Decoys not ducking public demand
Mike Geary builds Wetland Decoys Inc in Fairbank turning out sit-down and free-standing mallard decoys. He aims to fulfill a Ducks Unlimited contract for 6 500 ducks by June 1 1988, which could add seven workers and new equipment.
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Cindy Kranz
Iowa
Fairbank
Mike Geary
Wetland Decoys Inc
Geary
Wetland Decoys
Ducks Unlimited
Saks Fifth Avenue
Neiman-Marcus
Marshall Field
Pheasants Unlimited
Dubuque
North America
Chicago
Minneapolis
Wisconsin
Iowas Izaak Walton League Seeks DNR Director Hire
The Iowa Division of the Izaak Walton League urges the state to have the Department of Natural Resources hire its own director to avoid political shifts with governors. They passed a resolution at Clin ton calling for a 40 year Resource Protection Plan to guard coldwater streams and trout habitat. Richard Peer was elected president, with Roy Overton Dennis Hammill Tom Williams and Bob Tweet as officers. The division, with 9500 members in 67 chapters, also awarded nine honors including the Beverly McCrindle Cleaner Streams Award to Rockwell International.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Izaak Walton
Clinton
Soil Conservation Service
Department of Agriculture
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Richard Peer
Donahue
Roy Overton
Des Moines
Dennis Hammill
Davenport
Tom Williams
Newton
Bob Tweet
Richard Ayres
Spirit Lake
Dorothy Russell
Iowa City
Beverly McCrindle
Tricks to catching fish with odd bait tricks
Veteran anglers use creative methods to lure fish. A clear jar with minnows tied to line attracts nearby fish by mimicking a bait school. Scaled fish, submerged debris, lanterns, attractants, and scent-based lures also help draw fish, with vibration lures boosting strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkley Outdoor Technologies Group
Beavers Thrive in Cedar Rapids With City Walk Event
Rich Patterson of the Indian Creek Nature Center notes beaver populations have risen in Cedar Rapids due to habitat gains and conservation. A beaver walk, free and led by naturalists, begins 7:30 p.m. July 17 from the playground by J Avenue near I 380, offering chances to see beavers and mounted exhibits along McLouds Run Cedar Lake and nearby dam sites.
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Cedar Rapids
Rich Patterson
Indian Creek Nature Center
Cedar River
McLoud’s Run
Cedar Lake
J Avenue
The
Nature Center
Patterson
Lake Odessa water level to drop to aid habitat
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will lower Lake Odessa by about one foot starting July 6. The 4000 acre wildlife area and 2800 acre wildlife refuge sit along the Mississippi Flyway, with waterfowl priority. The level has stayed low since May to aid bottomland oaks buttonbush and emergent vegetation recovery after last year's floods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
Lake Odessa
Iowa
Iowans head to Wisconsin for Bass Anglers tourney
Twelve Iowans join 96 participants from eight states for the seventh annual BASs Northern Divisional Tournament on the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien Wisconsin. Weigh-ins at Lawler Park run 3 p.m. Wednesday through Friday with open public access as bowls of bass are weighed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Lawler Park
Tom Bowler
Marion
Iowa Federation
Louisville
Bowler
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Cedar-Wapsi canoe outing and regional conservation notes
The Cedar-Wapsi Sierra Club announces its fifth annual canoe trip on the Wapsipinicon River set for July 18 with an 8 am meetup at Smith Canoe Rental Stone City and a 9 am to 3 pm paddle toward the old New Port Bridge area upstream from Olin. Rental is $12.50 and includes gear and shuttle. Explorer Post 943 reports sinking 500 Christmas trees at Coralville Lake to provide fish habitat and fry protection with support from several agencies. Wetlands for Iowa meets Tuesday at 7:30 pm at the Sheraton Inn Cedar Rapids to discuss local conservation projects and Linn County forest acquisition. Jackson County Conservation Board publishes A Guide to County Parks and Recreation Areas with free copies available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar-Wapsi Sierra Club
Wapsipinicon River
Joe Beach
Beach
Smith
Stone City
Wapsi
Newport Bridge
Olin
Explorer
Coralville Lake
Mehaffey Bridge
Sugar Bottom
Iowa City
Wetlands For
Iowa
Sheraton Inn
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Lake Rathbun Seen To Draw More Iowa Visitors
Lake Rathbun offers 11 000 acre pool nine parks two marinas and camping with free public access but remains distant from major populations. Promoter Pete Greiner cites expansion hopes to Des Moines and a revamped visitors center map and new state fish hatchery as draws amid stalled growth.
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Lake Rathbun
Pete Greiner
Greiner
Rathbun Lake Association
Ottumwa
Army Corps of Engineers
Albia
Des Moines
Iowa
Rathbun Lake
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Rath Packing
Izaak Walton League
DNR
James Bell
English River
Ontario
Canada
Odessa
Muscatine
Joe Nichols
Rowley
Randy Waschkat
Waterloo
Mehaffey
Corps of Engineers
Hawkeye Bass Club
Corps
Jackson County Conservation Board
Jackson County
Maquoketa
Gazette
Associated Press
Saylorville
Rathbun
Lake Rathbun Association
Sports Outfitters, Inc
16Th Ave
Coder Rapids
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