Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley said he will vote against President Joe Biden’s pick to be an assistant administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over recent actions by the Biden administration related to clean water rules and biofuels.
Cedar River Academy students worked together to create a story that would not only be made into a book, but also be translated into a story walk in Reed Park, which is connected to the schoolyard of Cedar River Academy at Taylor Elementary.
Wildside column: Maybe it’s time to try it again
Trail west of Coralville saw spike in use in pandemic
Iowa Department of Natural Resources Director Kayla Lyon said she doesn’t have the authority to overturn her agency’s approval of an 11,600-head cattle feedlot near Monona.
The volunteers oversee campgrounds as resident hosts, clean and maintain parks and serve to bring visions into reality. When a major project requires muscle and money, they step in with labor, programming and fundraising.
As the unofficial kickoff to summer and camping season hits this Memorial Day weekend, Iowa’s state park campground reservations already are largely filled up on weekends in June and July.
Grinnell College students planted 5,200-square-foot prairie on campus, opting to cut out the sod and remove it rather than using herbicide to kill the grass. The space now will have 40 different varieties of prairie plants including coneflower, milkweed, purple love grass and little blue stem.
Splash pads in Cedar Rapids parks will open for the season on Saturday.
Wildside column: Red-shouldered hawks are finding a new place to live along Mississippi River
In coming weeks, Cedar Rapids crews will cut down as many as 2,000 more trees damaged in last year’s derecho. Hundreds of new trees being planted.
Newhoff column: Kirby loved boat rides and eating fish
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