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Live Healthy Iowa Jones County Wild For Reading StoryWalk® "Go the Distance" May Challenge

posted 4/12/24 · Conservation

It's Time For Spring Wildflowers!

posted 4/12/24 · Conservation

Shed Dog Seminar Coming to Central Park!

posted 4/5/24 · Conservation

Learn How You Can Join the Annual Midwest Crane Count!

posted 4/1/24 · Conservation

Absentee Ballot Request Forms Now being accepted!

posted 4/1/24 · Auditor

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Central Park Master Plan Results

posted 3/20/24 · Conservation

Central Park Earth Day Compost Bin Sale!

posted 3/14/24 · Conservation

Youth Volunteers WANTED! - Join the 2024 Jones County Youth Conservation Crew!

posted 2/26/24 · Conservation

Fly Tying Classes to be Held at Central Park

posted 2/7/24 · Conservation

UKC Elite Shed Dog Series Event to be Held at Central Park February 24th and 25th

posted 2/7/24 · Conservation

You Can Participate in the 2024 Great Backyard Bird Count!

posted 2/1/24 · Conservation

Bald Eagle Nest Survey Volunteers Needed! - Training Workshop Coming to Central Park March 23

posted 1/17/24 · Conservation

2024 Seasonal Jones County Conservation Positions Open

posted 1/17/24 · Conservation

Jones County Joins Iowa Counties With Official Positive Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Tests

posted 1/8/24 · Conservation

January 11th - Central Park Lake Still Has Open Water! Unsafe Ice Conditions!

posted 1/8/24 · Conservation

Mark Your Calendars For Our January Snowshoeing Early-Out Events!

posted 1/8/24 · Conservation

Turkey Time Trivia

posted 11/16/23 · Conservation

Outdoor Journal Podcasts

posted 10/31/23 · Conservation

Central Park Fall and Winter Season in Full Swing

posted 10/26/23 · Conservation

Jones County Active Transportation Plan - ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION SURVEY Needs Your INPUT!

posted 10/23/23 · Conservation

2023 REAP Assembly Schedule - Mark Your Calendar and Plan to Attend!

posted 10/23/23 · Conservation

Prairie Seed Harvesting in Full Swing!

posted 10/23/23 · Conservation

Don't Judge A Thistle By Its Bristles!

posted 10/5/23 · Conservation

Wapsi Trail Phase II Ribbon Cutting

posted 9/18/23 · Conservation

Seasonal Staff, Campground Hosts, and Volunteers Make A Difference!

posted 8/21/23 · Conservation

OWLS Mississippi River Paddle - Mud Lake Access to AY McDonald River Access

posted 7/15/23 · Conservation

Wild Edibles Trail

posted 7/7/23 · Conservation

Central Park Goose Round Up and Banding

posted 6/29/23 · Conservation

Congratulations to the winners of the Spring 2023 Jones County Wild for Reading StoryWalk® Challenge!

posted 6/22/23 · Conservation

2023 Jones County Nature Photography Contest Winners

posted 6/7/23 · Conservation

Central Park Ash Tree Removal Taking Place.

posted 3/16/23 · Conservation

Central Park Old Military Road Bowstring Bridge Restoration

posted 2/9/23 · Conservation

Friends of Jones County Conservation and Nature Center Receive Jones County Community Foundation Award for 2023 Jones County Wild for Reading StoryWalk® Trail Signage

posted 2/1/23 · Conservation

Scholarships Available for Children to Attend Preschool

posted 1/26/23 · Children Services

Dolly Parton Imagination Library sends free book monthly to enrolled children

posted 1/26/23 · Children Services

Improvements Made to Eby's Mill River Access!

posted 12/12/22 · Conservation

Seasonal Staff, Campground Hosts, and Volunteers Make A Difference!

posted 11/29/22 · Conservation

Rethink Your Drink Grant Received

posted 11/23/22 · Conservation

Jones County AmeriCorps 4-H Environmental Educator

posted 10/31/22 · Conservation

Jones County Communities, Olin & Anamosa, Awarded 5-2-1-0 Healthy Choices Count! Funding

posted 10/28/22 · Public Health

Wapsipinicon Trail Now Open - Watch for Grand Opening Spring 2023

posted 10/5/22 · Conservation

Third-Parties Charging for Military Records

posted 10/3/22 · Recorder

2022 Iowa Healthiest State Month & Healthiest State Walk

posted 9/28/22 · Conservation

Iowa Deer Herd Chronic Wasting Disease Monitoring Measures Include a Portion of Jones County

posted 8/25/22 · Conservation

Spectacular Cup Plants in Full Bloom at Central Park

posted 8/12/22 · Conservation

Thank you to the Friends of Jones County Conservation & Nature Center

posted 8/8/22 · Conservation

Derecho Clean-Up a Multi-Year Project

posted 8/6/22 · Conservation

A BIG THANKS to the 2022 Jones County Youth Conservation Crew

posted 7/10/22 · Conservation

Wapsipinicon Trail Construction Update

posted 6/18/22 · Conservation

Central Park Family Fishing Fun Day a Success!

posted 6/15/22 · Conservation

2022 Jones County Nature Photography Contest Winners

posted 6/14/22 · Conservation

What is Public Health?

posted 4/8/22 · Public Health

99 Parks in 99 Weeks Highlights Central Park

posted 2/1/22 · Conservation

OWL - Older Wiser Livelier Souls 2022 Events

posted 1/21/22 · Conservation

In the Know - Hale Wildlife Area Updates

posted 1/20/22 · Conservation

Winter Fun

posted 1/18/22 · Conservation

In the Know: Scotch Grove Prairie Updates

posted 12/29/21 · Conservation

Winter Jones County Wild For Reading StoryWalk® Trail "Over & Under the Snow" Runs Dec 1st - March 1st at Central Park

posted 12/10/21 · Conservation

JCPH, Points Store Program - New Hours

posted 11/1/21 · Public Health

Derecho Recovery Tree Plantings A Success

posted 10/19/21 · Conservation

Fishing Line Recycling Program

posted 9/2/21 · Conservation

Election Law Changes for Iowa Voters

posted 8/6/21 · Auditor

Jones County Public Health Adopts CDC Guidance and Recommends Masks Indoors

posted 8/5/21 · Public Health

Jones County Public Health hosts 5-2-1-0 Healthy Choices Count! kick-off event.

posted 7/22/21 · Public Health

Solution to Pollution Anti-Litter Sign Joins Fish Art Sculpture at Central Park Lake

posted 7/12/21 · Conservation

New Jones County StoryWalk® Trail Open

posted 6/6/21 · Conservation

Jones County Assessment Notices Reflect Increased Housing Market

posted 3/30/21 · Assessor

Volunteers Make A Difference for Jones County Conservation

posted 3/22/21 · Conservation

Eby's Mill Timber Stand Improvement Project

posted 3/16/21 · Conservation

Jones County Public Health Provides COVID-19 Vaccine Update

posted 3/5/21 · Public Health

Jones County Public Health Adds Vaccination Option for 65+ Population

posted 2/7/21 · Public Health

Jones County Public Health Provides Vaccine Rollout Update

posted 1/25/21 · Public Health

Jones County Public Health Vaccine Rollout Update

posted 1/18/21 · Public Health

PRESS RELEASE | Jones County Provides COVID-19 Vaccine Update

posted 1/4/21 · Public Health

Jones County Launches New Website

posted 12/10/20

COVID-19 Update

posted 11/9/20 · Board of Supervisors

Jones County COVID-19 Case Count Expected to See Significant Increase

posted 11/5/20 · Public Health

Jones County COVID-19 Investigations Will Be Conducted by IDPH

posted 11/2/20

Extensive Community Spread of COVID-19 in Jones County

posted 10/30/20 · Public Health

School of the Wild

posted 10/2/20 · Conservation

State of Iowa Announces Change to Close Contact Definition

posted 9/29/20 · Public Health

Jones County Public Health Reminds Residents to Play It Safe When Cleaning up After a Storm

posted 8/12/20 · Public Health

Central Park Fremont Mill Bridge Rehabilitation Project

posted 8/12/20 · Conservation

The Wapsipinicon Trail: We Need Your Help to Finish Phase II

posted 8/1/20 · Conservation

Special Statement on COVID-19

posted 4/28/20 · Public Health

State Public Health Emergency Declaration Extended but Some Businesses Allowed to Reopen in Jones County

posted 4/28/20 · Public Health

Iowa Restaurant Reopening Criteria/Operation Restrictions during COVID-19

posted 4/27/20 · Public Health

Additional Mitigation Strategies for Jones County Related to COVID-19

posted 4/16/20 · Public Health

COVID-19 Outbreak Guidance for Businesses

posted 4/8/20 · Public Health

Letter to Jones County Residents

posted 4/7/20 · Public Health

Special Statement on COVID-19

posted 4/1/20 · Public Health

Food Establishments and Operators Urged to Follow Current COVID-19 Guidelines

posted 4/1/20 · Public Health

Two Additional Cases of COVID-19 Reported in Jones County

posted 3/31/20 · Public Health

First Case of COVID-19 Confirmed in Jones County

posted 3/30/20 · Public Health

New Facebook Page

posted 3/27/20 · Auditor

Guidance for Business Owners and Employers in Jones County

posted 3/25/20 · Public Health

Special Statement on COVID-19

posted 3/17/20 · Public Health

Central Park Lake Restoration

posted 8/1/17 · Conservation

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