--- On Wed, 2/11/09, College Creek <ccreek@...> wrote:

> Subject: Creek Chat – Tomorrow Feb 12th
> Next Creek Chat
>
> Please join us tomorrow evening, Thursday February 12th,
> for the next
> Creek Chat focusing on Green Lawn Renovation. The Chat
> will
> be held in the Middle School Media Center from 6:30-8:00pm.
>
> Refreshments!
>
>
>
> College Creek monitoring identified high phosphorus and
> nitrogen levels
> during 2008. This Creek Chat will help you take action on
> your own
> lawn to reduce your contribution to this problem. Pat
> Sauer will
> discuss alternative lawn care practices, including full
> lawn renovation,
> that minimize or eliminate traditional fertilizer and
> pesticide
> applications and as well as reduce expenses. These
> practices reduce
> nutrient loading from your lawns into the local stream. We
> hope to
> see you there.
>
>
>
>
>
> Summary of the last Creek Chat - January, 27th 2009
>
> We reviewed historic photos and maps from a number of local
> sources
> at the public library. Twenty-five people attended. Cathy
> Brown (with ISU) and members of the Ames Historical
> Society, and long
> time residents of the College Creek neighborhood helped
> interpret the
> photos and maps. Some interesting discussion points
> included the
> often flooded and impassable section of Lincoln Way as it
> crossed College
> Creek near the Memorial Union. Lake LaVerne’s
> construction, flood
> damage, and reshaping were also interesting. Participants
> also
> shared memories of catfish caught in Lake LaVerne and the
> local streams
> as well as how water levels along the creek during floods
> have increased
> over time.
>
>
>
> Next Creek Chat: Dr. Jim Pease will host the next Creek
> Chat on
> Tuesday February 24th to discuss wildlife in the College
> Creek project
> area. We will use this Chat to begin goal setting for new
> wildlife
> habitat plantings. Beaver occupation of Daley Park, and
> their
> planned removal, will be discussed. The Chat is
> 6:30-8:00pm at the
> Ames Middle School Media Center.
>
>
> Future Dates:
>
>
> March 5th Bird use and habitat in the College Creek Project
> Area
>
>
> March 26th, 7:00-8:30pm OR March 28th, 1:00-2:30 Stormwater
> Garden Design
> & Construction for your yard
>
>
> April (early) College Creek Streambank Instability and
> Dynamics
>
>
>
> Landscape Architecture Lab
>
> 534 College of Design - ISU
>
> 515-294-9297
>
>
> http://creekcommunities.design.iastate.edu/College_Creek.html