Polk County Conservation is working to provide a safe and affirming space in the Des Moines metro for the LGBTQ+ families (includes guardians or youth.) Each month we’ll focus on a different nature topic as we explore the outdoors together. This month we will go fishing. All equipment and bait is provided. Participants 16 and older need a fishing license. Program is co-sponsored by Central ... Read more
Join Blank Park Zoo, Polk County Conservation, Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation and Iowa River Revival for Spring into Action at Fort Des Moines Park. The goal of this volunteer event is to improve the health of our woodlands by removing invasive plant species, like honeysuckles, and upcycling them into browse for the Zoo animals. Click here to RSVP
Thanks to our community's commitment to a better and healthier environment, more than 15,900 volunteers have participated in the Earth Day Trash Bash event over the past 15 years donating more than $1,000,000 in service and clearing more than 575,000 pounds of litter, brush, and debris from the Des Moines Metro area. Polk County Conservation staff will be stationed at Fort Des Moines Park offering ... Read more
Thanks to our community's commitment to a better and healthier environment, more than 15,900 volunteers have participated in the Earth Day Trash Bash event over the past 15 years donating more than $1,000,000 in service and clearing more than 575,000 pounds of litter, brush, and debris from the Des Moines Metro area. Polk County Conservation staff will be stationed at Fort Des Moines Park offering ... Read more
