Iowa lost some of its largest trees in the 2020 derecho. Given that climate change may increase frequency and strength of storms, how can we increase the odds future generations have big trees to enjoy?
116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Iowa lost some of its largest trees in the 2020 derecho. Given that climate change may increase frequency and strength of storms, how can we increase the odds future generations have big trees to enjoy?
A white oak on track to be Iowa’s largest of its species is in the area where Navigator CO2 Ventures wants to lay an underground CO2 pipeline. The 175-year-old tree is in Lee County, 50 yards from the Mississippi River.
Iowa state park rangers who had been told they had to move out of state-owned housing by Nov. 30, would get an eviction extension to at least 2024 under a budget approved Wednesday by the Iowa House.
First of 4 seasons runs April 11-14 and there are plenty of bird to harvest this year
Iowa farmers received $243 million in insurance payments for flooded crops from 2001-2020, with $83 million going to five Iowa counties considered “hot spots” for the payments. Instead, that money could have “retired” nearly 12,000 flood-prone acres from farming.
As ice fishing season winds down, one thing remains true - sometimes you can find fish and sometimes the fish find you
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Recent testing by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources found “very low” levels of two types of industrial chemicals in Cedar Rapids’ public water supply, but the city reports that its water remains safe to drink.
Central City has concentrations of toxic chemicals in its drinking water that exceed safety thresholds in other states and that are the highest so far identified by a new Iowa surveillance program.
Recent winter blast doesn’t diminish that spring is coming
Iowa DNR records show the park draws water from a 140-feet-deep well that is highly susceptible to surface contamination because of the porous sediment in the area.
The city of Cedar Rapids, along with soil and water districts, is partnering with the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship to launch water quality practices projects.
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