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#866 From: "Mike Lazere" <zoey@...>
Date: Wed May 6, 2009 1:06 am
Subject: May 16th Snapshot 		lynnmikezoey
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Hello all,

 

Mark your calendars – the spring snapshot will be held on Saturday, May 16th from 9am -1pm.  Check your IOWATER supplies and expiration data, and e-mail me (zoey@...) or Rick Dietz (rsdietz@...) with a list of what you need.  We usually meet at Brookside, but you can pick up your collection bottles and data sheets earlier if that is inconvenient – let us know.

 

Due to the costs of monitoring water after last spring’s floods, the DNR/IIOWATER budget for lab testing of bacteria and nutrients has run out, but the congregation of the Unitarian Fellowship has jumped up to help us.  The congregation raised over $300 in donations over the last month, which we will use to pay for some of the tests.

 

If you are on the listserv, but haven’t participated in a snapshot lately, or at all, please consider coming to help out.  The data from these snapshots, over time, will help us to get a better picture of water quality in the watershed, and establish benchmarks that can help us distinguish between non-point and point-source pollution, and possibly to target areas where runoff should be addressed.

 

The JAX film festival was a great success due mainly to the efforts of Stacy Brothers at JAX, with a little help from the coalition members.  Thanks Stacy!

 

Thanks,

 

Mike Lazere


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#867 From: "Gbcrim" <gbcrim@...>
Date: Wed May 6, 2009 2:11 pm
Subject: Fw: T-Swans at ISU Kelley Farm 		gbcrim
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Just thought those of you who originally helped with this project would be interested to know that trumpeter swans are nesting on this little wetland.


Subject: T-Swans at ISU Kelley Farm

I assume these are the collar numbers of the collared pair at the Kelley Farm


7K4 is a female from the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. She was hatched in
2005 and was released 1 mile S of Granger, IA on 5/10/2006.

7K4 sightings:
5/10/2006       1 mile S of      Granger, IA
12/14/2006 1 mile S of Granger, IA
12/17/2006  lagoons 1 mile S of Granger, IA
1/2/2007        1 mile S of      Granger, IA
3/14/2007       waste treatment pond    in Palo, IA
4/30/2007       ISU Kelley Farm (Swine Nutrition & Management) in Ames, IA
5/6/2007        Mabaska site in Ames, IA
5/14/2007       ISU Kelley Farm in Ames, IA
5/21/2007       ISU Kelley Farm in Ames, IA
5/24/2007       Mabaska 1 mile W of Ames, IA
5/26/2007       Mabaska in Ames, IA
10/30/2007 Ada Hayden in Ames   , IA
11/3/2007       Ada Hayden in Ames, IA

8K4 is a male that was hatched in 2005 at Grotto of the Redemption
(West Bend, IA). He was released at Lakin Slough 2 miles E of Yale, IA
on 6/7/2006.

8K4 sightings:
6/17/2006       Lakin Slough 2 miles E of Yale, IA
10/18/2006 Bays Branch W.M.A. 3 miles NE of Panora      , IA
3/24/2007       Sugar Lake (Lewis & Clark St. Park) 2 miles SW of Rushville, MO
4/16/2007       ISU Kelley Farm (Swine Nutrition & Management) in Ames, IA
4/30/2007       ISU Kelley Farm
5/14/2007       ISU Kelley Farm                        
5/21/2007       ISU Kelley Farm
5/24/2007       Mabaska 1 mile W of Ames, IA
5/26/2007       Mabaska
10/30/2007 Ada Hayden in Ames, IA
11/3/2007       Ada Hayden
4 4 2008 1 E Story City Story IA
4 21 2008 Rest Area Pond 3 N Clear Lake Cerro Gordo IA
4 15 2008 Pella Pond 1 E Story City Story IA
5 12 2008 Pella Pond 1 E Story City Story IA
11 12 2008 Pella Pond 1 E Story City Story IA
5 4 2009 ISU Kelley Farm (Swine Nutrition & Management) 0 Ames Boone IA

David Hoffman
Wildlife Technician
Iowa Dept.of Natural Resources
Clear Lake, IA  50428
(641) 357-3517
David.Hoffman@...


From: coldfrontbrody@...
To: CLenze@...
Sent: 5/4/2009 10:03:47 A.M. Central Daylight Time
Subj: Re: swans


Chuck, The birds I followed all year finally took up residency a week ago
at the Kelly Farm on a Muscrat Hut. I believe their Collar numbers are 8K4
& 7K4. I followed these swans all over by my house this spring. Before
they took up residency at the Kelly farm I thought they were going to nest
in the middle of a Bean Field. She sat in that field for 3 days straight
in early April. They also used the wetlands west of the Kelly farm at V
ave. and the Railroad tracks just south of 210 ave. They also used the
wetland just off hwy 30 and V avennue west of ames and east of United
Community school.

The other pair I have noticed have a nest on the west pit of Mabaska. She
is right off Hiway 30 sitting on a muscrat hut as well. I don't want to
disturb her beings she is so close to the road but I have not noticed if
she has a collar or not.


-Brody
-----Original Message-----
From: Schlarbaum, Pat [DNR]
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 3:18 PM
To: Kent Berns; James Pease; Ron Andrews
Cc: Hoffman, David [DNR]
Subject: RE: Swans

Thanks Kent,  I plan to check this out this evening.

-----Original Message-----
From: Kent Berns [mailto:krberns@...]
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 2:47 PM
To: Schlarbaum, Pat [DNR]; Kent Berns; James Pease
Cc: Hoffman, David [DNR]
Subject: Re: Swans

I thought I would report back on the swans at the re-established wetland at
the ISU Kelley farm northwest of Ames.  There was a time in the summer of
2008 that I didn't see them, but then in early fall, I began seeing the two
swans again.  This spring I started seeing them, and recently I have noticed
that one appears to be nesting on a muskrat house.  I tried using binoculars
today to read the numbers on the neck collar of the one that wasn't sitting
on the nest.  Unfortunately, I still wasn't close enough to read them.  The
nest is even farther away.  You might be able to read their numbers with a
quality spotting scope.  The collars are red or pink in color.  One Swan was
standing in shallow water and I was able to see what looked like a silver
leg band when it raised up its leg.

I have attached an aerial photo of the wetland.  When we established it, we
weren't sure if it would hold water, but every year, it seems to get deeper.
I believe it has held water continuously the last two summers. The water
level has exceeded the 30 foot upland buffer and is creeping into the field.
The area was farmed prior to enrolling it into the farmable wetland program.

The Kelley farm is northwest of Ames in Boone County, Jackson Township,
Section 36.  The wetland is directly west of XL avenue and north of 220th.
It is also north directly north of the railroad tracks.  My work cell phone
is (515)290-5088.

Thanks,

Kent Berns



On 5/27/08 4:00 PM, "Schlarbaum, Pat [DNR]" <Pat.Schlarbaum@...>
wrote:

> Yes Ken,  Swans would be nesting now, so there absence from view can be a good
> thing.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kent Berns [mailto:krberns@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 2:10 PM
> To: Schlarbaum, Pat [DNR]; James Pease; Kent Berns
> Cc: Hoffman, David [DNR]
> Subject: Re: Swans
>
> I haven't found time to go to that farm lately, I have only been by there a
> couple times since the email and I haven't seen the swans. I can't see the
> entire wetland well so it is possible that they are there and I am no seeing
> them.
>
> I was probably 100 yards from them when I observed the neck bands.  I
> couldn't read the numbers and I am not certain of the exact color, but they
> had to be red or pink or something similar.  I will report more when I see
> them.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kent Berns
>
>
> On 5/12/08 3:23 PM, "Schlarbaum, Pat [DNR]" <Pat.Schlarbaum@...>
> wrote:
>
>> Yes Kent,  Those are free-flying swans and if you see any letters or numbers
>> on red neck bands, we can provide locations where they have been seen.  It is
>> a fascinating project that Dave Hoffman and Ron Andrews have spear-headed.
>> Please let Dave know numbers/letter.  Jim is correct about rat houses being
>> suitable nest structures, but Dave is an idea man when it comes to swan
>> nesting
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: James Pease [mailto:jlpease@...]
>> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 3:03 PM
>> To: Kent Berns
>> Cc: Schlarbaum, Pat [DNR]
>> Subject: Re: Swans
>>
>> Hi, Kent--
>> I was out of the country last week and am still catching up....sorry
>> to be so long in answering.
>>
>> Swans are incredibly site-tenacious, so I think it's likely the same
>> ones from last year.  However, the red neck bands don't sound right
>> to me, so I'm going to cc this to Pat Schlarbaum at IDNR Wildlife
>> Diversity program.  He'll know if they are Iowa birds or not.
>> They'll likely find their own nest site (top of a muskrat house is
>> likely) but a floating nesting platform might be used.  However, the
>> swans will likely have to compete with the geese!  It'll take a few
>> years, in any case, if they are young from last year.
>>
>> Pat?  Can you help here?
>> Jim
>>
>>> Jim,
>>>
>>> I observed three swans today at the Swine Nutrition farm wetland.  Two have
>>> red neck bands, the third does not have a neck band.  One swan landed right
>>> before I drove up, so at least one of them doesn't have clipped wings.
>>>
>>> Last year we had two swans that spent a considerable amount of time there.
>>> I assumed they were juveniles and were part of the group at Lincolnway and
>>> Hwy30.  I am wondering if swans might eventually nest at the wetland.  Do
>>> think the swan project would have interest in this?  Is there anything that
>>> someone can put in place for nesting?
>>>
>>> The wetland pretty much holds water year round now, there are a couple of
>>> muskrat houses on it.  Canada geese also seem to be moving in.  This is the
>>> area that we seeded the mix from Karl Kurtz.  I believe we did that in 2003.
>>>
>>> The Swine Nutrition farm is also called the Kelley farm, it is nowhere near
>>> the town of Kelly.  It is located northwest of Ames in Boone county.  It is
>>> just west of XL ave, and is directly north of the railroad tracks.  XL Ave
>>> is .5 miles west of R38. The wetland is about 1.5 miles northeast of the
>>> Lincolnway/Hwy 30 swan project area.
>>>
>>> Kent Berns
>>
>>
>> --
>> James L. Pease, Ph.D.
>> Associate Professor and Extension Wildlife Specialist
>> 339 Science II
>> Natural Resource Ecology and Management
>> Iowa State University
>> Ames, IA  50011-3221
>> Phone:  515/294-7429
>> Fax:  515/294-7874
>> Email:  jlpease@...
>> Webpage:  www.extension.iastate.edu/wildlife
>>
>> "I'm glad I shall never be young without wild places to be young in.
>> Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?"
>> --Aldo Leopold
>

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#868 From: Rick Dietz <rsdietz@...>
Date: Fri May 8, 2009 11:14 am
Subject: Re: May 16th Snapshot 		rsdietz
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We're going to attempt to sample all 55 sites again, though we will not
be taking lab samples at every site.

It is very helpful for planning purposes that we know who plans to
participate. And it is critical that everyone check their IOWATER
equipment and expiration dates in advance so that we can have
replacements available on the 16th. I'd like to have that information by
Monday evening so that we'll have time to get those supplies to Ames.

Thanks all!

Rick


Mike Lazere wrote:
>
>
>
> Hello all,
>
>
>
> Mark your calendars  the spring snapshot will be held on Saturday, May
> 16^th from 9am -1pm.  Check your IOWATER supplies and expiration data,
> and e-mail me (zoey@... <mailto:zoey@...>) or Rick Dietz
> (rsdietz@... <mailto:rsdietz@...>) with a list of what you
> need.  We usually meet at Brookside, but you can pick up your collection
> bottles and data sheets earlier if that is inconvenient  let us know.
>
>
>
> Due to the costs of monitoring water after last springs floods, the
> DNR/IIOWATER budget for lab testing of bacteria and nutrients has run
> out, but the congregation of the Unitarian Fellowship has jumped up to
> help us.  The congregation raised over $300 in donations over the last
> month, which we will use to pay for some of the tests.
>
>
>
> If you are on the listserv, but havent participated in a snapshot
> lately, or at all, please consider coming to help out.  The data from
> these snapshots, over time, will help us to get a better picture of
> water quality in the watershed, and establish benchmarks that can help
> us distinguish between non-point and point-source pollution, and
> possibly to target areas where runoff should be addressed.
>
>
>
> The JAX film festival was a great success due mainly to the efforts of
> Stacy Brothers at JAX, with a little help from the coalition members.
> Thanks Stacy!
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Mike Lazere
>
>
--
www.skunkriverpaddlers.org
www.squawcreekwatershed.org

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#869 From: Rick Dietz <rsdietz@...>
Date: Sat May 9, 2009 3:41 am
Subject: [Fwd: Snapshot equipment checklist form] 		rsdietz
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Hello again -

Laura Merrick has put together an IOWATER Field Equipment Checklist that
you might find very useful. I've attached a pdf of the form and of her
example. The pdf and an Excel version are also on the website at
www.squawcreekwatershed.org/watershed.html#checklist

You may choose to simply use it as a guide, or you're welcome to fill
out either form and get it back to Mike or I either electronically or in
person.

Thanks again, and thanks Laura!

Rick


Btw, I have an extra bottle of nitrate/nitrite strips if someone needs
them, and a good supply of DO and Phosphate ampules. I'll be needing
Chloride strips.


-------- Original Message --------
  > We're going to attempt to sample all 55 sites again, though we will not
  > be taking lab samples at every site.
  >
  > It is very helpful for planning purposes that we know who plans to
  > participate. And it is critical that everyone check their IOWATER
  > equipment and expiration dates in advance so that we can have
  > replacements available on the 16th. I'd like to have that information by
  > Monday evening so that we'll have time to get those supplies to Ames.
  >
  > Thanks all!
  >
  > Rick
  >
  >
  > Mike Lazere wrote:
  >>
  >>
  >> Hello all,
  >>
  >>
  >>
  >> Mark your calendars  the spring snapshot will be held on Saturday, May
  >> 16^th from 9am -1pm.  Check your IOWATER supplies and expiration data,
  >> and e-mail me (zoey@... <mailto:zoey@...>) or Rick
Dietz
  >> (rsdietz@... <mailto:rsdietz@...>) with a list of what you
  >> need.  We usually meet at Brookside, but you can pick up your
collection
  >> bottles and data sheets earlier if that is inconvenient  let us know.
  >>
  >>
  >>
  >> Due to the costs of monitoring water after last springs floods, the
  >> DNR/IIOWATER budget for lab testing of bacteria and nutrients has run
  >> out, but the congregation of the Unitarian Fellowship has jumped up to
  >> help us.  The congregation raised over $300 in donations over the last
  >> month, which we will use to pay for some of the tests.
  >>
  >>
  >>
  >> If you are on the listserv, but havent participated in a snapshot
  >> lately, or at all, please consider coming to help out.  The data from
  >> these snapshots, over time, will help us to get a better picture of
  >> water quality in the watershed, and establish benchmarks that can help
  >> us distinguish between non-point and point-source pollution, and
  >> possibly to target areas where runoff should be addressed.
  >>
  >>
  >>
  >> The JAX film festival was a great success due mainly to the efforts of
  >> Stacy Brothers at JAX, with a little help from the coalition members.
  >> Thanks Stacy!
  >>
  >>
  >>
  >> Thanks,
  >>
  >>
  >>
  >> Mike Lazere


--
www.skunkriverpaddlers.org
www.squawcreekwatershed.org

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#870 From: Rick Dietz <rsdietz@...>
Date: Tue May 12, 2009 5:49 pm
Subject: Volunteers needed for May 16th Snapshot! 		rsdietz
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We could use more volunteers to help with the Squaw Creek Snapshot on Saturday!
 
As it turns out we WILL be taking samples for lab analysis at all of the 54 sites. We'll meet at Brookside Park at 9AM and will ask that samples and data sheets be returned by 1PM.
 
- Remember to bring a small cooler to transport your lab samples.
 
Thanks all,
 
Rick
 

--- On Tue, 5/5/09, Mike Lazere <zoey@...> wrote:
From: Mike Lazere <zoey@...>
Subject: [squawcreek] May 16th Snapshot
To: "Squaw Creek Listserv" <squawcreek@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2009, 8:06 PM

Hello all,

 

Mark your calendars – the spring snapshot will be held on Saturday, May 16th from 9am -1pm.  Check your IOWATER supplies and expiration data, and e-mail me (zoey@icsmail. net) or Rick Dietz (rsdietz@yahoo. com) with a list of what you need.  We usually meet at Brookside , but you can pick up your collection bottles and data sheets earlier if that is inconvenient – let us know.

 

Due to the costs of monitoring water after last spring’s floods, the DNR/IIOWATER budget for lab testing of bacteria and nutrients has run out, but the congregation of the Unitarian Fellowship has jumped up to help us.  The congregation raised over $300 in donations over the last month, which we will use to pay for some of the tests.

 

If you are on the listserv, but haven’t participated in a snapshot lately, or at all, please consider coming to help out.  The data from these snapshots, over time, will help us to get a better picture of water quality in the watershed, and establish benchmarks that can help us distinguish between non-point and point-source pollution, and possibly to target areas where runoff should be addressed.

 

The JAX film festival was a great success due mainly to the efforts of Stacy Brothers at JAX, with a little help from the coalition members.  Thanks Stacy!

 

Thanks,

 

Mike Lazere


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#871 From: Rick Dietz <rsdietz@...>
Date: Mon May 18, 2009 5:03 pm
Subject: Fw: College Creek Stream Walk & Chat 		rsdietz
Send Email Send Email
 


--- On Mon, 5/18/09, College Creek <ccreek@...> wrote:

From: College Creek <ccreek@...>
Subject: College Creek Stream Walk & Chat
To:
Date: Monday, May 18, 2009, 9:36 AM

Please join us this Tuesday, May 19th from 6:30 to 8:00pm for the next creek chat.  We will meet at the Daley Park shelter and follow the stream along the walking path.  Refreshments are provided. We値l discuss existing vegetation, habitat enhancements, unstable streambanks, and storm drain outfalls.
 
Please let us know if you are interested in helping to advise the project as we complete the planning stages and move toward construction.
 
Next Creek Chat:
Early to Mid June: Visioning activities begin for the future of College Creek.  You値l notice signs posted behind Rockwell Circle and in Daley Park illustrating alternative stream restoration practices.  We値l be collecting information about possible goals for the restoration project in terms of construction materials and habitat and water quality outcomes.  A public meeting discussing these options will occur during the week of June 22nd.  More details coming soon.

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

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#872 From: "Gbcrim" <gbcrim@...>
Date: Mon Jun 1, 2009 5:43 pm
Subject: Fw: 6 cygnets at ISU Kelley Farm 		gbcrim
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-----Original Message-----
From: "Hoffman, David [DNR]" <David.Hoffman@...>
To: "wolf@..." <wolf@...>
Cc: "Andrews, Ron [DNR]" <Ron.Andrews@...>, "nelson@..."
<nelson@...>, Gaylan crim <gbcrim@...>,
"CLenze@..." <CLenze@...>, "Schlarbaum, Pat [DNR]"
<Pat.Schlarbaum@...>, "sander@..." <sander@...>,
"krberns@..." <krberns@...>, "honeyman@..."
<honeyman@...>, "lwmorton@..." <lwmorton@...>,
"Shepherd, Stephanie [DNR]" <Stephanie.Shepherd@...>, "Harr, Doug
[DNR]" <Doug.Harr@...>, "Ehresman, Bruce [DNR]"
<Bruce.Ehresman@...>, James Pease <jlpease@...>, "Augustoni,
Lori " <LAugustoni@...>, Elizabeth Bruccoleri <ebruccoleri@...>,
"Lynch, Colleen" <CLynch@...>, "Megan Ross (E-mail)" <mross@...>,
"Miller Rhonda (E-mail)" <rhondamiller@...>
Date: 06/01/09 10:01
Subject: 6 cygnets at ISU Kelley Farm

Thanks for the report.

Amazing story!
Wetland habitat restored,... and voila.  "Build it,... and They Will Come" an
Iowa and a Ron Andrews quote.  Trumpeters often select these restored wetlands,
since they have the best water quality and thus the best plants.

A big thanks to all those involved in restoring wetlands and Trumpeter swans at
the ISU Kelley Farm.  It is rewarding to see the results!
The benefits of improved water quality, flood control, and habitat!

7K4 is a female from the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. She was hatched in
2005 and was released 1 mile S of Granger, IA (Chuck Lenze) on 5/10/2006.
7K4 sightings:
5/10/2006       1 mile S of      Granger, IA
12/14/2006 1 mile S of Granger, IA
12/17/2006  lagoons 1 mile S of Granger, IA
1/2/2007        1 mile S of      Granger, IA
3/14/2007       waste treatment pond    in Palo, IA
4/30/2007       ISU Kelley Farm (Swine Nutrition & Management) in Ames, IA
5/6/2007        Mabaska site in Ames, IA
5/14/2007       ISU Kelley Farm in Ames, IA
5/21/2007       ISU Kelley Farm in Ames, IA
5/24/2007       Mabaska 1 mile W of Ames, IA
5/26/2007       Mabaska in Ames, IA
10/30/2007 Ada Hayden in Ames   , IA
11/3/2007       Ada Hayden in Ames, IA
5/29/2009 ISU Kelley Farm (Swine Nutrition & Management)  0 Ames Boone IA (6
cygnets)

8K4 is a male that was hatched in 2005 at Grotto of the Redemption (West Bend,
IA). Released at Lakin Slough 2 miles E of Yale, IA on 6/7/2006.
8K4 sightings:
6/17/2006       Lakin Slough 2 miles E of Yale, IA
10/18/2006 Bays Branch W.M.A. 3 miles NE of Panora      , IA
3/24/2007       Sugar Lake (Lewis & Clark St. Park) 2 miles SW Rushville, MO
4/16/2007       ISU Kelley Farm (Swine Nutrition & Management) in Ames, IA
4/30/2007       ISU Kelley Farm
5/14/2007       ISU Kelley Farm                        
5/21/2007       ISU Kelley Farm
5/24/2007       Mabaska 1 mile W of Ames, IA
5/26/2007       Mabaska
10/30/2007 Ada Hayden in Ames, IA
11/3/2007       Ada Hayden
4 4 2008  1  E Story City Story IA
4 21 2008 Rest Area Pond 3  N Clear Lake Cerro Gordo IA
4 15 2008 Pella Pond 1  E Story City Story IA
5 12 2008 Pella Pond 1  E Story City Story IA
11 12 2008 Pella Pond 1  E Story City Story IA
5 4 2009 ISU Kelley Farm (Swine Nutrition & Management)  0 Ames Boone IA
5/29/2009 ISU Kelley Farm (Swine Nutrition & Management)  0 Ames Boone IA (6
cygnets)

David Hoffman
Wildlife Technician
Iowa Dept.of Natural Resources
Clear Lake, IA  50428
(641) 357-3517
David.Hoffman@...


-----Original Message-----
From: wolf@... [mailto:wolf@...]
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 7:18 PM
To: Hoffman, David [DNR]
Subject: cygnets

David:

The neck-collared pair (8K4 & 7K4) at a pond on the ISU Kelley Farm (Swine
Nutrition & Management) in southeast Boone County have produced 6 cygnets.  The
family was swimming around the pond today.

Wolf

Wolfgang Oesterreich
Ames
515.232.3285

-----Original Message-----
From: Susan Thompson [mailto:sander@...]
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 2:21 PM
To: krberns@...; honeyman@...; lwmorton@...; Schlarbaum,
Pat [DNR]; Andrews, Ron [DNR]; Hoffman, David [DNR]
Subject: trumpeter swan story pitch

At long last, I've pulled together everything I received from each of
you and have a "pitch" ready to send to reporters at the Des Moines
Register regarding the trumpeter swan nest on the ISU Kelley farm.
Along with the attached summary, I will give them three items Ron
Andrews provided to me - 2008 nest map, DNR summary of the overall
trumpeter swan project, and sightings summary of the two ISU swans
over the past few years.

Please review the attached and let me know ASAP of any changes you'd
suggest. This is MUCH LONGER than a normal pitch, but there are so
many possible angles, I want to give them adequate information
without overwhelming them.

I look forward to your comments.
Susan

--
Susan Thompson
Communications Specialist
Iowa State University
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
304 Curtiss Hall
Ames, IA  50011-1050
Ph: 515/294-0705
Fax: 515/294-8662
Web: http://www.ag.iastate.edu/aginfo

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#873 From: Rick Dietz <rsdietz@...>
Date: Mon Jun 15, 2009 5:38 pm
Subject: Fw: Creek Chat and Restoration Questionnaire 		rsdietz
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From: College Creek <ccreek@...>
Subject: Creek Chat and Restoration Questionnaire
To:
Date: Monday, June 15, 2009, 9:39 AM


Please join us next Monday, June 22nd between 6:00 and 8:00 pm for the next creek chat.  We will meet at the Daley Park shelter for pizza and a discussion about the signs posted in the display boards behind Rockwell Circle and Daley Park that illustrate alternative stream restoration practices for College Creek. 

There is also a web-based questionnaire for sharing your opinions about possibilities for how to improve the stream and how it will look after the restoration construction.  Participate by following this link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=GRmOTrpfLa_2bqb6aLbtBbHw_3d_3d

You may also see us near the signboards along the walking trail beginning this Wednesday.  We will also collect input using questionnaires at the signboards in the next two weeks. 

Next Creek Chat:
Mid-July: Results from monitoring frogs and toads at College Creek

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

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#874 From: "Mike Lazere" <zoey@...>
Date: Mon Jun 29, 2009 12:42 pm
Subject: SCWC meeting this Weds 		lynnmikezoey
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Hello all,

 

The Squaw Creek Watershed Coalition will meet this Weds evening at 7pm in the Founder’s suite at the Ames Public Library.

 

We will be discussing the following items, and any other items that come up.

 

 

1.  Possible uses of money from JAX  (The raised $640 for us at the environmental film festival in May)

 

2.  Planning a summer event (i.e. a canoe float, fishing event, creek clean-up, a benthic invert “snapshot”, etc)

 

3. Discussion of a possible public forum(s) this summer and/or fall to share our 3 years of water snapshot data.

 

4.  Other?

 

 

 

Sorry for the late notice – please attend if you can!

 

-Mike Lazere and the SCWC exec board


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#875 From: Rick Dietz <rsdietz@...>
Date: Sat Jul 18, 2009 12:29 am
Subject: Fwd: July 20 College Creek Drainage District meeting 		rsdietz
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Subject:  Upcoming Drainage District meeting
Date:  Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:15:34 -0500
From:  College Creek <ccreek@...>


This email is to inform you of a public hearing about tentative changes
to the College Creek Drainage District (Boone #93-Story #4).  The
meeting will be on *Monday, July 20 at 6:30 pm* at United Community
School, 1284 U Avenue, Boone County.

Meeting discussions will include the tentative annexation of additional
neighborhoods in west Ames as well as whether to repair the existing,
broken tile line or create an open ditch in its place.  Attached is a
map of the current Drainage District boundary with the potential changes
indicated.  ISU watershed modeling estimates the open ditch would
substantially increase peak flow in College Creek after rain events.

We also want to clarify that this Drainage District tile repair effort
has been ongoing for three to five years.  It is a completely separate
project from the College Creek restoration efforts.  For more
information about the Boone #93-Story #4 Drainage District and to read
minutes of past meetings, visit < http://www.storycounty.com/> and click
on the link to “Boone - Story #4 Joint Drainage District: Public Hearing
July 20, 2009.”  To find the amount you would owe if the annexation
occur, follow this link:  http://apps.storycounty.com/drainage/.
<http://apps.storycounty.com/drainage/.%A0>

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


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#876 From: Michael Lazere <zoey@...>
Date: Tue Jul 28, 2009 9:11 pm
Subject: Drain Labeling - Mon Aug 3rd 		lynnmikezoey
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Hello all,

Please join the Squaw Creek Watershed Coalition for a couple of hours this Monday, Aug 3rd to glue labels on storm drains in Somerset.  These are the labels that read "No Dumping - Drains to Creek" and are part of a joint effort of the City of Ames and the SCWC to protect water quality in our watershed.  

We will meet at 6:15 pm in the Fareway parking lot at Bloomington and Stange. Children with parents are welcome.  Contact Mike Lazere at 232-1947 or by e-mail if you have questions.

let your friends know about this, even if you aren't able to come.

Thanks!

Mike

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#877 From: Rick Dietz <rsdietz@...>
Date: Thu Jul 30, 2009 11:18 pm
Subject: Fwd: Frog and Toad Creek Chat - Aug 5 		rsdietz
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-------- Original Message --------
Subject:  Frog and Toad Creek Chat
Date:  Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:50:13 -0500
From:  College Creek <ccreek@...>
To:  Recipient list suppressed:;



Please join us on *Wednesday, August 5th *at 6:30 for the next creek
chat.  We will meet at the Daley Park shelter to discuss the results of
the frog and toad inventory on College Creek.  We'll share data from an
Iowa Lakeside Lab class as well as the results from the digital
recordings taken during frog and toad breeding season.

In other news, the College Creek Drainage District (Boone #93-Story #4)
met on July 20, 2009.  They voted to proceed with preparing construction
bidding documents to replace the damaged drain tile (rather than
constructing an open ditch in lieu of the tile).  Also, District
trustees (Board of Supervisors for Story and Boone counties) are
reconsidering limits of the Drainage District as they relate to urban
residents; this includes both homes currently considered inside the
Drainage District as well as those proposed to be annexed.  The District
and the City of Ames are exploring a legal arrangement by which the City
of Ames would assume maintenance responsibility for that portion of
College Creek within city jurisdiction. District trustees suggested they
would agree to remove all urban residents from the Drainage District if
this agreement can be reached. We will forward the meeting minutes when
they become available from Story County.


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


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#878 From: Michael Lazere <zoey@...>
Date: Mon Aug 3, 2009 1:05 pm
Subject: Canoe Float! 		lynnmikezoey
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Please join the SCWC on Thursday Aug. 13th for short float on Squaw Creek.  

We will meet at Brookside Park at 6pm and shuttle people back there from the take out point.   Estimated float time is about 2 hours.  

All experience levels are welcome.  Children must be accompanied by adults.

A limited number of canoes will be available.  Please go http://www.squawcreekwatered.org to fill out an online form and download a waiver (waiver is also attached)


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#879 From: Rick Dietz <rsdietz@...>
Date: Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:37 am
Subject: [Fwd: Next Creek Chat: Invasive Plants] - (ATTACHMENTS) 		rsdietz
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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Next Creek Chat: Invasive Plants
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:33:23 -0500
From: College Creek <ccreek@...>
To: Recipient list suppressed:;

The next Creek Chat will be on Wednesday, August 19 at 6:30.  The
topic will be invasive plants of the College Creek area.  We will
meet at the Daley Park shelter.  As soon as we have gathered, we will
walk to several sites along the College Creek greenway to pull
invasive plants, learning how to identify them as we go.  Bring
gloves to help pull and a small bag if you want to take home leaf
samples so you can identify them in your own area.

There are two attachments to this email.  The first document is the
compiled list of birds you reported seeing in the neighborhood along
the stream.  You have seen a total of 114 species of birds!

The second attachment is the frog and toad handout from our last creek chat.


College Creek Restoration Project
Funded by the Iowa Watershed Improvement Review Board and the City of Ames
534 College of Design - ISU
515-294-9297
http://creekcommunities.design.iastate.edu/College_Creek.html

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#880 From: Rick Dietz <rsdietz@...>
Date: Thu Sep 24, 2009 10:55 am
Subject: Fwd: Creek Chat / walk tonight 		rsdietz
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-------- Original Message --------
Subject:  Creek Chat Tomorrow Night
Date:  Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:30:24 -0500
From:  College Creek <ccreek@...>


*Prairie Walk Creek Cha*t *Tomorrow
*Please join us tomorrow at 6:30 for a walk through the native
vegetation buffer with Bill Boon, noted local creativity expert and
prairie enthusiast.  The buffer includes a 20- to 50-foot wide band of
native grass and wildflower seeding and also several hundred native
trees and shrubs.  Bill will lead us in identifying prairie species
already established in the 2-year-old seeding and answer questions about
plant material in general.  If you'd like to bring work gloves, we'll
review weed identification and pull some weeds.

We'll meet at the intersection of Thackeray Dr and College Creek at 6:30
pm tomorrow, Thursday, September 24 at 6:30 in west Ames; you can park
on either side of Thackeray.

College Creek Restoration Project
Funded by the Iowa Watershed Improvement Review Board and the City of Ames
534 College of Design - ISU
515-294-9297
http://creekcommunities.design.iastate.edu/College_Creek.html


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#881 From: Michael Lazere <zoey@...>
Date: Mon Sep 28, 2009 6:32 pm
Subject: Oct 10th Snapshot 		lynnmikezoey
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Hello!

It's almost time for the fall snapshot (and it certainly feels like
fall today!)   We will try to monitor 50 sites in the watershed from
9am - 1pm on Saturday, October 10th.

Data sheets and sampling bottles (at least for bacteria) will be
picked up and returned to Brookside Park.  I know it's more convenient
for those who live outside of Ames to pick up materials before
Saturday morning, so we will make arrangements for that.

Please reply to me and let me know:

(1) If you plan to participate.  If you normally have in the past, but
cannot, please let me know that too.

(2)  What chemicals or supplies you will need (Please check your
expiration dates)

(3) If you would prefer to pick up supplies and data sheets before
Saturday morning.


Thanks,

Mike Lazere

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#882 From: Rick Dietz <rsdietz@...>
Date: Thu Oct 1, 2009 1:48 am
Subject: FWD: Seed harvest Saturday at Pohl Prairie 		rsdietz
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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: prairie seed harvest Saturday morning
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:00:17 -0500
From: Jim Murdock <jmurdock1510@...>

This is a reminder that we are having a workday for seed collection
Saturday, Oct. 3, from 9 AM to noon, at the Ames High Prairie (Pohl
Preserve).  We will meet at 9 at the entrance to the prairie behind
the High School.

We are supposed to have rain on Thursday and maybe Friday.  If there
is no rain Saturday morning, at least the tall grass seed should be
dry enough to harvest, although we may have to delay the start of
collection for up to an hour.  In this case we will spend the first
hour touring the prairie and learning which seed to collect.

If it is raining Saturday morning, the workday will be postponed.  In
that case the workdays will be Oct. 10 and 24, and possibly Oct. 31 if
needed.

In any case, there will be another workday on Oct. 10 but none on Oct. 17.

--
Jim Murdock
Dept. of Mathematics
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011
jmurdock@... or jmurdock1510@...


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#883 From: Rick Dietz <rsdietz@...>
Date: Fri Oct 2, 2009 10:10 pm
Subject: [Fwd: CHANGE in plans for seed harvest this weekend] 		rsdietz
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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: CHANGE in plans for seed harvest this weekend
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 16:45:25 -0500
From: Jim Murdock <jmurdock1510@...>

Because of the amount of rain we have had, the seed collection workday
scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 3 will be changed to Sunday, Oct. 4 from
2PM to 5PM.  Sunday is supposed to be clear, and this should give time
for the seed to dry enough for harvesting.

I know that some of you may be unable to come at that time, but I hope
we will get enough people to get a start on the work that needs to be
done.  We will watch the weather for next week and hope that Saturday
morning Oct. 10 will still work.

It would be helpful for me to know which time you prefer in the
future, since it makes no difference to me.  If the timing matters to
you, and you want to come, please email me whether your general
preference is for workdays on Saturday morining or on Sunday
afternoon.  Thanks.

Just a reminder for those coming this weekend on Sunday:  wear long
pants and closed shoes, because the plants can be scratchy and there
is some poison ivy.

--
Jim Murdock
Dept. of Mathematics
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011
jmurdock@... or jmurdock1510@...

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#884 From: Michael Lazere <zoey@...>
Date: Sat Oct 3, 2009 4:47 pm
Subject: 2nd reminder - Oct 10 snapshot 		lynnmikezoey
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Hello

If you are planning to help out next Sat (or if you usually do, and
cannot), please shoot me an e-mail ASAP.

We will try to monitor 50 sites in the watershed from 9am - 1pm on
Saturday, October 10th.

Data sheets and sampling bottles (at least for bacteria) will be
picked up and returned to Brookside Park.  I know it's more convenient
for those who live outside of Ames to pick up materials before
Saturday morning, so we will make arrangements for that.

Please reply to me and let me know:

(1) If you plan to participate.  If you normally have in the past, but
cannot, please let me know that too.

(2)  What chemicals or supplies you will need (Please check your
expiration dates)

(3) If you would prefer to pick up supplies and data sheets before
Saturday morning.


Thanks,

Mike Lazere

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#885 From: Michael Lazere <zoey@...>
Date: Sat Oct 10, 2009 11:24 pm
Subject: Fwd: Polar Bears, Snow Geese and Climate Change 		lynnmikezoey
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fyi.  Highly recommended by Erv Klaas
>
> Upcoming lecture at ISU.
> Note that the Thursday night lecture is the official Errington
> Memorial
> Lecture and intended for a general audience.  The Friday afternoon
> lecture
> will likely be geared a bit more toward students and faculty, but
> interested
> members of the public are always welcome.  Both lectures are free.
>
> The Errington Memorial Lecture
> Thursday, 15 October 2009
> 7:00 p.m., Great Hall, Memorial Union
> Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
>
> Dr. Robert Rockwell
> American Museum of Natural History, Ornithology Department
> Professor of Biology, City College of The City University of New York
> "The Early Bear Gets the Goose:
> Polar Bears, Snow Geese, and Climate Change"
>
>
> Natural Resource Ecology & Management Seminar
> Friday 16 October, 3:10 p.m.  164 E Lagomarcino
> "Lesser snow geese: ecoterrorists of the tundra?"
>
> Dr. Rockwell is widely known for his work as lead investigator on
> the Hudson
> Bay Project, which studies coastal arctic tundra ecosystems and their
> conservation.  He has directed the snow goose research program at La
> Prouse
> Bay near Churchill, Manitoba, for nearly 25 years.  His most recent
> work,
> published in Polar Biology, discusses polar bear predation on snow
> goose
> populations due to the earlier annual breakup of sea ice.  Dr.
> Rockwell has
> studied the population ecology of the lesser snow goose and its
> effects on
> arctic marshes, Common Eiders of Greenland and Canada, the birds of
> Wapusk
> National Park (Hudson Bay, Canada), the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta of
> southwest
> Alaska, the genetic structure of wildlife populations, and other
> topics.  At
> the City University of New York, Dr. Rockwell teaches population
> ecology,
> biostatistics, and conservation biology.
>
> His research is in population dynamics, community ecology, lifetime
> reproductive success, and the genetic structure and gene flow of
> migratory
> waterfowl such as snow geese, emperor geese, northern pintails and
> spectacled eiders. Rockwell is a research associate with the
> American Museum
> of Natural History Ornithology Department and a professor at CUNY City
> College.
>
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> Management;
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#886 From: Gaylan Crim <gbcrim@...>
Date: Mon Oct 12, 2009 1:31 am
Subject: Kelly Farm 		gbcrim
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A picture for those involved in the farmable wetland project at the Kelly Farm at ISU.  Trumpeter swans nested there this year.  One of two wild nests in Story County in many many years.  Hatched 6 and raised them all so far. This picture was taken in Story City at the Pella Window Plant Marsh.  They haven't migrated very far - but it is a start. 

GO WATER QUALITY PROJECTS OF ALL KINDS!!!!!! 



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#887 From: Rick Dietz <rsdietz@...>
Date: Wed Nov 4, 2009 12:45 pm
Subject: Two upcoming events... 		rsdietz
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Film Festival and South Skunk Water Quality Open House


Water Under Siege: The Politics, Pollution and Commodification of our Water
November 7, at The Central Des Moines Public Library (9:30am-4:30pm) and
The Pappajohn Center (4:45pm - 8:30pm)

The Women's International League for Peace & Freedom has organized a
full day of films and dialogue about water quality, water conservation
and water protection in Iowa. The festival is free, with six films of
different lengths and tones, from POISONED WATERS, a Frontline special
that takes a serious look at pollution around the nation, to a trilogy
of short films from the Iowa Learning Farm at ISU that look specifically
at the impact of agriculture and conservation here in Iowa.

http://www.iowarivers.org/Portals/0/Water%20Films%20POSTER%20Completed.pdf
http://events.desmoinesregister.com/details_events.php?eventID=130733


South Skunk Water Quality Open House
November 9, 5-7pm at the Ames Water Pollution Control (WPC) Facility,
56797 280th St.

The public has been invited to attend and learn about disinfection
alternatives for the Ames Facility and to provide input on the project
prior to a final recommendation to the Ames City Council.

The Ames WPC Facility can be reached by taking Hwy 30 east to R70, and
R70 south to 280th.


You may also have seen the article by Perry Beeman in last Sunday's Des
Moines Register, "Sewer plants pollute water"
(http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20091101/NEWS/911010345/1001/).
   Great article, I thought, but the South Skunk was unfairly represented
as carrying "almost nothing but sewage" during dry weather.

The Ames discharge to the South Skunk may account for the majority of
flow at times, but it is not sewage. The facility has a remarkable
record of compliance with its NPDES Permit and the proposed improvements
will further protect public health and the environment.


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#888 From: Rick Dietz <rsdietz@...>
Date: Tue Dec 1, 2009 1:30 am
Subject: Fw: IRR's 2nd RIVER CONGRESS-Jan 23 		rsdietz
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The Iowa Rivers Revival organization is organizing a 2nd River Congress to be held on January 23rd in Ames (McFarland Park). There's a link to the agenda in the following email announcement...

--- On Mon, 11/30/09, Iowa Rivers Revival <rlehman@...> wrote:

From: Iowa Rivers Revival <rlehman@...>
Subject: IRR's 2nd RIVER CONGRESS-Jan 23
Date: Monday, November 30, 2009, 1:41 PM

SAVE THE DATE - -

 

Iowa Rivers Revival 2nd RIVER CONGRESS

Saturday, January 23, 2010

1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Story County Conservation Board

56461 180th St, Ames, Iowa

No Cost

Link for the AGENDA

RSVP: Rosalyn Lehman, rlehman@...; 515-202-7720

 

Iowa Rivers Revival will host a 2nd River Congress to continue to build upon the interest and success from last year’s Congress-over 70 people attended and identified key river concerns and priorities and created a River Bill of Rights.  The purpose of the 2nd Congress is to continue to expand the statewide network of river supporters who are willing to communicate with their legislators about the importance of water quality and river conservation, discuss current river issues and concerns, participate in a legislative discussion and a workshop on effective advocacy. 

 

We continue to hear from Iowa legislators and Iowans alike that there is no voice for Iowa’s rivers – with your help, we can to change that!  Click here to view the full agenda for the afternoon – the River Congress if free and open to anyone interested in attending.

 

Please share this invitation – the outcomes from the River Congress should reflect a range of river perspectives and experiences from across the state:  River Advocates • Conservationists & Environmentalists • Watershed Groups • Farmers • Anglers • Hunters • Recreationists • Students • Teachers • Wildlife Observers • Concerned Citizens-anyone interested in water quality and river stewardship.

 

Rosalyn Lehman

Executive Director

Iowa Rivers Revival

PO Box 72, Des Moines, IA 50301

515-202-7720

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#889 From: Rick Dietz <rsdietz@...>
Date: Tue Dec 22, 2009 5:45 pm
Subject: Fw: IRR e-News (River Congress in Ames) 		rsdietz
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To: "'Iowa Rivers Revival'" <rlehman@...>
Date: Tuesday, December 22, 2009, 8:06 AM

Iowa Rivers Revival 2nd RIVER CONGRESS

Saturday, January 23, 2010

1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Story County Conservation Board

56461 180th St, Ames, Iowa

No Cost

Link for the AGENDA

RSVP: Rosalyn Lehman, rlehman@...; 515-202-7720

 

Iowa Rivers Revival will host a 2nd River Congress to continue to build upon the interest and success from last year’s Congress-over 70 people attended and identified key river concerns and priorities and created a River Bill of Rights.  The purpose of the 2nd Congress is to continue to expand the statewide network of river supporters who are willing to communicate with their legislators about the importance of water quality and river conservation, discuss current river issues and concerns, participate in a legislative discussion and a workshop on effective advocacy. 

 

We continue to hear from Iowa legislators and Iowans alike that there is no voice for Iowa’s rivers – with your help, we can to change that!  Click here to view the full agenda for the afternoon – the River Congress if free and open to anyone interested in attending.

 

Please share this invitation – the outcomes from the River Congress should reflect a range of river perspectives and experiences from across the state:  River Advocates • Conservationists & Environmentalists • Watershed Groups • Farmers • Anglers • Hunters • Recreationists • Students • Teachers • Wildlife Observers • Concerned Citizens-anyone interested in water quality and river stewardship.

 

Raccoon River Watershed Association UPDATES

The condition of the Raccoon River is finally getting some attention.

·         Missouri & Mississippi Divide Resource Conservation & Development Inc. has accepted a federal grant to develop a Raccoon River Watershed Plan.  Agren, Inc. of Carroll will facilitate a planning session on February 6 at RRWA’s monthly meeting at the Jefferson Community Center at 10:00 a.m. 

·         Professor Catherine Kling of Iowa State University has received a federal EPA grant to study nutrient reduction strategies in the Raccoon River.

·         The U.S department of agriculture has chosen the North Raccoon River for nutrient reduction efforts.

For more information about the above mentioned projects or the Raccoon River Watershed Association, please contact Mike Delaney; mikedelaney1@....

 

Water Trail Grant Opportunity-Iowa DNR

The deadline for the next water trail grant opportunity is at the close of business, Friday, January 15, 2010.  You can mail them, but they must be postmarked no later than Jan 15th.  Grant application at:  http://www.iowadnr.gov/riverprograms/watertrails.html.

 

The application has been revised to include new strategies being developed through our statewide planning process.  Some changes includes support available to existing (designated) water trails, as well as in the creation of new trails, and new ranking criteria for Wilderness Water Trails.  Some of the changes include

  • Existing state-designated water trails can now apply for funding for enhancements/updates (see page 24 for more information).
  • New Wilderness Water Trail application opportunity (page 25)
  • Letters of support limited to a maximum of 3 (page 29)
  • A “Memorandum of Understanding” now required from each land manager (incidentally, greater priority will be given to groups who develop 28Es with board/commission approvals, as opposed to simple MOU agreements)
  • Detailed descriptions of accesses, planned accesses, and trail segments

For more information or questions, contact John Wenck, River Programs Outreach Coordinator, Iowa DNR, John.Wenck@..., 515-281-8969.

 

Clean Water Network’s 2009 Reading List

Clean Water Network is happy to announce its recommended reading list for 2009. Most of the entries on this year’s list were authored by Clean Water Network member organizations. The reports and books on the list reveal the cutting edge in thinking about water policy and management in the 21st Century. Topics addressed range from Clean Water Act jurisdiction to the energy–water nexus to green infrastructure. The following books and reports are a must-read for every Clean Water Network member!

·         Legislative and Administrative H20 Priorities to President Obama’s Administration & the 111th Congress, Clean Water Network, January 2009.   This document details federal actions that can be taken by the Obama Administration and the 111th Congress to reduce water pollution and protect water resources across the country. It reflects the collaborative input and expertise of Clean Water Network (CWN) member organizations from across the country. This must have booklet is a comprehensive listing of top clean water legislative and administrative priorities for the Clean Water Network.

·         Courting Disaster: How the Supreme Court Has Broken the Clean Water Act and Why Congress Must Fix It, Earthjustice, Environment America, Clean Water Action, National Wildlife Federation, Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club, and Southern Environmental Law Center, April 2009.  This report details how muddied Supreme Court decisions and misguided policies by federal agencies have threatened water quality in many rivers, lakes, streams and other waters across the country.  It contains more than 30 case studies from across the United States and demonstrates that without immediate passage of the Clean Water Restoration Act, a generation worth of progress toward cleaning up our Nation's waters may be lost. 

·         Testing the Waters: A Guide to Water Quality at Vacation Beaches, Natural Resources Defense Council, July 2009. NRDC's annual survey of water quality and public notification at U.S. beaches finds that pollution caused the number of beach closings and advisories to hit their fourth-highest level in the 19-year history of the report. The number of 2008 closing and advisory days at ocean, bay and Great Lakes beaches topped 20,000 for the fourth consecutive year, confirming that our nation's beaches continue to suffer from serious water pollution that puts swimmers at risk.

·         A Clear Blue Future: How Greening California Cities Can Address Water Resources & Climate Challenges in the 21st Century, Natural Resources Defense Council, August 2009.  New NRDC and University of California, Santa Barbara analysis shows that implementing Low Impact Development (LID) practices at new and redeveloped residential and commercial properties in parts of California can increase water supplies by billions of gallons each year, providing an effective and much-needed way to mitigate global warming’s impact on California.

·         Clean Up Your Act! Gulf States Report Card:  A Review of How the Clean Water Act is Incorporated into Gulf State Water Regulations, Gulf Restoration Network, September 2009.  This report grades each of the five Gulf States on how different important sections of the Clean Water Act are incorporated into state rules.  Regretfully each state scored poorly, averaging a D+.  The scores ranged from a C- to an F, which shows that all of the Gulf States have not lived up to their obligations under the Clean Water Act.

·         Natural Security: How Sustainable Water Strategies are Preparing Communities for a Changing Climate, American Rivers, September 2009.  This report highlights eight forward-looking communities that have become more resilient to the impacts of climate change by embracing green infrastructure. They have taken steps to prepare themselves in four areas where the effects of rising temperatures will be felt most: public health, extreme weather, water supply, and quality of life. In each case study American Rivers demonstrates how these water management strategies build resilience to the projected impacts of climate change in that area and how the communities that have adopted them will continue to thrive in an uncertain future.

·         Sustainable Water Systems: Step One – Redefining the Nation’s Infrastructure Challenge, The Aspen Institute, May 2009.  In 2008 the Aspen Institute convened a Dialogue on Sustainable Water Infrastructure in the U.S., bringing together distinguished leaders from the water utility industry; federal, state, and local government regulators; and non-profit environmental groups to develop policy recommendations that address water infrastructure planning and management challenges for the coming decades. This report highlights 10 KEY POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS for a sustainable water infrastructure, which were developed and adopted by dialogue participants. Taken as a whole, these recommendations represent a departure from traditional assumptions about the nature of water resources and services that have informed regulatory policy in the U.S. up to now.

·         The Carbon Footprint of Water, River Network, May 2009.  The Carbon Footprint of Water explores the energy and carbon emissions embedded in the nation’s water supplies. In this report, River Network has developed a baseline estimate of water-related energy use in the United States, as well as a comparative overview of the energy embedded in different water supplies and end-uses. The report also includes numerous examples of how water management strategies can protect our freshwater resources while reducing energy and carbon emissions.

·         Clean Water Infrastructure: A Variety of Issues Needed to Be Considered When Designing a Clean Water Trust Fund, United States Government Accountability Office, May 2009.  GAO was asked to (1) obtain stakeholders' views on the issues that would need to be addressed in designing and establishing a clean water trust fund and (2) identify and describe potential options that could generate about $10 billion in revenue to support a clean water trust fund. In conducting this review, GAO administered a questionnaire to 28 national organizations representing the wastewater and drinking water industries, state and local governments, engineers, and environmental groups and received 22 responses; reviewed proposals and industry papers; interviewed federal, state, local, and industry officials; and used the most current data available to estimate the revenue that could potentially be raised by various taxes on a range of products and activities.

·         Wasting Our Waterways: Industrial Toxic Pollution and the Unfulfilled Promise of the Clean Water Act, Environment America October 2009.  Industrial facilities dumped 232 million pounds of toxic chemicals into America’s waterways, according to this seminal report by Environment America. The report also finds that toxic chemicals were discharged in 1,900 waterways across all 50 states. The Environment America report documents and analyzes the dangerous levels of pollutants discharged in to America’s waters by compiling toxic chemical releases reported to the U.S. EPA’s Toxics Release Inventory for 2007, the most recent data available.

·         Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water, Maude Barlow, May 2009 (paperback edition).  In her latest book, Maude Barlow examines how water companies are reaping vast profits from declining supplies, and how ordinary people from around the world have banded together to reclaim the public's right to clean water, creating a grassroots global water justice movement.  While tracing the history of international battles for the right to water, she documents the life-and-death stakes involved in the fight and lays out the actions that we as global citizens must take to secure a water just world for all.  As people around the world turn their attention to the effects of climate change, Blue Covenant is a timely and important reminder for us to take heed of the global water crisis's impact on humans and the natural world.

·         The World's Water 2008-2009: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources, The Pacific Institute, January 2009.  Produced biennially, The World’s Water provides a timely examination of the key issues surrounding freshwater resources and their use. Each new volume identifies and explains the most significant trends worldwide, and offers the best data available on a variety of topics related to water. This new volume contains an updated chronology of global conflicts associated with water, as well as brief reviews of issues regarding desalination, the Salton Sea, and the Three Gorges Dam.

 

 

 

Rosalyn Lehman

Executive Director

Iowa Rivers Revival

PO Box 72, Des Moines, IA 50301

515-202-7720

rlehman@...  |  www.iowarivers.org


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#890 From: Rick Dietz <rsdietz@...>
Date: Sat Jan 23, 2010 3:51 pm
Subject: [Fwd: IRR River Congress-location changed] 		rsdietz
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Subject: IRR River Congress-location changed
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 09:24:19 -0600
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To: Iowa Rivers Revival <rlehman@...>


Due to a power outage that has not been restored at McFarland Park-Story Conservation Center in Ames, we have moved our River Congress location to:

 

Unitarian Fellowship

1015 North Hyland Avenue
Ames, IA 50014
(515) 292-5960
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=unitarian+ames&btnG=Search&aq=f&aql=&aqi=&oq=

 

North Hyland is on the west side of ISU campus, just north of Lincolnway.  It is on the west side of North Hyland Avenue.

 

 

Rosalyn Lehman

Executive Director

Iowa Rivers Revival

515-202-7720

rlehman@...  |  www.iowarivers.org


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#891 From: Gaylan Crim <gbcrim@...>
Date: Fri Mar 5, 2010 2:30 pm
Subject: IWC Spring Event Save the Date up on Website! 		gbcrim
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 Efforts are underway to build a wildlife rehabilitation center near Ledges State Park.  There is a website and the Executive Director info below.  There is info on the website if you would like to get involved.  There will be a Spring Event to kind of kick this off on April 23 and 24.  Again see the website for the most current details.

Save the Date article on our homepage www.iowawildlifecenter.org/. 


Marlene Ehresman, Executive Director

Iowa Wildlife Center

PO Box 2309

Ames, IA 50010

515/233-1379

http://www.iowawildlifecenter.org/

 

healing lives, healing land & healing the human spirit

 




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#892 From: "Klaas, Erwin E [A ECL]" <eklaas@...>
Date: Fri Mar 5, 2010 5:10 pm
Subject: FW: Clean Water Festival in Ames April 24, 2010 - Would Prairie Rivers RC&D Like to have a booth at this event? 		eklaas@...
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From: Jake Moore [jmoore@...]
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Subject: Clean Water Festival in Ames April 4, 2010 - Would Prairie Rivers RC&D Like to have a booth at this event?


Erv Klaas,

The City of Ames Public Works and Water & Pollution Control departments are hosting a Clean Water Festival April 24th, 2010. Is Squaw Creek Watershed Coalition interested in having a booth at this event? Attached are two PDF files. The first is a registration form to become a vendor. The second attachment explains more about this event. Please let me know if you have any questions and if you woud like to join us at this Clean Water Festival.


Thank you,
Jake Moore
City of Ames
239-5287



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#893 From: Rick Dietz <rsdietz@...>
Date: Sun Mar 14, 2010 6:46 pm
Subject: [Fwd: Iowa's Water & Land Legacy - Pheasants Forever Match] 		rsdietz
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The Squaw Creek Watershed Coalition has joined a growing coalition of IWILL (Iowa’s Water and Land Legacy) members in support of the Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund, which would provide a permanent funding source for Iowa’s natural resources. Pheasants Forever will match every dollar raised for the campaign through April 15th...

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Subject: Iowa's Water & Land Legacy - Pheasants Forever Match
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:19:24 -0600
From: Mark Langgin <marklanggin@...>

 

It’s March 12th and we are exactly 235 days away from Election Day – November 2nd 2010.  The campaign has begun to ramp up and really take shape, but we need your help!!

 

Recent reports from the legislature show that the outlook for natural resource and conservation funding, particularly for clean water, is in jeopardy.  If we don’t protect our natural resources now, then we will definitely pay later.  Underfunding conservation programs is not the path towards future growth.  Funding Iowa’s natural resources and conservation is a wise investment for the future of our state.  More than 27,000 jobs are funded by outdoor recreation, we are losing valuable federal conservation dollars because we are unable to come up with a state match, and we lose 5 tons per acre of our world-famous soil every year due to erosion. 

 

Additionally, water quality monitoring has been cut dramatically over the last four months.  Clean water is a right of all Iowans and should always be made a budget priority.  As Iowans once again face more flooding as record amounts of snow and ice begin to melt, we are reminded of the importance of funding for watershed improvement and wetlands restoration.  Iowan’s can’t afford another 1993 or 2008, so let’s make watershed improvement a budget priority.

 

Iowa’s Water and Land Legacy amendment is the vehicle to secure a sustainable and accountable source of funding for natural resources and outdoor recreation in Iowa.

 

So, what are we asking you for?  Resources.  Iowa’s Water and Land Legacy amendment will be the largest conservation ballot measure in the country this year and we need what it takes to win.  We have an aggressive budget that we believe will deliver the votes we need on election day, but that takes resources.  To that end, Pheasants Forever has partnered with the campaign to match, dollar for dollar, everything we raise between now and April 15th – for a total of $125,000.  If we fill this entire match we will have raised $250,000.  This is an incredible opportunity to leverage your contribution.  A contribution of $1000 immediately doubles to $2000.

Please forward this information along to your email lists, your mailing lists, your board members, your neighbors, and your friends.  Every dollar counts and we can make it very easy for people to contribute.  Supporters can visit http://www.iowaswaterandlandlegacy.org/donate.aspx to donate online or they can send a check to: 

Iowa's Water and Land Legacy, a project of The Conservation Campaign.
PO BOX 93176 • Des Moines, IA 50393-3176

I, and the rest of the members of the campaign, appreciate the support you have all given us so far.  Now it’s time to dig deep and get over the finish line.  Thank you for your support.

Mark Langgin – Campaign Manager
Iowa’s Water and Land Legacy

 

 

 


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#894 From: Michael Lazere <zoey@...>
Date: Mon Mar 15, 2010 1:04 pm
Subject: Squaw Creek Watershed Meeting - Weds 		lynnmikezoey
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There will be a meeting of the Squaw Creek Watershed Coalition this
Weds at 7pm in the Founder's Suite at the Ames Public Library.

The agenda includes discussions of a number of exciting upcoming
events, including the 2nd annual Environmental Film Festival,
sponsored by Jax, the City of Ames' Clean Water Festival, and planning
for our annual meeting.   We hope you can be there!

Mike Lazere


Tentative Agenda:

1.  Ames Clean Water Festival
2.  Jax Film Festival
3. Annual Meeting of the SCWC (Erv will share bacteria data)
4. IOWATER Spring Snapshot
5. Other items:
*IWILL (Iowa's Water and Land Legacy)
*Stash the Trash
*Ames High Env Sci - Moore Park Pond

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#895 From: Michael Lazere <zoey@...>
Date: Tue Mar 16, 2010 1:34 pm
Subject: Meeting Room Change 		lynnmikezoey
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The SCWC meeting will be held in the Farwell Brown auditorium, not the
Founder's Suite.  The time and date are still 7pm, Weds 3/17.

Mike

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