Join Fred and Vicki – along with Shane Wulf of IDALS and Mary Beth Stevenson, manager of the City of Cedar Rapids’ Watersheds & Source Water Program. Together, they’ll discuss the process and multiple benefits of re-establishing wetlands on working farms.
Meal
The field day will start with a light lunch.
See & Discuss
-Surveying and preparing a site to establish wetlands
-The effects of naturally filtered water from farm fields on towns and cities downstream
-The benefits of saturated buffers along farm waterways
-How wetlands support Iowa’s wildlife, such as migratory birds
Speakers
Shane Wulf – Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
Mary Beth Stevenson – City of Cedar Rapids Watersheds & Source Water Program
Sponsor
Center for Rural Affairs
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