First woman Iowa Ike leader chosen as state president
Pauline Novotny was elected Iowa Division president of the Izaak Walton League, becoming the state’s first female chief of a major conservation group. The Iowa division, largest in the nation, counts nearly 10 000 members and prominent projects include trout stream work on South Bear Creek in Winneshiek County.
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Jim Mayer
Iowa City
Swisher
Pauline Novotny
Iowa
Izaak Walton
Ikes
Izaak Walton League
Novotny
Russ Bazyn
Waterloo
Bazyn
Ike
Jonco Jills
Johnson County
Stephens Forest
LaCrosse
Wis
Upper Mississippi Refuge
Richard Peer
Donahue
James H. Smith
Roy Overton
West Des Moines
Ed Reed
Richard Ayres
Spirit Lake
Edwin Crocker
Storm Lake
Don Freeman
Waverly
Iowa Division
South Bear Creek
Highlandville
Winneshiek County
Freeman
South Bear
Paul Hanson
Minneapolis
Minn
Mississippi
Hanson
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Yellowstone
Beverly McCrindle
Farmland Foods
Denison
Don Burgess
Mark Wagner
Newton
Russ Grime
Shellsburg
Lon Lindenberg
Des Moines
Clayton County
Bob Mullin
Toledo
Keith McNarlen
Gerry Shimek
Charles City
Iowa State University
Ames
John Tobin
Warren Tenpas
Craig Bienemann
Ellen Hansen
Dakota City
Steve Schelich
Davenport
Verlin Koch
Dennison
Bill Webster Jr
Dick Ohle
Marshalltown
Gary Schwarzing
Ankeny
Wendell Simonson
Oxford
Iowa Conservation
League
Branstad taps Wilson to lead new Iowa DNR
Governor Branstad announced at the Izaak Walton League convention in Iowa City that Larry Wilson, current director of the Iowa Conservation Commission, will head the new Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The DNR, effective July 1, combines the Conservation Commission Waste Air and Water Management Iowa Geological Survey and the EPA. The agency will include fish, game and conservation programs with expected budget gains for hunting and conservation. The comments were shared before about 200 convention attendees at the Holiday Inn.
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Iowa City
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Izaak Walton League
Branstad
Iowa Conservation Commission
Department of Waste, Air and Water Management
Iowa Geological Survey
Environmental Protection Agency
Ikes
Larry Wilson
Holiday Inn
Iowas Izaak Walton League urges tax and policy reforms
The Iowa Division of the Izaak Walton League called for a national deposit on beverage containers and earmarking of a portion of the state sales tax for conservation and outdoor recreation. It urged continuation of the Conservation Reserve Program, responsible navigation on the Upper Mississippi, and funding for lowhead dam maintenance. It also pressed for water quality monitoring in drainage districts and laws to protect hunters and reduce groundwater pollution.
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Iowa
Izaak Walton League
Iowa City
Mississippi River
Missouri
Upper
Mississippi
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Branstad to Canoe Turkey River for Iowa Rivers Month
Gov. Terry Branstad will canoe the Turkey River from Elkader to Motor Mill as part of Iowa Rivers Month. Put in around 11 a.m. and the two hour trip is by invitation only hosted by the Clayton County Conservation Board with plans coordinated by the Iowa Conservation Commission.
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Motor Mill
Terry Branstad
Turkey River
Elkader
Iowa
Clayton County Conservation Board
Iowa Conservation Commission
Toronto
Clinton County Conservation Board
Linn County snakes guide by Indian Creek Nature Center
Naturalist Barb Perkinson at the Indian Creek Nature Center completed a Linn County snake guide detailing 13 species all non poisonous. The booklet debuts Sunday June 22 with a snakes program by Byron Arnold at 2 p.m. Admission is $1 for members and $2 for non members.
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Linn County
Indian Creek Nature Center
New Linn County
Barb Perkinson
Byron Arnold
Arnold
Perkinson
Route 1
Ely
Washington High School
Cedar Rapids
The
Audubon Society
Pat Crawford
Delaying mowing boosts pheasant and quail nesting in Iowa
Wildlife biologist Tim Thompson of the Iowa Conservation Commission says delaying mowing and selective seeding on government acres can improve nesting cover. Programs like the Conservation Reserve Program and a 20 percent set aside offer nesting habitat. farmers can earn a $12 inspection fee by delaying clipping, aiding wildlife on farms.
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Iowa
Tim Thompson
Iowa Conservation Commission
Thompson
Hawkeye Wildlife Area
Coralville Lake
Clayton County
Buchanan County
Linn County
Johnson
Jones
Agriculture Stablization and Conservation Office
Bring your lunch learn how to fish clinic at Ellis Park
The Cedar Rapids Bass Masters sponsor a free fishing clinic for seniors and youths from 10 am to 1 pm today near Robbins Lake at Ellis Park. Pop provided, bring a sack lunch. Iowa Conservation Commission displays fish identifications, boats, tackle, and demonstrations. Call Verlyn Hines at 366-4618 for details.
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Cedar Rapids
Verlyn Hines
Trapping opener moved up and muzzleloader deer dates set
The 1986 trapping opener is moved to November 1 for most species with fox opening November 8. Mink muskrat raccoon badger opossum skunk and fox trapping run November 8 to January 25. Muzzleloader deer season set October 11 to 17 sharing opening date with bow deer. bow season lasts through December 5. Upland and waterfowl dates to be set in August with tentative May reports.
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Iowa Conservation Commission
Commission
Richard Bishop
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DNR
Hawkeye Kennel Club
Tom Bowler
Marion
U.S
Lake Okoboji
Yamaha
Bowler
U.S. Bass
Clinton
Tom Boland
Bellevue
Boland
Wapsi Canoe Run
Coralville
Puppy
Ron Johnson
Coke
Kurt Lemke
Soupy
Hunter
Steve Sebtka
Shawny
Rob Sirowy
Misty
Jerry Shinn
Lucy
Bernie Wolfe
Buffy
Blaine Laird
Buck
Matt Herold
Steve Sweeting
Boo
Rob Gage
Dave Valght
Chip
Ron Johnston
Bruiser
Steve Piper
Katie
John McKinstry
Center Point
Rock
Clarke Campbell
Westgate
Lemke
Hubie Edson
Trix
Lee Hart
Lucky
Johnston
Campbell
Dan Bevins
Belle Plaine
Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernon Road
Lindale
Collins Road
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