By Rich Patterson —- September 1967 was a tough time for North Idaho ranchers. Months of heat and drought bottomed out wells, streams and springs. Forest fire danger was extreme. One late afternoon, three of us returned to the ranch house after a long sweaty day fixing fences. We craved a cleansing shower, [...]
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Local governments are launching a cooperative effort to manage sometimes-troublesome Indian Creek. “Keeping those players connected is going to yield benefits, even if that’s all we accomplish,” said Jennifer Fencl, environmental services director for the East Central Iowa Council of Governments (ECICOG). “It’s the long view, and it’s hard because people just want to go [...]
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By Shannon Ramsay —- A shocking sight indeed, the 120-foot swath cut through beautiful woods for a 60-inch sewer line stretching 16 miles to meet the needs of our growing region. Nature lovers dreaded the start of this project, but no one was prepared for the amount of destruction that took place. I [...]
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For local government officials and other stakeholders, Thursday was the first step toward the future of Indian Creek. It’s also developing a model for tackling larger Iowa waterways. “It’s to listen to them, about what they want for their watershed and what they’re thinking about,” said Stacy Langsdale. Langsdale, of the Army Corps of Engineers’ [...]
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Following are gardening and eco-events happening in Eastern Iowa during January 2012. If you know of others, send information in an email to: cindy.hadish@sourcemedia.net Tues., Jan. 3, 9 a.m., Taproot Outdoor Day at Kent Park. Join Johnson County Naturalist Brad Friedhof for sledding, ice fishing, coyote tag, snow construction, or other outdoor winter pursuits. We’ll [...]
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The following is from Deb Engmark of Brucemore, the Indian Creek Nature Center and Linn County Master Gardeners: For many Midwest gardeners, January is a time to dream about the beautiful gardens to be sown while poring over the daily arrivals of seed catalogs. The month is filled with visions of beautiful flowers and fantasies [...]
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CEDAR RAPIDS – For the first time in Iowa, local governments may manage the watersheds along six Iowa waterways to prevent a repeat of the June 2008 flood. “No one’s ever done this before, at least in Iowa,” said Allen Bonini, supervisor of the Department of Natural Resources’ watershed improvement section. “It’s solving their problems [...]
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Following are gardening and eco-events happening in Eastern Iowa during October 2011: Sat., Oct. 1, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Annual Solar Tour & Energy Efficiency Open House, Prairiewoods 120 E. Boyson Rd., Hiawatha, and Indian Creek Nature Center, 6665 Otis Rd. SE. You may begin your free tour at either location. At Prairiewoods, pick [...]
continue »The Cedar Rapids Public Works Department is pleased to report that two Capital Improvement Projects were selected by the American Public Works Association as “Projects of the Year” in Iowa, the new East Post Road Bridge over Indian Creek and the improvements made to Council Street NE from Dry Creek to 74th Street NE. The [...]
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Monarch tagging, seed saving, Honey Fest and many more gardening and eco-events happening this month in Eastern Iowa. Scroll through to find much to do! Sat., Sept. 3, noon to 4 p.m., 6th Annual Tomato Tasting and Seed Saving Workshop, Seed Savers Exchange, Decorah. This year’s Tomato Tasting event at Heritage Farm will feature over [...]
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