The public is invited to provide feedback on potential mitigation alternatives for the Upper and Lower Dams on the Upper Iowa River. The alternatives were presented at a public meeting held on Tuesday, June 18 at Luther College in Decorah. The materials and maps presented...
Northeast Iowa RC&D has been awarded the University of Iowa’s 2023 Iowa and Minnesota Campus Compact Presidents’ Community Partner Award. Iowa and Minnesota Campus Compact is a coalition of fifty-six college and university presidents committed to the civic mission of higher education. This includes educating students...
Public Invited to Provide Input on Upper and Lower Dam Mitigation The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is exploring options for mitigation of the Upper and Lower Dams on the Upper Iowa River. A preliminary public informational session will be held on Thursday, April 20 from...
The Turkey River Watershed Management Authority (WMA) has several upcoming opportunities for community members to share their questions, stories, and goals related to the Turkey River Watershed. The Turkey River Watershed includes more than one million acres across eight counties in Northeast Iowa. The WMA will...
Fayette County Conservation and the Fayette County Solid Waste Commission were awarded the 2022 Outstanding Interpretative Non-Print Media Award from the Iowa Conservation Education Coalition - ICEC and Iowa Association of Naturalists for the "Mike the Milk Jug and Friends" educational recycling animated videos produced...
Ross Evelsizer, Natural Resources Projects Director for Northeast Iowa RC&D, has been honored as a New Voice in Water Quality by the Conservation Learning Group, a think tank based at Iowa State University Extension and Outreach dedicated to addressing conservation and environmental challenges. The award, inaugurated...
One of the 28 flood reduction structures implemented in the Upper Wapsipinicon watershed. In 2016, the Upper Wapsipinicon River Watershed (UWRW) was awarded 4 million dollars as a part of the $96.9 million state-wide Iowa Watershed Approach (IWA) project, funded by a grant from the U.S....
Pick up your guide to one of Eastern Iowa's premier recreational rivers and enjoy the sight-seeing, fishing, birding, camping, hiking, wildlife-watching, or a relaxing float on this gentle-flowing, intimate river. The Maquoketa traverses the diverse landscape of Eastern Iowa and passes through several Iowa treasures: Backbone State Park, Manchester...
For the past 2 years, educators in Northeast Iowa have been invited to bring their students to the Regional Urban Stormwater Demonstration (RUSD) Site on the Northeast Iowa Resource Conservation and Development Campus in Postville, Iowa. Visits to the RUSD Site include a tour of...
Northeast Iowa RC&D was announced as one of three members of an elite place-based flood prevention model made possible through the American Flood Coalition (AFC). The RC&D along with the two other awardees, The Coalition for Environment, Equality, and Resilience in Harris County Texas, and...