Tama Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) celebrated Soil & Water Stewardship Week this year by donating conservation books to local elementary school libraries throughout Tama County. On behalf of her students, Dysart-Geneseo Media Aide Peg Hennings has received four ...
Tama Soil & Water Conservation District is proud to announce its Stewardship Week Poster Contest winners! Congratulations to Brenna Miller of Mrs. Carty's 4th grade class at Union's Dysart-Geneseo Elementary School. She received her $10 grade level award from Tama SWCD Chair Jack Boyer ...
OTTER CREEK – Tama Soil & Water Conservation District celebrated Stewardship Week 2024 with a 5th Grade Outdoor Classroom. This nearly-annual outreach event first started in 1974. 228 students helped celebrate this great 50th anniversary milestone at Otter Creek Lake & Park on May ...
TOLEDO – On Saturday morning, April 27, the Tama County Master Gardeners planted a Monarch butterfly garden in front of the new mural on the side of the Abstract building in Toledo across from the Court House. The garden will provide season long nectar for butterflies and other ...
Want to become a Tama Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Commissioner, give back to your community and have a positive impact on Iowa’s land, water and people? Seats for three Tama SWCD commissioner seats will be found on the November 5, 2024 general election ballot, all four-year ...
DYSART – Just in time for Earth Day which took place this past Monday, Dysart’s Viola Irvine Nature Preserve received its long-awaited signage at both the Sherman and Maple street entrances. The urban woodland preserve located on the southeast side of town behind 310 Sherman Street, ...
TAMA COUNTY – Tama County Master Gardeners will be distributing free tree seedlings at the Tama County Extension and Outreach office at 203 W. High St. in Toledo on Saturday, May 4 beginning at 10 a.m. and going until 125 trees are distributed, or noon – whichever comes first. They will ...
IRVINE PRAIRIE – Sometimes it takes more than a spark. Last Thursday, three plantings in the southeastern corner of Irvine Prairie located north of Dysart were subjected to a slower-than-usual prescribed burn thanks to a combination of challenging wind conditions, spotty fuel load, and ...
Join Tama County Women, Land & Legacy (WLL) for its upcoming event, “The Birds and Bees: Pollinator Garden Habitat.” The event will be held on Tuesday, April 2 at the Toledo Public Library, 206 E. High Street in Toledo. Registration and dessert will begin at 6:30 p.m. with the ...