May 20, 2026 - News

Polk County Conservation creates its own nonprofit to help local recreation

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Five students in orange pants and orange helmets stand in a dry grassy field, listening to an instructor in a plaid shirt kneeling and showing a yellow tool; orange chainsaws rest on the grass.

AmeriCorps members help with land maintenance with Polk County Conservation. Photo: Courtesy of PCC

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