Johnson County Wins State Grant for Rare Wetland Purchase
Johnson County Conservation Board will acquire 81 acres in northeast Johnson County including a 1.5 acre fen, one of only two in Iowa. A REAP grant of 172 145 covers 60 percent, with about 114 763 from a 2008 conservation bond. The land near Sutliff Bridge will become a living classroom preserving a scarce nutrient poor fen and its 234 species.
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Johnson County Conservation Board
Harry Graves
Johnson County
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
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Prairie High unveils G Squared Exhibition Night for student projects
Prairie High School 10th graders in the new Global Generation G Squared program showcased two months of project based learning to parents and community members. Students presented geometry, history, and Greece studies with real world connections, while gaining public speaking experience and accountability.
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San Diego
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Hannah Kapler
Alfred Nabel
Andrew Nabel
Nobel
Marquan Wilder
Greece
Paramount Theatre
Linn County
Wilder
Naber
Julie Willard
Patrick Hogi
Bones Exposed at Lehigh Iowa Cemetery After Storm Damage
Years of heavy rain and erosion at Oak Grove Cemetery near Lehigh Iowa left coffins and bones exposed as a ravine wall collapsed in 2009. Officials debate responsibility for reburying the remains while local authorities lack funds to stabilize the site and state help remains uncertain.
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Oak Grove
Lehigh
Phil Berglund
Yell Township
Berglund
State Archaeologist's Office
Iowa
Karenine
St. Cloud
Minn
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