Education

Environmental Education 

The Dubuque County Conservation Board offers environmental education programming for preschools, elementary, middle, and high schools, as well as specialty groups etc. Naturalists will come to your site to provide programming or meet your group at a natural area. 

Scheduling Field Trips

There are several field trip options offered per grade levels. Dubuque County Conservation has paired most of its programs to the current Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Performance Standards. View our School Group Programs Guide (PDF) for a description for each program offering and more information. The are several other general programs that can be adapted to any age group and added to field trips.

Email Naturalist Jason Denlinger or call at 563-556-6745 to schedule. Plan field trips early, as the calendar fills quickly. There is NO charge for our programming.

Not seeing what you're looking for? Call us and we can create a field trip for you!

There is a Friends Bus Scholarship Application available to defray busing costs for Dubuque Community School District and other local schools.

Summer Camps

  • Will be released in February!

Kids at a summer camp holding a snail