Signs of Spring
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...
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The Real Life Lorax Story
Modern day Sneed factory: I borrowed a page from “The Lorax” and modified the “Sneed” factory sign to illustrate the real or perceived modern day economic/corporate pressures that are forever changing...
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Clayton County Photos byJennifer Garms
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View ArticleA Clayton County CAN Alert
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...
View ArticleSubject: bluffland development denied
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...
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Rapid Decline in Monarch Butterfly Population Signals the Need for a Renewed...
Starmont elementary students display a monarch butterfly they captured and tagged in the school’s milkweed prairie as part of a Clayton County Conservation school education program. Photo by Brian...
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Record December Rainfall and River Flows Are Sending a Message
The record December flow levels on the Turkey River last week is an indicator of both changing extreme weather patterns and continued alterations of land use in the watershed. Since the record flood of...
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The Soil will Save Us! Iowa’s Climate-Change Wisdom
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. Josh Cochran Iowa City — NEGOTIATORS en route to...
View ArticleCitizens for Healthy Iowa wonders if we are being fooled
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...
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