Winneshiek County Waste Reduction Education
Learn about recycling and reducing your waste with the Winneshiek County Recycling and Waste Reduction Education program, provided by Winneshiek County Conservation in partnership with the Winneshiek County Recycling Center & Winneshiek County Sanitary Landfill.
Visit www.winneshiekwaste.com for more information about recycling and waste reduction in Winneshiek County.
Explore the Outdoors
2023 was Winneshiek County Conservation's 65th anniversary! To honor the progress the Winneshiek County Conservation Board has made in the past 65 years, the board members and staff created a “bucket list” of 65 things to do in Winneshiek County parks and trails. We challenge you to do as many of the activities as possible! Keep track of the memories you make at the parks and trails by taking pictures and sharing them on social media. Use the hashtags #65thingsinwinneshiekcounty and #winneshiekwild. Don’t forget to tag Winneshiek County Conservation! Get the list at any of our public programs or download it here:
The Decorah Eagles nest is famous worldwide as a high-quality webcam to live stream bald eagle nesting behaviors. Watch the Decorah Eagles live and learn more through the 
Located in the Driftless Area, Winneshiek County is part of an important migration route for hundreds of species of birds, insects, and other wildlife. Winneshiek County is designated as a Bird Friendly Iowa county for our community's continued efforts to support local bird populations. Learn more about migration and local wildlife at these resources:
470 million years ago, a meteor the size of a football stadium crashed into the shallow sea covering what is now northeast Iowa. The meteor left a 3-mile-wide impact crater basin where Decorah, IA, is now. Although buried deep underground, new scientific discoveries and research are uncovering more about the crater and its unique fossils. Learn more at 