Nature Center Auction Still Accepting Items

The Friends of Winnebago County Conservation Foundation will be hosting a Spring Cleanup Online Auction from April 10th-20th. The auction will be run by Hallberg Auction out of Buffalo Center according to Winnebago County Conservation Board Director Robert Schwartz.

All items being auctioned off were donated by private individuals to help raise money for the new nature center.

Schwartz has been very pleased with the donations so far.

If anyone has a large items that they themselves cannot move, Schwartz requests for them to call the Conservation Board.

During the auction, there will be a wide variety of items to bid on, including furniture, prints, household items, collectibles, and decoys. Bidding will begin on Monday, April 10th and will end at 5:00 PM on Thursday, April 20th. To view what is available to bid on, or to participate in the auction, people can go to the Hallberg Auction web site at www.hallbergauction.com.
The money raised through the auction will go to the Friends of Winnebago County Conservation Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit organization. The money will then be used to help finish construction of the Hanson Nature Center. Right now, crews are making good progress on the construction of the center.

If anyone has any questions about the auction, they can contact either Hallberg Auction at 800-373-2255 or the Winnebago County Conservation Board at 641-565-3390. People who do not wish to participate in the auction, but would still like to donate to the nature center, can donate on the Winnebago County Conservation Board’s web site at www.winnebagocountyiowa.gov/conservation.