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Many big players are arguing against conservation compliance being associated with the Federal Crop Insurance Program. Some wish to plow ahead in the name of high profits why throwing U.S. Tax payers the Federal Disaster Clean Up Bill or Environmental Clean Up Bill as it relates to Non-Point...

You guys wanted to know how to help, here you go. You have to follow the issues folks and jump in the game. Protect Iowa's Soil and Water in the Farm Bill Restore the Conservation Compliance CovenantTake Action! Calls and emails needed by Tuesday Nov. 1US lawmakers are currently proposing major...

June 28th National Conservation Call-in Day of Action: Save Farm Bill Conservation Funding! PHONE CALL ACTION ALERT â€" WE NEED YOUR HELP! I wish to make a special note here folks. Discretionary budget cutting which is our conservation programs where the very first thing targeted. Symbolic...

Legislative Update : A lot of information folks. Enjoy Budget negotiations continue. Natural resource funding is being unfairly targeted for very large budget cuts. The Iowa DNR will be funded at its lowest level in over 20 years if the Senate accepts the Iowa House budget. We do have the power...

NRCS and DU Launch $1.5-million Wetland Conservation Partnership in Iowa Des Moines, Iowa, May 31, 2011 â€" The Natural Resources Conservation Service and Ducks Unlimited signed a $1.5 million cooperative agreement recently to coordinate and deliver the Wetlands Reserve Program in Iowa. WRP is...

We only have until May 13th 2011 to send this message. One of our states greatest Habitat Conservation Opportunities needs you support folks Today. We as sportsmen & Conservationist of Iowa have an opportunity to change 67 years of Habitat destruction, degradation and loss by Supporting MRAPS...

At the Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee (MRRIC) Meeting today in Overland Park, Kansas Jody Farhat from the US Army Corps of Engineers Water Management Office said this year is expected to be close to a record setting runoff year for the Missouri River. Farhat said April runoff...

Many politicians from the federal level to the state level seek to cut Conservation spending or eliminate conservation programs to give the tax payer the false perception they are working hard to reduce government spending on programs that will save U.S. tax payers Billions. Why on the surface...

REPUBLICANS RAID REAP FUNDS & FORMULA in DM Des Moines, Iowa – House Republicans have cut funding and proposed a change to the formula for Resource Enhancement and Protection for Iowa (REAP) grants which will nearly end efforts to purchase or restore lands in Iowa to improve fish and...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working collaboratively on the study with Tribes, Federal and State agencies, and other Stakeholders within the Missouri River Basin and also along the Mississippi River. In the process people in the basin have had, and will continue to have, input into how...

The U.S. Department of Agricultures NRCS purchased conservation easements valued at more than $50 million dollars covering 16,000 acres in fiscal year 2010 through 3 Iowa NRCS easement programs: (WRP) the Emergency watershed protection floodplain easement program ( EWP - FPE) and the Grasslands...

Folks please pass this letter onto your Iowa e mail contacts, friends, family and hunting buddies. As I have said a million times we have to stick together to get things done and this is one of them. Every effort we make as individuals is vitally important to our future as sportsmen. Sincerely...

Contact Secretary Vilsack to Oppose Cuts to Critical Conservation Investments http://www.congressweb.com/cweb2/index.cfm/siteid/IWLA/action/TakeAction.Contact/lettergroupid/48

FACT SHEET: Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund Iowa‟s Water & Land Legacy Amendment is a constitutional amendment on the ballot in November 2010. It creates the Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund. The Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund will...

Drake Waterfowl - Support Our Conservation Partners SUPPORTING DELTA WILL INCREASE DUCK PRODUCTION & PRESERVE THE FUTURE OF WATERFOWL HUNTING Delta Waterfowl has a rich history dating back to 1911, a tradition of waterfowl conservation, a tradition of representing waterfowlers across the U.S...

Producers Can Apply For Strengthened Conservation Stewardship Program Revised Program Includes Improvements Harkin Championed in 2008 Farm Bill On August 6, USDA announced that the application period for the new Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) will begin on August 10. The program rewards...

Folks this is NO BS make your calls this week and make a strong showing to protect our programs and most of all WRP.<---- It has been a very vital program in wetland restoration in Iowa and we cannot afford to loose a dime from this program. It is a tried and true program that has always proven...

DU Recognizes Iowa Conservation Award Recipients Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 24, 2009 â€" At its annual Iowa State Convention on February 14, Ducks Unlimited recognized three conservation partners for their efforts to enhance and protect Iowa’s wetland and waterfowl resources. The 2009...

Here is a email I received today :cry: :cry: Dear Harvey, The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership suffered a terrible loss this week. Jim Range, the Chairman of our Board of Directors, who founded this organization with a handful of visionary conservation leaders just seven years ago...

Alright folks it is past due to send a clear message here to our fearless leadership from Iowa ( Harkin & Grassly ) Send these 2 folks and e mail and let them know how you feel about thier weak support for conservation. Mark Halverson is Harkins right hand man when it comes top policy. Flood...