Iron County Land & Water Conservation Department

05/21/2026

We offer scholarships for Iron County youth to attend these camps! We will cover your registration fee! Contact Heather Palmquist by emailing - [email protected] or calling 715/561-2234 Ext 2. Registration is TOMORROW, May 22nd!

We're shouting it from the rooftops: Our Conservation Summer Camp registrations are EXTENDED until this Friday, May 22! 🏕️🎶

🚣High School Camp: June 15-18 at North Lakeland Discovery Center
⛺️Middle School Camp: June 28 - July 1 at Camp Lakotah

Sign up today: https://wisconsinlandwater.org/our-work/youth-education/conservation-camp

04/23/2026

Attention hunters: next week, Wednesday, April 29th is the Iron County Citizen Deer Advisory Council (CDAC) meeting. The meeting will be at 6:00 pm at the Iron County Courthouse in Hurley. The public is welcome to attend!

04/20/2026

I have had the pleasure of working with water quality testing volunteer Jim Brancel for over 17 years! Jim is a dedicated Iron County Lake Champion. Jim has been taking water quality on Spider Lake in Mercer since 1998! Jim has served as Lake Association President, served on their board, and has been a great advocate for Spider Lake and Iron County Lakes. Last week at the WI Lakes and Rivers Convention held in Stevens Point, Jim was awarded a Lake Stewardship Award for his dedication to lakes. This is a well-deserved award! I am proud of Jim Brancel and his dedication to Iron County Lakes! Thanks for all your hard work Jim!

04/06/2026

Please give Molly Russell a warm welcome! Molly joins the Land & Water Conservation Department as our NEW Conservation Specialist! Here's a little more about Molly:

"Hi, I’m Molly! I recently graduated from the University of Michigan with my Master of Public Policy and Master of Science in Ecosystem Science and Management. While at U-M, I spent a lot of my time co-leading the development of a stewardship plan for a lake basin prairie fen. I also worked in the U-M Center for Sustainable Systems, was President of the Society of Wetland Scientists Student Chapter, and spent summers working with Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council and Oneida County Land & Water. I’m super passionate about freshwater ecosystems, the Northwoods, and our native plant communities, and am so excited to get to know Iron County! In my free time, I enjoy camping, hiking, fly fishing, painting, reading, and playing with my dog, Oliver."

Welcome to Iron County Molly!

04/02/2026

Have you been procrastinating? Get those orders in! We have sold out of some stock and have low numbers on many items! Order online or drop that order form in the mail. We'll give you the weekend to get your order in. Manifest spring with thoughts of flowers!

04/01/2026

Do you like lakes and streams? Do you want to work outside? Our LTE application deadline is approaching! Get your resume in to gain great work experience this summer!

03/17/2026

03/13/2026

Does this storm have you down? Think Spring! Grab your plant sale order form or order online. It's a great time to check that off your to do list! https://www.co.iron.wi.gov/344/Native-Plant-Sale

02/26/2026

FINALLY!!! The 2026 Native Plant Sale!!! Last year, we surveyed our awesome customers and one of the things they wanted.....online ordering and paying by credit card. You asked, you got it! Use the QR code to access the online order form or click: https://www.co.iron.wi.gov/344/Native-Plant-Sale If you are old school and want a paper form, you can do that too. We just want you to plant native plants! This year, we have a variety of trees and shrubs that are for the birds! Many of our species will attract song birds to game birds! Beat the winter blues, and think spring! Get your orders in.

01/20/2026

And the winners of the Iron County Land & Water Conservation Poster Contest are...........drum roll please! Take a look at each winning poster shown after the age division sheet. Everyone did a great job! "Soil. Where it all Begins" theme, see how these kids depicted the theme. These winning posters will move on to the Northwest Area Land & Water Conservation contest this Thursday in Shell Lake. We'll let you know how they do against the 10 other counties in the NW Area.

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