Telegraph note: Following publication, the legislation referenced in this article cleared subcommittee and will soon be considered by the Iowa House Environmental Protection Committee. Refer to next week's edition for an update. Legislation that might limit the acquisition of new public ...
Join Tama County Women, Land & Legacy for its upcoming Learning Session, “Nuisance Wildlife.” It will be held on Thursday, March 23 at the Toledo Public Library, 206 E. High Street in Toledo. Registration and dessert will begin at 6:30 p.m. with the event beginning at 7:00. ...
With the restoration of Otter Creek Lake nearly complete and the pandemic receding into the background of life, Tama Co. Conservation is ready to bring back the fun with its annual Fun Night Fundraiser. This year’s Fun Night is set for Saturday, April 1, at Otter Creek Lake & Park ...
Iowa Project AWARE is heading to the Iowa River this summer! From July 9-14, hundreds of volunteers from across the nation will embark on the six day, five night river cleanup adventure down sixty-five miles of the Iowa River from Marshalltown to Koszta. Registration is required to ...
If you happen to see a moth-like bird cruising low along a stubbly field during daylight hours this winter, be sure to (safely) stop and get a better look – you’ve likely just spotted an elusive winter visitor to Iowa, the endangered Short-eared owl. This uncommon, majestic owl gets its ...
The Tama Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD), in partnership with the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD), is celebrating Stewardship Week from April 30 – May 7, 2023, focusing on the theme “One Water.” But what is a watershed? A watershed is an area of land ...
Need an out-of-the-box STEM activity for your high schoolers that’s also a tool for resumé building and for career and college preparation? An activity that looks great on scholarship and job applications? Envirothon is a team competition for high school students-- a ...
The 26th annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) takes place Friday, February 17, through Monday, February 20. Bird and nature lovers everywhere unite in the effort to tally as many of the world's bird species as possible over these four days. Combined with other bird counts, GBBC results ...
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is partnering for a second year with MyCatch by Angler’s Atlas to conduct a statewide walleye fishing challenge starting May 1 through June 30. The Iowa Chapter of the American Fisheries Society has joined as a research partner for the 2023 ...
Ben Neff, a 2014 BCLUW High School graduate who lives on his family’s farm near Beaman, stays plenty busy during the day working for the John Deere Intelligent Solutions Group in Urbandale, but in his free time, you might catch him prowling central Iowa with his camera and searching for the ...