DYSART - Dysart-Geneseo Elementary fourth-grader Gage Torres was recently announced as the D-G winner of the Tama Soil and Water Conservation District’s annual Stewardship Week poster contest which celebrated the theme ‘One Water.’ Torres was awarded a $10 prize. His poster is ...
TOLEDO – As the lake restoration project nears its final stages at Otter Creek Lake and Park, amenities including the campgrounds, playground, and parking are undergoing updates of their own, according to Conservation Director Stephen Mayne. During the monthly meeting of the Tama Co. ...
A controlled burn was conducted by members of UNI’s Tallgrass Prairie Center (TPC) last week Tuesday on a roughly 20 acre tract of the Irvine Prairie as part of ongoing restorative work at the rural Dysart prairie-in-progress. After having to reschedule a couple of times due to poor ...
Tama County 4-H is excited to offer these summer programs to all youth of Tama County. Find all these camps and registration forms on our website at https://www.extension.iastate.edu/tama/youth-programs. Junior Camp Tama County will join Grundy and Marshall County in a camp for those ...
DYSART – One of the best ways to enjoy the outdoors this time of year is to take a woodland walk in search of spring ephemerals – and there’s no better place to do so than in Dysart’s own urban woodland, the Viola Irvine Nature Preserve. With the guidance of local conservationist ...
The Tama Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is excited to celebrate the 82nd Annual Soil and Water Conservation Week April 30 through May 7, 2023! The 2023 Soil and Water Conservation Week theme is “One Water” to raise awareness of how important it is to protect our water ...
An individual was recently cited by the Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources for illegally cutting trees at Duffus Landing – also known as the Chelsea boat launch – following an investigation by Tama County Conservation staff. During the April 5 conservation board meeting, Director Stephen ...
The 2020 derecho injured or destroyed trees in every community in Tama County. In the following years, additional trees have been lost to emerald ash borer, disease, and ice storms. Trees are an important part of our landscape. They provide beauty and shade. Trees are an important food ...
TOLEDO—Tama County Conservation’s annual Fun Night fundraiser returned to Otter Creek Nature Center last Saturday evening following a pandemic hiatus, packing in almost 100 attendees who enjoyed a catered meal, bid on silent auction items, and learned more about park improvements all ...