Volunteers Sought Today on Cedar Valley Nature Trail
Iowa Rails to Trails calls for volunteers at 8 a.m. today and next Saturday to set sign posts along the Cedar Valley Nature Trail. Bo Cameron asks helpers to meet at Boyson Road trail head in Hiawatha. weather permitting, the project aims to finish to Urbana this month.
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Iowa Rails To Trails
Cedar Valley
Bo Cameron
Boyson Road
Hiawatha
Cameron
Center Point
Benton County
Iowa
Volga River Recreation Area roads fully paved in new project
Five miles of interior roads in the Volga River Recreation Area north of Fayette have been black topped in a $512 000 project by Manatt Construction of Nevada. Park Ranger Jerry Reisinger says paving improves safety and aesthetics. A one mile link to Highway 150 remains unpaved and may be tackled later with a $400 000 bridges upgrade.
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Iowa
Fayette
Volga River
Jerry Reisinger
Manatt Construction
Nevada
Reisinger
Iowa Conservation Commission
Lima Church
Audubon Council Formed by Iowa Chapters
Local Audubon clubs in Iowa unite as the Iowa Audubon Council with Karl E. Goellner as secretary. Officers include John Carl Miller as president and Tom Nichol-Thomas as vice president, with Francis Moore as treasurer. The eight chapters list Ames Big Bluestem, Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, Grinnell, a student chapter, Eldora Iowa River Greenbelt, Indianola Rolling Hills, Spirit Lake Prairie Lakes, and Sioux City Loess Hills. New chapters are planned for Waterloo and Des Moines.
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Goellner
John Carl Miller
Dubuque
Tom Nichol-Thomas
Indianola
Francis Moore
Waterloo
Iowa
Big Bluestem Audubon Society
Ames
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines to Issue 50th Anniversary Federal Duck Stamp
Des Moines selected July 2 1984 for issuance of a commemorative stamp honoring the 50th anniversary of the Federal Duck Stamp Program. The design mirrors J N Darling’s original duck stamp credited with aiding passage of the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act of 1934. Revenue from stamps funded refuge and marsh purchases for migratory birds and waterfowl.
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Des Moines
J.N
Ding” Darling
Iow
Darling
Slug makers target deer accuracy with new 12 gauge designs
Winchester has expanded slug diameter to .738 and Federal redesigned slugs to similar size. The changes aim to improve 50 yard groups to about 4.2 inches, reducing misses at deer ranges. Hunters seek better consistency as deer season approaches.
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Winchester
Federal
Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette
American Rifleman Magazine
Iowa
C.E. Harris
American Rifleman
Arlan Stegen
16Th Ave
Stegen
Karl M. Foster
16Th Avenue SW
Harris
Shell
Not extinct ferret sighting near Wyoming colony
AP photo notes a black footed ferret emerging at a colony in northwestern Wyoming. Once feared extinct, the species' rediscovery in 1981 sparked hopes to locate additional animals this winter as snow aids tracking.
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North America
Wyoming
Scott County cancels deer hunt after review
Davenport Iowa AP Scott County Conservation Board canceled a planned deer hunt at Scott County Park after reviewing population data and findings from state officials. Board Chairman Fred Lorenzen said new research shows 400 deer in the park are not excessive and that deer should be allowed to move freely. He cited safety, time constraints, relocation concerns, and belief wildlife management is the state’s duty as reasons for the reversal.
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Davenport
Scott County Park
Scott County Conservation Board
Iowa State Conservation Commission
County Conservation Board
State Commission
Fred Lorenzen
Lorenzen
Conservation and Wildlife
Scott County
Young hunter bags banded goose from Giant Canada flock
Bret Weaver,14, of Swisher bagged his first goose on Oct.2 at Groover's Lake Minnesota. The bird weighed 12 4 pounds and was a young Giant Canada from a resident flock established near Spencer by the Iowa Conservation Commission. Weaver attends Prairie Junior High School. his father Al Weaver is president of the Iowa Division of Ducks Unlimited.
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Bret Weaver
Swisher
Groover’s Lake
Minn
Canada
Iowa Conservation Commission
Spencer
Iowa
Weaver
Prairie Junior High School
al Weaver
Cedar Rapids
Ducks Unlimited
Mushroom Club to form in Iowa for mushroom study
Mushroom Club to be organized at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, at the Botanical Center in Des Moines. Robert Nyvall, extension plant pathologist at Iowa State University, invites all interested in eating, photographing, sketching, or studying mushrooms to attend. The first project is a state wide survey of morels.
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Iowa
Botanical Center
Des Moines
Robert Nyvall
Iowa State University
Ames
Two Lake Park Men Charged With Poaching Deer
SPIRIT LAKE Iowa AP Two Lake Park men Douglas Dean 38 and Michael Mayou 27 were charged with poaching a deer with a spotlight at Diamond Lake. Dean faced an additional charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and Mayou possession of deer out of season. The incident followed a high speed chase into Minnesota after authorities spotted a deer in the rear of Dean’s pickup.
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Spirit Lake
Iowa
Lake Park
Dickinson County
Douglas Dean
Michael Mayou
Dean
Mayon
Diamond Lake
Minnesota
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Jim Mayer Gazette
Scott Park
Mushroomers
Donald Huffman
Central College
Pella
George Knaphus
Lois Tiffany
Nyvall
Bessey Hall
ISU
Hunters
66Th Avenue
1St Ave
Charlie Krizek Lease
Mgr
EPA
Charlie Krizek
Mike Boddicker
K Mart West
All Sia
K Mart
16Th Ave. S.W
Cedar Ra
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