NE IA RC&D is working with Howard and Mitchell County Conservation Boards and Boards of Supervisors as well as community leaders from Riceville and Elma to complete a 33 mile multi-use trail that will be the first trail in the state to connect to the...
NE IA RC&D assisted partners from five county area of Northeast Iowa with development and writing of a W.K.Kellogg grant. The grant, which was awarded, funded the Northeast Iowa Food and Fitness Initiative. NE IA RC&D is administering the planning grant and assisting with implementation....
The project provides summer interns and partners with institutes of higher learning to provide meaningful work study opportunities. These college internships create connections between young adults and their rural communities by providing professional internship opportunities in Northeast Iowa for Northeast Iowa students. In each instance...
The Upper Iowa River Watershed has been recognized on local, state and national levels as an important natural and economic resource. Recognizing the importance of water quality in this sensitive watershed, local agencies, organization and landowners united to form the Upper Iowa River Watershed Alliance....
Northeast Iowa RC&D has been a leader in regional environmental education for over 15 years. The RC&D helped start several successful education programs including the Environmental College for Young Leaders [Discovery Camps] at Luther College, the Lull's Park Environmental Haven and the Upper Iowa Valley...
Northeast Iowa RC&D is partnering with the Winneshiek County Conservation Board, the Allamakee County Conservation Board, the Iowa DNR Water Trails Program, Effigy Mounds National Monument, the Iowa DNR Regional Fisheries Biologist, the Yellow River State Forester and the Isaacs Walton League to develop a...