Big Grove preservation drive kicks into public phase
Bur Oak Land Trust launches a $700000 fundraising campaign to buy 40 acres beside the Big Grove Preserve near Coralville Lake and to fund ongoing stewardship of the Big Grove Addition. Don Bolin and his wife Liz donate $200000, praising the site as a rare quiet refuge in Johnson County.
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Lakeview Elementary
Solon
Big Grove
Johnson County
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Bur Oak Land Trust
Coralville Lake
Big Grove Preserve gains gifts as trust hits milestone
The BurOakLandTrust raises more than 420000 in a campaign with 10 directors giving 100000 and 100 Solon second graders joining to plant a bur oak. Eight of nine properties are open to the public as the group plans 280000 in further fundraising.
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Bolins
Trust
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Schwab
Big Grove
Iowa River
Iowa City
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Orlan
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Fire destroys Cedar Rapids home. pets die and family displaced
A Cedar Rapids family fled a basement fire at 1403 Second Ave SE early Wednesday after an explosion suspected to involve paint cans. Two cats died and three dogs were inside. firefighters rescued two dogs and retrieved some shoes as flames raced through balloon frame walls. The 120-year-old home suffered major damage and the cause remains under investigation.
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Cedar Rapids
Second Ave
Noah Foreman
Foreman
Jefferson High School
Waste audit targets city trash and greener goals
Cedar Rapids officials inspected city refuse ahead of Earth Day, with a waste audit at the City Services Center finding mostly food scraps and paper items. The city plans expanded recycling, composting options, new receptacles, and solar panels, aiming to shift waste from landfill and cut costs.
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City Hall
Eric Holthaus
Transamerica
Alliant Energy
Indian Creek Nature Center
Trees Forever
TreeKeepers
Amazing Space
Otis Rd
NewBo
Holthaus
Scott Overland
Cedar Rapids/Linn County
City Carton Recycling
Republic Services
Republic
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