News Flash

Linn County Conservation announces season campground closures

Linn County Conservation's modern campgrounds will close for the season at 1 p.m. Sunday, October 31. This includes the campgrounds at Morgan Creek Park, Pinicon Ridge Park, and Wanatee Park. All utilities, including water, are expected to remain...

Winter Hours - Wickiup Hill Learning Center

Linn County Conservation's conservation education center, the Wickiup Hill Learning Center,  will shift to a winter hours schedule, starting November 1. The only significant change is that the Learning Center will be closed on Sundays fr...

Cedar Valley Nature Trail Construction to Begin in June with Intermittent Closures

The Cedar Valley Nature Trail will experience intermittent closures between Center Point and Urbana starting June 1 for trail improvements, including hard surfacing. This six-mile segment, between Ash Lane just north of Center Point and Highway 150 west o...

Wanatee Creek Name Change Now Official

The Linn County Board of Supervisors and the Linn County Conservation Board are pleased to announce the U.S. Board on Geographic Names has approved Linn County’s request to change the name of Squaw Creek in Linn County to Wanatee Creek.

Linn County was not...

Linn County Tree Equity Program Launched from Planting Forward Initiative

In collaboration with 11 community partners, Linn County Sustainability and Linn County Conservation have joined forces with Monarch Research’s Planting Forward initiative. Linn County Sustainability is seeking to provide trees to households who might oth...

Linn County Conservation renames area Wanatee Park

LINN COUNTY, IA September 28, 2020 – A thorough review of the name and reference of “squaw” has led the Linn County Conservation Board to approve changing the name Squaw Creek Park to Wanatee Park. After research and consideration of the park’s 9...

Moody’s Assigns Aaa Rating to Linn County’s General Obligation Bonds

Moody’s Investors Service has assigned a Aaa rating to Linn County’s $5.1 million general obligation (GO) Water and Land Legacy Bonds, Series 2021A, reflecting Linn County’s continued financial stability and commitment to be responsible stewards of public...

Local Option Sales Tax Resolutions Put Extension Vote on November Ballot

The Linn County Board of Supervisors has approved resolutions that will allow Linn County voters in unincorporated Linn County as well as the cities of Cedar Rapids, Hiawatha, Fairfax, Marion, Robins, and the portion of Walford located in Linn County to v...

Local Option Sales Tax Resolutions Put Extension Vote on November Ballot

The Linn County Board of Supervisors has approved resolutions that will allow Linn County voters in unincorporated Linn County as well as the cities of Cedar Rapids, Hiawatha, Fairfax, Marion, Robins, and the portion of Walford located in Linn County to v...