a new Environmental Learning Center at the Mahaska County Conservation Board’s Caldwell Park.  [read more >>]

You Can Be a Conservation Volunteer!

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