Membership
HCBA runs on dues, small donations, and volunteer hours — in that order of visibility and the reverse order of importance. Membership is open to anyone, anywhere, who thinks a century-old timber bridge is worth keeping dry.
Dues
| Category | Annual Dues | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Student | $10 | With current school enrollment |
| Individual | $25 | Our most common category |
| Family / Household | $40 | One newsletter per mailbox |
| Organizational | $100 | Friends groups, historical societies, county agencies |
| Lifetime | $350 | One and done; 13 lifetime members to date |
What You Receive
- Four issues a year of The Kingpost, our quarterly newsletter
- Free fall driving tour maps
- Member registration rate at Bridge Days
- Voting rights at the annual business meeting
- Access to the registry archive by appointment
- The satisfaction of being one of about ninety people holding up 152 bridges
How to Join
We do things the old-fashioned way: print the membership form, fill it out, and mail it with a check payable to “Heartland Covered Bridge Association” to P.O. Box 217, Winterset, Iowa 50273. You may also pick up a form at the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Download Membership Form (PDF)
Online payment is on our list — the board approved looking into it at the 2025 annual meeting, and our summer intern assures us it can be done.
Volunteer
Not a joiner? We also need bridge photographers, newsletter stuffers (first week of each quarter, coffee provided), Bridge Days help, and people willing to adopt a bridge for an annual condition check. Write to us through the contact page and tell us what you like doing.