This is a reprinted guest editorial by State Senator Rob Hogg. It ran 01/07/18 in the Cedar Rapids Gazette These are not normal times, with real concerns about interference in our elections by a hostile foreign power, powerful voices seeking to legitimize sexist, racist and other discriminatory actions at...
You’re Invited! Seeds + Cider Saturday, September 30 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Heritage Valley | Near Decorah RSVP Join INHF for a fall prairie seed harvest at Heritage Valley! Together, we’ll hand harvest native seed to support prairie restoration projects. After, we’ll gather together to enjoy apple...
In response to a recent Des Moines Register article, regarding the results on cover crop usage in Iowa. Our past president, Gary Siegwarth makes the following comments. You rarely see a producer that has used no-till for a number of years suddenly switch back to conventional tillage. That’s because...
Thank you Fast Trak for supporting Music & Monarchs at the Monarch Level = $200 or more or equivalent services
Several CCAN members pitched in to promote our next Clayton County conservation awareness event, Music and Monarchs, at the Elkader St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
The meeting focus will be on Frac Sand Mining with a video presentation by Allamakee County Protectors.
On the the eve of the 43rd anniversary of it’s conception I want to wish you all Happy Earth Day!. I did not realize until tonight when I was watching “Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time” on IPTV, that today actually marks the 65th...
One of our members forwarded the attached message below to me and I felt compelled to pass this on to the group. It’s from a group called 350.org, and they are looking to hold movie screenings of a film called “Do the Math: The Movie”. Check out the links...
Clayton County CAN! meeting next Thursday, April 25, 6 p.m. at the Freedom Bank Community Room, Elkader. We need to open with a short business meeting as we have several issues to discuss but the main topic for the evening will be Frac Sand Mining. We have guest speakers,...
The following is from an e-mail update from the Iowa Conservation Alliance. For more information you can check out their website at www.iowaconservationalliance.com or click on the link on the right hand side of this page. “It has not been a terribly productive session for hunting, fishing and outdoor...
Announcing the Clayton County Conservation Awareness Network meeting this Thursday, September 27, 6 p.m. at the Osborne Nature Center on Hwy 13 south of Elkader. The highlight of the evening will be to hear from CAN! member Brian Gibbs on how he spent his summer working as a naturalist...
From President, Kevin Hanson Hello all. Well Turkey River Rocks! is in the books and I would have to say you would be hard pressed to find someone that didn’t have a great time! Beautiful weather, great folks enjoying the Turkey River, exciting news about funding for a whitewater...
The public is invited to celebrate the beautiful and historic Turkey River on Saturday, August 11, at Turkey River Rocks! This special day of river activities begins in Elkader and ends downstream at the Motor Mill historic site. “We are excited to help host this event that will feature...
Who’s up for a fish fry? At our last meeting the Clayton County Conservation Awareness Network overwhelmingly decided to lend it’s support for the upcoming Turkey River Rocks! river awareness event to be held Saturday, August 11, 2012 in Elkader. That’s one month from now, so there’s not much...
Meeting attendance 20 First item of discussion Turkey River Rocks! Turkey River Rocks! is an annual event promoted by Iowa Rivers Revival, a non-profit group based out of Des Moines that tries to promote the health and recreational value of Iowa’s Rivers. This is the third year and they...
Big Blue Sky will play at the Elkader Opera House on Saturday, April 28, in a benefit for the Osborne Partners for Education Endowment. Osborne Partners was set up by Susi Nehls and Roy Blair in honor of Susi's Dad, Joseph Hickey, who was a student of Aldo Leopold. A silent...