Dallas County Pheasants Forever 2010 Banquet ~ March 12
For more information
Ticket Order Form
Raccoon River Valley Trail lapel pins
available for $7 each. Pins can be
picked up at the DCCB office or
mailed out for another $1.
Maple Syruping - Two Part Program
Pt. 2 - Boiling Off
POSTPONED until Thursday, March 11
Call Cindy at 515-202-1703 for details
Kuehn Conservation Area, Earlham
Maple syrup? In Dallas County? You bet!
Shake off those winter blues by getting
out and witnessing one of the first signs
of coming spring, the running of maple
sap.As the days get longer and warmer
but the nights stay cool, maple trees
start sending sugary sap up through the
trunks to the twig tips to feed the
flowers that are forming. Learn the facts
and folklore behind the tradition-rich harvesting of the first crop of the year. The first program involved drilling small holes in selected maple trees, installing taps, and hooking up the collection system. This second program will be the day long process of harnessing the power of fire to boil off the excess water of the collected sap to make maple syrup. Visible results of this process will not be seen until after 4pm.
Dress to be outside, in possibly snowy or muddy conditions.
No registration is required for these FREE programs.
Dallas County Conservation Board
14581 K Ave.
Perry, Iowa 50220
515-465-3577 FAX 515-465-3579
Email: conservation@co.dallas.ia.us
Website: www.conservation.co.dallas.ia.us
Mission Statement
"To promote and preserve the health and general welfare of the people. To encourage the orderly development and conservation of natural, historical, and cultural resources in Dallas County. To cultivate good citizenship through environmental education by providing natural, historical, cultural, and recreational programs to the public. To plan, acquire, develop, maintain, and make available to the inhabitants of the county, public parks, preserves, parkways, playgrounds, recreation centers, county forests, wildlife, and other conservation areas."