The Delaware County Conservation Board invites you to enjoy and spend leisure time in scenic northeast Iowa. Utilizing the rugged beauty that nature has provided, our parks feature limestone bluffs, sloping forest lands, winding trout streams and scenic views of the Maquoketa River Valley. You will find a variety of outdoor recreational opportunities available which makes the enjoyment of the outdoors possible for people of all ages and interests.

To protect, manage, and enhance natural resources, provide citizens with outdoor recreation, and to further the public' understanding of natural resources through education and hands-on experiences.

To provide access, skills, and resources for people to grow healthy food in community and regenerate urban green spaces

Inspiring Communities to Save Wildlife for Future Generations

Providing leadership in the promotion of conservation education of land, water, and related resources.

The mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System is to administer a national network of lands and waters for the conservation, management and, where appropriate, restoration of the fish, wildlife and plant resources and their habitats within the United States for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans.

To acquire and preserve natural areas; to develop, furnish, operate and maintain recreational facilities, and to extend the public's knowledge of the state's natural environment.

An Arkansas icon, this special place nestled in Lee Creek Valley was selected as a state park site in the 1930s. The Civilian Conservation Corps used native materials to build the park’s rustic-style wood and stone structures that mirror the surrounding natural beauty. It now stands as one of the most intact CCC sites in the U.S., with a legacy you can see in its trails and buildings like its original cabins. Some of the park’s unique characteristics are rock formations and caverns. An impressive rock dam spans Lee Creek forming Lake Devil, an 8-acre lake for fishing and boating pedal boats for rent. The park’s hiking, backpacking, mountain bike, and horseback riding trails lead to the surrounding Ozark National Forest.

Preserve and protect our fragile barrier island ecosystem through wise habitat management, while fostering stewardship among all island visitors through a diversity of educational experiences.

From our gardens, to our rural and urban forest, to our river, we are the environments keepers. We must Dig Together to spread environmental education and resources to all.