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Career Opportunity
Des Moines County Conservation
Is Looking For a Qualified
Natural Resource Manager
For More Information


Big Hollow is still accessible
In Spite of Road Construction,  News release.

Campground Information
Welter Recreation Area
Sycamore Loop & Cottonwood Loop
are OPEN for Camping

Maple Loop
Will Continue to be
CLOSED!
 

Starr's Cave Nature Center is OPEN!
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The Cave at Starr's Cave Park & Preserve
 Is CLOSED Until Further Notice!

Iowa DNR - Press Release

RAPID SPREADING DISEASE PROMPTS CLOSURE OF CAVES WHERE BATS HIBERNATE
The following web sites have good information about WNS: 
http://www.fws.gov/northeast/white_nose.html 

http://www.batcon.org/index.php/what-we-do/white-nose-syndrome.html

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Big Hollow Lake Information and Links
Big Hollow Lake - YouTube by John Bybee & Justin Hill; Narrated by Mike Halbert
Brochure of Big Hollow Lake - July 2010

Map of Big Hollow Lake
Map of Big Hollow Lake w/Fishing Information

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Des Moines County Conservation Administration Office
13700 Washington Road

West Burlington, Iowa 52655
(319) 753-8260 - Business
(319) 752-5737 - FAX
E-mail us at: dmcconbd@co.des-moines.ia.us
Hours:  7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Lunch 11:00 a.m. to Noon
Noon to 3:30 p.m. daily
Closed Weekends & Holidays

Starr's Cave Nature Center
11627 Starr's Cave Road
Burlington, Iowa 52601
(319) 753-5808
E-mail us at: delperdanga@co.des-moines.ia.us or yodere@co.des-moines.ia.us
Hours:  8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily
Saturdays 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. April thru October only
Except as listed April thru October - Closed Weekends & Holidays

Big Hollow Shops
18853 - 152nd Avenue

Sperry, Iowa 52650
(319) 985-2502
E-mail us at: leec@co.des-moines.ia.us
roggep@co.des-moines.ia.us or
grahamj@co.des-moines.ia.us
Hours:  7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily
Closed Weekends & Holidays

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Last modified: Thursday July 29, 2010


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