Are Iowans being fooled? Iowa’s safe drinking water has been at risk for years, and that risk just increased because Iowa’s elected leaders, candidates, and the Iowa DNR have taken positions recently that downplay the facts and mislead Iowans on the true status of our worsening water quality: The...
This is a re-post of an op-ed piece, Iowa’s Climate-Change Wisdom appearing in the New York Times article, with permission from author, Jeff Biggers. Iowa City — NEGOTIATORS en route to the United Nations conference on climate change in Paris, scheduled to begin later this month, should take a...
In the autumn of 1813, American ornithologist John James Audubon watched a flock of passenger pigeons fly over the Ohio countryside. He described the numbers as so numerous it darkened the sky and took more than three days for the entire flock to pass overhead. It’s estimated that three...
The ultimate barometer of the land and climate is once again trying to tell us something. That barometer for Clayton County is the Turkey River and it’s worth our time to look closely at what the river is telling us. History tells us that rivers and streams in the...
Perhaps you’ve heard by now – the Clayton County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 2 denied the permit to Ivan Hardt for his development along the Mississippi River in southern Clayton County. Hardt revised his proposed covenant for landowners to add an orchard lot, and to advise residents that...
From Larry Stone: Please check this out. A BIG issue for Clayton County and for the environment in general, given the questions about fracking. IPR: Iowa Grain Company Digs Into ‘Frack’ Sand
Dr. Seuss, so much more than “kids’ stuff” Maybe it was just coincidence that a birthday celebration of Dr. Seuss was taking place earlier this month at our local public library in Elkader. I was using an example from Dr. Seuss from, “The Lorax” that day as part of...
The first day of spring arrived on Sunday. I thought we could start a post to let people share their observations of spring unfolding in the area. If you see new birds, flowers blooming, trees budding, or anything else that’s a new sign of spring to you, comment here...