The Atherton Wetland, named to honor longtime Kirkwood Community College instructor Steve Atherton, who died in 2008, has 210 acres of prairie converted from farmland growing corn and soybeans.
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The Atherton Wetland, named to honor longtime Kirkwood Community College instructor Steve Atherton, who died in 2008, has 210 acres of prairie converted from farmland growing corn and soybeans.
Wildside column: A lack of shade didn’t bother the fish on this day — and that was OK.
The fish died of koi herpes virus, in the first case detected in Iowa.
Three are statewide projects, some of which may go toward the Middle Cedar Watershed.
Top donors include the Hall-Perrine Foundation, Alliant Energy, Collins Aerospace and ITC Midwest
Organizations are using more grassroots efforts to plant trees, and many residents taking the initiative since the Aug. 10, 2020, derecho.
Wildside column: Fred Love, the author’s son, landed a 5-pound smallmouth bass that had “a lot of power.”
Fishing column: Teaching grandchildren the beauty of fishing offers special moments — and grandpa wouldn’t have it any other way.
Birding column: Limpkin are being spotted outside Florida, including two in Iowa.
The Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Task Force, a partnership formed in the late 1990s with the goal of reducing the size and severity of the hypoxic zone, currently is co-chaired by Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig.
Alliant Energy battery system is capable of storing enough energy to power 5,000 homes for two hours. Electricity travels across the power grid at the speed of light, so it must be generated and consumed at the same time. Battery storage helps keep the grid balanced by preserving energy when demand is low and releasing it as needed.
Like the Great Lakes initiative, it would operate within the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and provide hundreds of millions in federal funding to groups throughout the 10 states including Iowa along the river.
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