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9 groups found for the search criteria: Field AdoptSiteHUC Contains 07100006

Group Name: Iowa Association of County Conservation Boards
Contact: Don Brazelton
Contact Address: 405 SW 3rd St., Ste 1
Ankeny, IOWA 50021
Contact Phone: 515-963-9582
Contact Email: iaccb@ecity.net
URL: http://george.ecity.net/iaccb
Activity: Watershed Alliance/Council
Description: State association of member county conservation boards (CCBs) that have direct contact with the public they serve in each county. CCBs are established under Iowa Code Chapter 350. The IACCB focuses on member information exchange, education, public relations and legislative development. We have a magazine, the "Board Member", regular and legislative newsletters, a directory of facilities, "Outdoor Adventure Guide", and a "Board Member Handbook".

Group Name: Iowa Environmental Council
Contact: Lynn Laws
Contact Address: 521 East Locust, Suite 220
Des Moines, IOWA 50309
Contact Phone: 515-244-1194
Contact Email: lynnlaws at iaenvironment dot org
URL: http://www.iaenvironment.org/
Activity: Other
Description: The Iowa Environmental Council is an alliance of diverse organizations and individuals working together to protect Iowa's natural environment.Our Mission is to provide a safe, healthy environment and sustainable future for Iowa. Our Vision for Iowa is an Iowa where waters run clean, soil stays on the land, the air is clear, flora and fauna are diverse, and people are proud to call home. Our Vision for Iowa Environmental Council is to provide Iowans a voice on environmental issues, protecting I......More...

Group Name: Kuemper Catholic Grade School Sixth Grade
Contact: Mary Koester
Contact Address: P.O. Box 827
Carroll, Iowa 51401-3096
Contact Phone: 712 792-2123
Contact Email: stlawren@netins.net OR dnkoes@netins.net
Activity: Volunteer Monitoring
Description: Kuemper Catholic Grade School Sixth Grade studies the concept of the watershed and focuses on our own Middle Raccoon River watershed. We begin water testing in the fall and a core of student volunteers continues through the year.

Group Name: Nature Conservancy - Iowa Field Office
Contact: Gary Reiners
Contact Address: 108 Third St., Suite 300
Des Moines, IOWA 50309-4758
Contact Phone: 515-244-5044
Contact Email: iafo@netins.net
URL: http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/iowa/
Activity: Restoration/Conservation Project
Description: The Conservancy protects places where plant and animal species can survive for generations to come. It employs scientific, systematic analysis to identify places large enough in scale and rich enough in plant and animal species to ensure meaningful conservation results. In Iowa, the Conservancy is focusing on six priority conservation areas – the Loess Hills, Little Sioux Valley, Lower Cedar Valley, Driftless Area,Grand River Grasslands and Upper Mississippi River. These are working landscapes ......More...

Group Name: Raccoon River Watershed Project
Contact: Roger Wolf
Contact Address: 5400 University
West Des Moines, IOWA 50266
Contact Phone: 515-226-6236
Contact Email: rwolf@rrwp.org
URL: http://www.raccooncreek.org/watershed/index.html
Activity: Watershed Alliance/Council
Description: Since October '94, established over 65 demonstration sites. Mission: To increase awareness of watershed issues and help watershed residents develop environmental enhancements- while recognizing the associate economic impacts that will ultimately improve water quality.

Group Name: Sierra Club - Iowa Chapter
Contact: Helen F. Mahler
Contact Address: 3839 Merle Hay Road
Des Moines, IOWA 50311
Contact Phone: 515-277-8868
Contact Email: iowa.chapter@sierraclub.org
URL: http://iowa.sierraclub.org/
Activity: Education Project/Program
Description: The Sierra Club's members are 750,000 of your friends and neighbors. And in the Iowa Chapter we number approximately 6,000. Inspired by nature, we work together to protect our communities and the planet. The Iowa Chapter has been active in the Club since 1972. The Sierra Club is America's oldest, largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization. Sierra Club and "Explore, enjoy and protect the planet." are registered trademarks of the Sierra Club

Group Name: Stilwell Junior High Water Study
Contact: Phyllis Goodman
Contact Address: 16th St and Vine Ave
West Des Moines, Iowa 50265
Contact Phone: 515 226-2770
Contact Email: goodmanp@home.wdm.k12.IA.us
Activity: Volunteer Monitoring
Description: Stilwell Junior High Water Study monitors the Walnut Creek, a tributary of the Raccoon River. Our purpose is to educate middle school students about water as a finite, controllable resource.

Group Name: Walnut Creek Watershed Project
Contact: Brad Harrison
Contact Address: 1918 Greene St.
Adel, IOWA 50003
Contact Email: brad.harrison@ia.nrcs.usda.gov
URL: http://www.igsb.uiowa.edu/inforsch/walnut/walnut.htm
Activity: Watershed Alliance/Council
Description: Work with landowners and residents in the Walnut Creek Watershed in helping them develop a conservation ethic for their watershed. Impliment conservation practices that will improve the water quality of Walnut Creek.

Group Name: Watershed Land Trust - Iowa
Contact: Frank Austenfeld
Contact Address: 7211 W. 98th Terr.
Overland Park, KANSAS 66212
Contact Phone: 913-685-4600
Contact Email: frank@watershedinstitute.biz
URL: http://www.WatershedLandTrust.biz
Activity: Restoration/Conservation Project
Description: The Watershed Land Trust (WLT) Is a nonprofit charitable organization which was formed to hold land in fee simple and/or conservation easements in perpetuity. Most Land Trust's mission is to hold vast areas of land typically in large sections. With the ability and expertise to work with any Mitigation Bank or In Lieu Fee arrangement, the WLT is unique in that its mission and focus is to preserve watersheds, waterways, streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, and adjacent (riparian) corridors and ......More...

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