Iowa Flood Conditions Keep Project AWARE Off River
Ames Tribune
It was
supposed to be a canoe trip down the Des Moines River from Humboldt to
Des Moines, picking up trash and learning more about the environment.
But flood conditions will keep Project AWARE off the river this year. Nearly 60 volunteers turned out anyway this weekend for the start of the week-long excursion.
"Water,
Water everywhere ... enough already!" said Brian Soenen, coordinator of
the event, in a message to participants shortly before getting started.
Monsoon-like
rains throughout Iowa have swelled the Des Moines and other rivers to
bank-full or beyond. Safety made Soenen call off the river paddle. Not
to mention that all the trash is now underwater.
So the
focus of the trip shifts this year from the water, to the watershed.
Work will address upland influences on the river. Prairie restoration
and trash pick-up around impoundments are planned.
Project AWARE
(A Watershed Awareness River Expedition) began last year with a float
down the Maquoketa River. The event was organized by the state
Department of Natural Resources Keepers of the Land, AmeriCorps and IOWATER, a statewide volunteer water quality monitoring effort.
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Heavy rain raises level of bacteria at beaches
Des Moines Register
Heavy
rains are causing higher bacteria levels at Iowa beaches, according to
a state environmental agency that posted swim advisories at seven state
park beaches this week.
The Iowa
Department of Natural Resources began water quality testing this year
shortly before Memorial Day weekend. Since then, 34 weekly swim
advisories have been posted. That compares with 55 last year.
Heavy
and frequent rains in the past month washed more manure into lakes,
which increases the level of E. coli bacteria, said Janice Boekhoff, a
research geologist with the department.
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Wednesday, June 23
Iowa Flood Conditions Keep Project AWARE Off River, Raise Levels of Bacteria
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New Location Announced For Deanfest, July 24-25
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Linda Thieman
on Wed 23 Jun 2004 02:59 PM CDT
New Location Announced For Deanfest, July 24-25
The new location has been announced for Deanfest. Deanfest will be held at Butternut Ski Resort in Great Barrington, MA. Search for lodging here. Click to see Venue Pictures! For more information on Deanfest, go here.
Ben Cohen talks about Oreo Cookies, er, How There Really IS Enough Money For Social Programs
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Linda Thieman
on Wed 23 Jun 2004 11:15 AM CDT
Ben Cohen Talks About Oreo Cookies, er, How There Really IS Enough Money For Social Programs
Ben Cohen, the founder of Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream, talks about how we can make America better. We are not going to re-write here what he says so well in this animated clip. Check it out. It makes a lot of sense. Ben Cohen talks about Oreo Cookies You may recall that Ben Cohen is also the guy who is offering up the Show George The Door party pak for your 4th of July parties. Go here for more information.
Dean Gossip: A Light-hearted Start To The Day
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Linda Thieman
on Wed 23 Jun 2004 05:15 AM CDT
Dean Gossip: A Light-hearted Start To The Day
You know, I was just looking through the Blog for Iowa control panel, minding my own business, clicking on links to see where our hits were coming from, scratching my head and trying to explain why our readership has more than doubled in the month of June. I suspect it has at the very least something to do with Alta passing out hundreds of Blog for Iowa buttons (see right sidebar to order!). Anyhoo, one of our hits came from a Dean blog called Value Judgment: Fair and Balanced Since 2003. With a name like that, you know it has to be good. So, "J" devoted a post to juicy rumors from the Daily Kos site, one of which I will relate below. I don't usually publish gossip, unless, of course, it has been sanctioned by a wire service. LOL. Because, gosh only knows, we Dean supporters are well aware how accurate the reporting is in the media these days. Ya gotta have standards. Well, this morning, I decided to lower those, ahem, high standards and just have a little bit of fun. Personally, I think there is a ring of truth to this rumor. I mean, why COULDN'T Kerry have a "man-crush" on Howard Dean? There is so much to respect there. I think just about anyone, yes, even Kerry, could fall under the spell of the charismatic and level-headed Dean. Well, I'll stop there. Alta will be glad I'm not posting a link to Crushies for Dean again, although it does seem so appropriate. Oops, there I go again. Sorry, Alta. Here's the comment from Daily Kos via Value Judgment: Then there's this interesting rumor from 'MiklCraw4d' from up Massachusetts' way: I've had a few friends that have done some work for the Kerry campaign in Mass., and they both told me that Kerry has developed a bit of a man-crush on Howard. They don't have any reason to be telling me stories, as these are people I know well. They say that Kerry gained a real appreciation of the Dean machine once Howard showed him what it could do for the Kerry campaign. They point to the appearances he's done with Howard, and the fundraising Dean has done. They also say if you look at the body language of the two together at appearances you can see that the hatchet has been buried. Anyway, I thought about posting when I heard this but never got around to it and it was just speculation anyway. But at least two people who worked there have said that it's well known that Kerry wants Dean and is kind of irking his senior staff since they aren't so keen on that. They point to the pushing back of the announcement date as a result of Kerry's push to pick Dean. Well, I guess it can't be THAT well known if the media aren't reporting it. Those kinds of things are always accidentally-on purpose leaked. But, it was fun to read anyway, wasn't it? |
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