Washington County Conservation presented their annual report to the Washington County Board of Supervisors Tuesday, reporting record program attendance for the recent season, stretching from July of 2024 to June of 2025. 

Conservation Executive Director Zach Rozmus explained the camping revenue that was generated within the last year, and the impact park improvements have played, “I always like to break down our revenues because this is something that I have been very proud of during my time at county conservation. And what I mean by that is, that four of the last five years we’ve hit record revenues for camping out at Marr Park. You know, I have said this before, that I don’t know if eventually we can keep squeezing that lemon like that if we will keep hitting a new record high. I think it really validated we brought on some new amenities there at Marr Park. We enhanced electrical, some fire rings, new picnic tables, and a new shower house. Those were all big investments that we made at the park in enhancing what I think is already a really great experience and then last year we hit $81,000 in camping revenue. That maybe doesn’t seem like a ton of money, but when camping is $20 a night this is a pretty significant amount.”  

The report also outlined the environmental education programs that were hosted by county conservation; stating that 560 programs were held with 12,988 people in attendance. These programs ranged from school-aged to senior citizens, and included day camps and a variety of topics.