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Come learn about one of the world’s most talked about butterflies and what makes them so unique! We will also try our hand at catching and tagging monarchs as they migrate to their winter home in Mexico. Come prepared to move around and have some fun! Long pants would be recommended as you might be chasing butterflies into the tall grass prairie. FREE. No registration required.

Come learn about one of the world’s most talked about butterflies and what makes them so unique! We will also try our hand at catching and tagging monarchs as they migrate to their winter home in Mexico. Come prepared to move around and have some fun! Long pants would be recommended as you might be chasing butterflies into the tall grass prairie. FREE. No registration required.

This 41 acre preserve features 32 ancient burial mounds. The preserve also harbors a mature forest containing numerous wildflowers and a small remnant of native blufftop prairie. A trail up the 200-foot steep bluff continues at the top to circle around the Indian Mounds that are protected by fencing. We need your help removing unwanted woody vegetation from this unique area to preserve the mounds. No experience necessary and all equipment provided! What to Wear: Wear long pants and sturdy, close-toed shoes for working on uneven terrain in heavily vegetated areas on restoration workdays. Volunteerism for All: The majority of volunteer events are setup with people of all ages in mind. We will tailor each work day to fit the needs and abilities of all present. With safety in mind, manual tools such as loppers and hand/bow saws are utilized. Interested? Meet us at the Little Maquoketa Rive Mounds parking lot at 18062 Walking Way Dubuque Iowa 52001. See you there!

Come learn about one of the world’s most talked about butterflies and what makes them so unique! We will also try our hand at catching and tagging monarchs as they migrate to their winter home in Mexico. Come prepared to move around and have some fun! Long pants would be recommended as you might be chasing butterflies into the tall grass prairie. FREE. No registration required. Based off our Home-school series/ summer camps we are developing a Forest School of Learning to balance supplemental in home curriculum.These meetings will experiential and hands on utilizing the great outdoors. In response to the ongoing development of COVID-19, Dubuque County Conservation programs will adhere to social distancing, smaller group size, increased sanitation and face masks mandatory while indoors or in a situation where social distancing cannot occur.

Friends of Dubuque County Conservation Board meeting.

Dubuque County Conservation Board monthly meeting.

Sunnycrest Manor has an extremely unique hilltop prairie with very sensitive and has unique plants. These plants attract sometimes rare pollinators. We need your help removing undesired woody vegetation to help keep these prairies thriving and give native species a fighting chance! No experience necessary and all equipment provided! What to Wear: Wear long pants and sturdy, close-toed shoes for working on uneven terrain in heavily vegetated areas on restoration workdays. Volunteerism for All: The majority of volunteer events are setup with people of all ages in mind. We will tailor each work day to fit the needs and abilities of all present. With safety in mind, manual tools such as loppers and hand/bow saws are utilized. Interested? Meet us at the Sunnycrest Manor parking lot at 2375 Roosevelt St Dubuque Iowa 52001. We will meet at the main parking lot and walk together to the prairie. See you there!