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...
Josh Dansdill, Business Development Projects Director, has been appointed by Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig to serve on the Local Food and Farm Program Advisory Council. The Council exists to support and advise statewide efforts to increase the availability of locally grown, raised,...
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...
Northeast Iowa is now home to a mobile juice production facility. The Driftless Mobile Juicing Service was made possible through a $480,000 Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP) grant secured by Northeast Iowa RC&D from the United States Department of Agriculture to support the revitalization of...
Visitors to several local farmers markets across Northeast Iowa may notice a few changes this season. Six markets–Cresco, Decorah, Guttenberg, Independence, Oelwein, and Postville–will be part of a regional project working to ensure the sustainability and success of farmers markets by supporting and enhancing the...
Business owners, entrepreneurs, and community residents in Northeast Iowa are invited to complete surveys regarding re-use of the Waterville Elementary School. Waterville Elementary School was closed in 2018 and the buildings were purchased by the City of Waterville. The City was awarded a Rural Business Development...
Representatives of the Turkey River Recreational Corridor Mallory Hanson (director) and Rod Marlatt (board chair) accept the Iowa Tourism Award for Outstanding Niche Marketing Initiative Iowa at the 2022 Iowa Tourism Conference. The Turkey River Recreational Corridor was awarded the 2022 Iowa Tourism Award for Outstanding...
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...
The Scenic Byways and Iowa Tourism Office have partnered on an exciting new promotional initiative that features the four byways the RC&D coordinates - the Driftless Area, River Bluffs, Delaware Crossing, and Grant Wood scenic byways. These four are part of a dozen scenic byways...