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Save Bloody Run in Clayton County
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Large Hog Lot Coming to Manchester and Perhaps Your Town Too.
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Iowa Environmental Council Opposes Walz Feedlot Location and CAFO Regs
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Warning on pouring manure from 10,000 cattle on Clayton County ground.
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DNR Schedules Public Meeting on Supreme (formerly Walz) Beef
DNR announces virtual public meeting for Supreme Beef, LLC nutrient management plan MEDIA CONTACT: Kelli Book, DNR, at Kelli.Book@dnr.iowa.gov or 515-210-3408. CLAYTON COUNTY — The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will host a virtual public meeting on Aug. 31 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. to gather public comment on the...
Pattison Sand’s Proposal to Ship Water Out of Iowa is not a ‘noble idea’.
As noble as we Iowans like to think we are, most of us probably disagree with the proposal by Pattison Sand to ship water in train cars from Clayton County across the country to unspecified drier regions of the nation. Click below for full text of letter to the Des Moines Register. ...
Phil Specht winner of 2020 CCCAN Larry and Margaret Stone Award
Phil Specht of McGregor has been awarded the 2020 Clayton County Conservation Awareness Network award for outstanding contributions in environmental awareness and education. Phil is a recently retired dairy farmer with a passion for conservation. Rotational grazing of his dairy cattle has protected grasslands for wildlife – especially bobolinks....
Central Students Start Seed Library to promote local food and gardening
By Jenna Jansen, Central Community Schools January, 2019 The Central Community Global Science Class has been busy all semester working on various projects. Among these projects is a seed library which is...
Book recommendation from the CCCAN Board
By Daryl Bruxvoort, CCCAN Board President January 15, 2019 Art Cullen and his brother have printed a newspaper in Storm Lake for decades. In 2017 Art won a Pulitzer Prize in editorial writing for his work on the Des Moines water works lawsuit against three North Central Iowa counties...
Winter Adventures and Beauty in Unsuspecting Places
by Gary Siegwarth, CCCAN Board Member Dec. 16, 2018 Winter in Clayton County, or any part of the Driftless region for that matter, can provide an adventurous excuse to...
Archaeologist couple in Garnavillo build energy efficient home with future in mind
by Natasha Hegmann, CCCAN Program Coordinator Dec. 14, 2018 Archaelogists investigate hundreds of years into the past, but local archaeologists Laura Elsinger and Chris Schoen chose to envision generations into the future when building their dream home. Elsinger and...
EPC Does NOT vote to refer the Walz Energy Case to the AG
Walz Energy discussion Iowa Environmental Protection Commission Des Moines July 17, 2018 By Larry A. Stone The Iowa Environmental Protection Commission, with just enough members present for a quorum at their July 17 meeting, declined to heed a DNR staff recommendation to refer Walz Energy to the Iowa Attorney...
Worthy Volunteer Opportunity!!
McGregor Hiking Trail Public Work Days June 21st & 28th 2:30 – 5:00 McGregor, IA The public is invited to participate in building a new hiking trail through the forest between Center Street and Cemetery Road in the city of McGregor. Work days will take place on two consecutive...
DNR Staff Recommends Walz Energy Violations go to the Attorney General
According to The Gazette online article, “DNR: Violations by northeast Iowa feedlot should go to the Attorney General,” subsequent discharge violations at the Walz Energy feedlot have made a proposed settlement with Walz Energy and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) null and void. As a result, of...
Marquette Farmers Markets at the Driftless Area Wetlands Centre
Marquette Farmers Markets at the Driftless Area Wetlands Centre will begin on Friday, May 25th and will be held every Friday Night from 4-7 p.m. through mid-October. The Driftless Area Wetlands Centre is located at 509 U.S. 18, in Marquette, Iowa. This outdoor Farmers Market is complete with baked...