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Subject: Beavers in Daley Park Creek Chat – Tomorrow Feb 24th
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:00:30 -0600
From: College Creek <ccreek@...>

*Tomorrows Creek Chat:
*Please join us tomorrow evening, Tuesday February 24th, for the next
Creek Chat focusing on *Beavers and wildlife*. Beaver occupation of
Daley Park, and their planned removal, will be discussed.
WeÂ’ll begin setting goals to create habitat for wildlife of interest;
this will be discussed through two more Creek Chats in early March. The
Chat will be held in the Middle School Media Center from 6:30-8:00pm.
Refreshments!

*Next Creek Chat*:
Bird life, greenway use, and observation records will be discussed as
part of our series on wildlife in the College Creek corridor. ISUÂ’s Dr.
Steven Dinsmore and graduate students will host the next Creek Chat on
Thursday March 5th at the Ames Middle School. Interested residents are
encouraged to attend. We will also discuss how to keep records of bird
sightings at your own feeders.

*Future Creek Chats:
March 10th,* 6:30-8:00pm – Dr. Jim Pease and Wildlife in the College
Creek Project Area – Ames Middle School Media Center
*March 26th*, 7:00-8:30pm OR March 28th, 1:00-2:30 Stormwater Garden
Design & Construction for your yard – City Hall Room 135
*April (early)* College Creek Streambank Instability and Dynamics


*Summary of Lawn Renovation Creek Chat - February, 12th 2009:
*Pat Sauer discussed a variety of alternative lawn care practices aimed
at minimizing or even eliminating traditional fertilizer and pesticide
applications. College Creek monitoring identified high phosphorus and
nitrogen levels in the creek and in shallow groundwater flowing into the
creek. Recommendations included using P (phosphorus) free fertilizers,
never applying more than the label recommends, and reducing fertilizer
applications to fall and/or spring only. P-free fertilizers are
available at many local retailers. The importance of topsoil quality
was also discussed; compost can be added to enhance soil quality and
maximize rain absorption. More details on soil quality can be found on
the City of Ames website
http://www.cityofames.org/worksweb/Stormwater/Soil%20Quality.pdf

Landscape Architecture Lab
534 College of Design - ISU
515-294-9297
http://creekcommunities.design.iastate.edu/College_Creek.html


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