Articles Tagged: conservation

The bond will be used to protect water quality, preserve natural areas and improve public access to parks and trails in Johnson County over the next 20 years.

Johnson County voter passed a similar $20 million conservation bond in 2008.

A former Tama County conservation director used public funds for personal purchases, including a fuel pump, ammunition and home remodeling materials, according to a state audit published Wednesday.

Larry Gullett worked on conservation boards throughout Iowa for most of his career. He was 65.

Williamson Dilg pushed for Upper Mississippi wildlife refuge

Sixteen years after Johnson County voters approved a $20 million bond to fund conservation projects -- the first referendum of its kind in the state -- voters will be asked to approve a new bond, this time for $30 million, to acquire land to protect water quality and natural areas, and provide land for parks and trails.

$4.1 million project to be funded with sale of stream mitigation credits

A bill that would limit the authority of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to purchase land for public use was shelved Wednesday ahead of a key legislative deadline.

American Transmission Company, ITC Midwest and Dairyland Power Cooperative Inc. want to build a 102-mile, 345-kilovolt line linking Iowa's Dubuque County and Wisconsin's Dane County.

After 10 years of successes and complications of the Nutrient Reduction Strategy, The Gazette reviews how it could be improved.

The two-pronged plan details how Iowa hopes to reduce its nutrient pollution from agriculture and industry.

The Gazette dove into ISU data to investigate how to-date conservation practices and facility upgrades have impacted Iowa’s nitrogen and phosphorous pollution

The Mississippi River is one of the world's great rivers, but it seems to carry less reverence than other iconic water bodies across the country, an attitude with serious consequences. River advocates are finding their own ways to help people connect.

$5B nationwide investment includes over $400M for Iowa

Some agricultural groups have said it is too difficult for farmer to acquire new land in part because of land going to public use