Programs administered and services provided by the MCCB are related to natural resource management. Most of the public lands in the county are managed for wildlife, compatible recreation, and conservation education. The MCCB has more than 2,200 acres of land on 27 locations for camping, picnicking, fishing, canoeing, hiking, bicycle trails, forest areas, or native prairie. Some areas are designated wildlife refuge and others are open for public hunting. Marshall County Conservation Area Map

The MCCB  Naturalist  conducts environmental education programs for school groups and the general public. In 2012 contact was made with nearly 5,300 people at 186 programs.

The MCCB publishes Seasons, a quarterly newsletter, as well as brochures about specific areas. To have the Seasons newsletter delivered to your e-mail address subscribe here.

To have announcements and reminders about upcoming events delivered to your e-mail address subscribe to our MCCB mailing list.

Conservation Center hours are: Monday - Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m. - 12 noon Closed on County holiday

Please call us for more information.

Marshall County Conservation Board
2349 - 233rd St.
Marshalltown, IA 50158

Phone: 641-752-5490
FAX: 641-752-5496
e-mail: mccb@co.marshall.ia.us

Current News / Links of interest 

• When available this is a link to a live view from the bird feeding stations at the Marshall County Conservation Boards Grimes Farm and Conservation Center. Donations in memory of Ruth Gage and honoring Martha Grimes Isaacson helped purchase the web cam. During the winter months northern migrants such as Dark eyed Juncos and Fox Sparrows are common along with permanent residents that use the feeding station including Cardinals, Chickadees, Blue Jays, White Breasted Nuthatches, Gold finches and Downy Woodpeckers among others. In the spring and summer, neotropical migrant bird species that spend the winter in South America and summer in Iowa frequent the feeders. These bird species include Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, Indigo Buntings, Northern Orioles and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks.
• Events and programs
• Marshall County Conservation and Recreation Areas
• Hunting Information
• Fishing Information
• Equipment Rental
  
• Grimes Farm
• My County Parks
• Junior Naturalist Log Sheet
• Amateur Astronomers of Central Iowa
• Iowa DNR
• Iowa DOT Bike Path Map
• Emerald Ash Borer
  
• Find us on Facebook

 StoryWalk at Grimes Farm:

Conservation Board                                                      

• Pam Paone
  
• Jeff Mathis
  
• Ray Helland
• Steve Armstrong
  
• Tom Mack
  

• Mike Stegmann - Director
• Emily Herring - Naturalist
• Tami Krough - Administrative Assistant
• Jeremiah Manken - Operations Supervisor & Park Ranger
• Tyler Renze - Maintenance Technician
• Olivia Tym - Maintenance Technician