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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...

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...

The RC&D is pleased to announce the addition of three new employees to the RC&D team.  Hans Larson, Halina Pyzdrowski and Morgan Thias all joined the RC&D staff starting January 4th!  These three have already proven to be eager learners, willing helpers, and friendly faces.Hans...

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...

At the (IDCA) Iowa Department of Cultural Affair’s 2020 Virtual Iowa Arts Summit on August 7, 2020, Northeast Iowa RC&D was honored with the Governor’s Arts Award for their "Byways of Iowa Public Art Initiative". The RC&D was one of three recipients selected by a...

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