Clinton County Conservation Foundation 25th Anniversary & Banquet

Clinton County Conservation Foundation
Celebrates 25th Anniversary
With Fundraising Banquet

The popular, Clinton County Conservation Foundation Fundraising Banquet is celebrating
the 25th anniversary of the Foundation on November 4.

This event provides a unique opportunity to enjoy good food and support the
environmental education programs and facilities of Clinton County Conservation.
The dinner, live auction and raffles will be held in Haring Hall at the Rock Creek Eco
Tourism Center, Camanche. Doors open at 5 p.m. and dinner is at 6:30 p.m. The ticket price
for this limited-seating fundraiser is $30.

Banquet tickets are available at the Rock Creek Marina and Campground Store, and
through Venmo: @ClintonCounty-ConservationFoun.

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Additional Information about the Foundation On Its 25th Anniversary:

• A busing scholarship program, which began in 2009, continues to cover
transportation costs to make it possible for school field trips to travel to our
parks and nature centers for day-long, outdoor environmental education
experiences.
• In 2002, the Foundation was instrumental in raising funds to purchase the
Blue Heron Eco Cruise pontoon boat. The 24-passenger boat continues to
offer free cruises to the public on a weekly basis during the cruise season.
Exploring the Mississippi backwaters and main channel, special cruises
include bird watching, history of the river through music, and sunset and fall
foliage. All cruises are led by a CCC naturalist who provides a narrative of
wildlife and river features.

Recent Foundation Highlights:
• The foundation engaged in a fundraising effort to build an addition to the
Eden Valley Nature Center. The multi-purpose room provides meeting space
and much-needed indoor classroom space for school field trips in bad
weather.
• We are in the midst of a fundraising effort for a badly needed remodeling of
the original Eden Valley Nature Center display area to make it a more
effective environmental education learning space for school groups and
visitors to the park.