Iowa approves deer herd thinning bill with HUSH funding
Iowa lawmakers pass a deer management bill to cut the herd with a $1 HUSH surcharge, cap nonresident any sex licenses at 6000, require DNA based quotas, raise nonresident license fees to 100, and expand owner tenant licenses to 10. The DNR will regulate some preserves and a new harvest reporting system will track population changes.
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Iowa Bowhunters Association
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DNR
Dennis Black
Dgrinnell
Fassbinder
HUSH
Chris Lane
Des Moines
Iowawhitetail.com
Lane
Willie Suchy
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Morel Hunt Yields 23 Pounds On Southern Iowa Trek
In southern Iowa Arthur Clark Jim Gallery and I bagged 23 pounds of fresh morels in four hours under rain swept elm stands. The haul included over 100 per tree at best, with some trees yielding 50 or more mushrooms. Arthur’s birthday coincided with the hunt and Bob found antlers and a missing phone during the outing.
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Native plantings promote healthier nesting for cardinals and robins
Ohio State researchers Kathi Borgmann and Amanda Rodewald report in Ecological Applications that northern cardinals and American robins nesting in exotic shrubs like multiflora rose and non native honeysuckle suffer higher nest losses to predators, especially in urban areas. Predators are mainly small mammals, and nests in non native shrubs near the ground are more vulnerable, supporting native plant advocacy for city planning to limit exotic species.
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Midwest
Kathi Borgmann
Amanda Rodewald
Ohio State University
Ecological Applications
Borgmann
Rodewald
Ohio
David Allen Sibley
Chris Elphick
John B. Dunning Jr
New York Times Syndicate
Sibley Guide To Birds
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Power Squadron offers boating course at Kirkwood College
The Cedar Rapids Power Squadron offers America's Boating Course at Kirkwood Community College from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday and May 7. The class covers boat handling seamanship safe operation radio operation and more with no course fee. The manual costs 25 dollars and is shareable. For more information call 378-9254 361-0850 or 626-7636.
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C.R. Power Squadron
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Coralville Open Bass Tournament Set for May Seven
The Bear Creek Bass Club hosts the Coralville Open from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 7. Two-angler teams compete for 2500 dollars in cash and prizes with an entry fee of 60 dollars per boat. details at 436-1970.
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Audubon Talk on Belize Rainforest Visit by Professor Bernstein
Mount Mercy College biology professor Neil Bernstein will discuss his trip to the Blue Creek Rainforest Station near the Belize Guatemala border. Cedar Rapids Audubon meets at Peoples Church, 600 Third Ave SE, starting 7 p.m with the program about 7:30 p.m.
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Mount Mercy College
Blue Creek
Belize
Guatemala
Cedar Rapids
Cedar County Trails Host Mile Dedicated Prairie Hike
Cedar County Conservation Board dedicates a Prairie Trail with a hike at Bennett Park beginning 9 a.m. Meet near the butterfly garden. Details at (563) 886-6930. Cedar County Historical Society hosts annual wildflower hikes Sunday at 1 p.m. and May 7 at 1 p.m. on the Geller property off Snaggy Ridge Road. A free 30 minute program on mountain lion adaptations is at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Cedar County Courthouse basement with the mountain lion exhibit open until 4 p.m.
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Cedar County Historical Society
Geller
Snaggy Ridge
Cedar County
Audubon Seeks Support for May Johnson County Bird Count
Iowa Audubon invites pledges for its Important Bird Areas program during the May 7 Johnson County Spring Bird Count. Donations help protect threatened species and habitat preservation efforts. Email cjcaster earthlink net for information on donating or pledging.
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Cedar Rapids teen bags 24 pound wild turkey near Sutliff
Jordan Irwin, 13, of Cedar Rapids, poses with his first wild turkey shot near Sutliff with his uncle Chad Albright. The bird weighed 24 pounds with a 9 1/2 inch beard and 3/4 inch spurs, shot about two and a half hours after completing a hunting safety course.
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Cedar Rapids
Sutliff
Chad Albright
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