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Stories Tagged "conservation"

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Discussion of Iowa's Natural Heritage

posted on October 9, 2009 at 7:37 PM

The Iowa Journal explores Iowa's role in the preservation and conservation of the state's and the nation's natural heritage.

Iowa's Natural Heritage: Early Iowa Naturalists

posted on October 9, 2009 at 1:39 PM

Meet some early Iowa naturalists who helped changed Iowa's and the nation's landscape.

Iowa's Natural Heritage: The Loess Hills

posted on October 9, 2009 at 1:39 PM

Travel the Loess Hills and learn what people are doing to save the unusual topographical formation that is also a rare ecological system.

Iowa's Natural Heritage: Iowa Lakeside Lab

posted on October 9, 2009 at 1:39 PM

Visit Iowa Lakeside Lab celebrating it's 100th birthday. Since 1909 Lakeside has been training the future scientists and citizens who will solve tomorrow's environmental problems.

Living with Future Floods in Iowa - Rural Issues

posted on June 2, 2009 at 2:03 PM

Living with Future Floods in Iowa - Rural Issues Since 1980, Iowa has recorded at least 230 river flooding events. Is it time for Iowa to change the way it deals with floods? Can more be done to slow runoff from the rural landscape? What can urban areas do to reduce the damage? Can Iowa get better at predicting floods?

Feature: Wetlands as Flood Control?

posted on February 5, 2009 at 3:40 PM

Feature: Wetlands as Flood Control? The Iowa Journal looks at conservation efforts as a means for helping with flood control.

Discussion: Storm Water Management - Flood Prevention

posted on August 27, 2008 at 3:20 PM

Discussion: Storm Water Management - Flood Prevention Two-thirds of the water reaching Iowa's landscape goes directly to rivers, streams and lakes often causing flooding the likes of which were seen this summer in much of Iowa.

"The Iowa Journal" will explore flood prevention measures, such as prairies, wetlands, rain gardens and other landscaping and construction techniques currently in use in several parts of the state.

Storm Water Management - Flood Prevention (Feature)

posted on August 19, 2008 at 11:31 AM

Storm Water Management - Flood Prevention (Feature) Two-thirds of the water reaching Iowa's landscape goes directly to rivers, streams and lakes often causing flooding the likes of which were seen this summer in much of Iowa

"The Iowa Journal" will explore flood prevention measures, such as prairies, wetlands, rain gardens and other landscaping and construction techniques currently in use in several parts of the state.