by Christine | Dec 31, 2021 | Conservation Efforts, Iowa
“This is where state legislators have power to protect our natural resources or not. As citizens, we must make sure to vote for representatives that will advocate to protect our soil, air, woods, waters and wildlife for public health, recreation and long-term economic...
by Christine | Nov 30, 2021 | Conservation Efforts, Iowa
Our Vision— Soul. Soil. Spark. November highlights— During this past year, IWL’s Iowa Conservation Director Mike Delaney ignited the “Sparks”, a special group of long-term conservationists (which he refers to as the Elders) to craft an Iowa...
by Christine | Oct 31, 2021 | Conservation Efforts, Iowa
Harvest Time in Iowa— With a dedicated Seed Expert… After several weeks of drought conditions, many Iowa farmers are pleasantly surprised by their yields. We had the opportunity to visit IWL’s Des Moines Chapter President, Doug Pooch, harvesting corn at Des Moines...
by Christine | Sep 30, 2021 | Conservation Efforts, Iowa
“A viable neighborhood is a community: and a viable community is made up of neighbors who cherish and protect what they have in common.” ~ Wendell Berry ~ —Citizens Science in the Works! As we celebrate World Water Monitoring Day this entire month we start with...
by Christine | Aug 31, 2021 | Conservation Efforts, Iowa
For many years we have gathered near our favorite stream or lake during the summer months to recreate and fish. And in recent times we have had more concerns with water quality through out the state of Iowa. Luckily there are people monitoring these bodies of water...
by Christine | Jul 31, 2021 | Conservation Efforts, Iowa
UMRI will be hosting a water monitoring training “The Cedar River Bacteria Source Study Directive for Iowa Volunteers” in Cedar Falls next month. Stay tuned for updates in our August issue. Conservation Matters— With all the voluntary efforts of Iowa’s Nutrient...
