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~\JLR\l l~I ... Ol RO. tOl\IMI SSION Jorin ..,chnwlcr, l h.m O~uboJI \l.ui,on 'Ill Ht \ ll \ h 111 , I 1 ~lotte Rlch.trd f.dl n.·h "I"' fll.n\ \Snunl Plc.hJnt FEATURES \nlhom lluul!h II"'"' \\ lfltdnl 'lufiiiAR l onlnl EarthY ear 2000 C .nul h.rdnll'l ' u IUI1 Paul C hrl\lo.ln\\ n \1 •nt \ crnon 4 L'\ ln0,\11 '\ I \II'ROil.CIIO' ( 0\1\ 11 ...... 10'\ It's In Our Hands \\ rl11•111 • hm ( by Diane Ford-S hi\ ver l trraoct I H\\11\tnd \ 1ct /OUQ ( OIO ( ()\ I I~ 62 Warden's Dian• 63 PartingG lance ~ Olol R11 Ah II - '" Jl.ll!< 60 fur dtl~ ol\ on chi• pa>nllng b\ l.llf\ '"'h ., ~-~-.iiM •... .,• ,SOY INK,. 1 ' ' mlxr [);." ml"r 1 ''''' • lm\, ( oo..,cnauom't 3 • tJ1IIIII' IOWAEARTHYEAR CJ CJ CJ The excitement of New Year's Eve 1999 and the birth of a new millennium arc Jll '>t around the corner. So ic; your chance to begm the rndlcnnwm wllh a new and improved commitment to your em' Ironment More than 100 Iowa organ11at JOll '> and thousands of l o~ ans are plannmg to do JUSt that. It 1s a mo\'cment.IO\\a·., EarthYear :WOO. developed \\llh you 1 in mmd Uslllg the 10' ' ann1 versary of Earth Day. Apnl 22 and tum-of-the-century l'elcbratlons as catalysts. natural resource mterests are stagmg th1s year-long. statewide celebration. Each of Iowa's 99 countlc., and mo'>t of the more than 900 communities v. ill be mvolved Whether 1t JS in your home. neighborhood. commumty or larger area. there is a place for you to become d1rectl) 111\0hed 111 1mprovmg your env1ronment. Want to clean up a c;trear.-~ or take some v. ater samples? How about gomg v..1th new. energy efficient lightmg tn your house? Maybe a backyard or netghborhood drive to plant songbird attracting trees and <.,hrubs? From improving your recycling habi ts and helpmg teacher'> on a nature field tnp. to encouragi ng a ne1ghbor to -.top dumpmg pamt m a storm dram. help to accept ) our environmental re'>ponsJbthttes and JOill other<, to make a difference tor the future health of ou r natural resources. low a EarthY car 2000 w1ll lead the nation m the amount of citizen participatton for environmental improvement. Of course. the effort need., your help. Keep watching for information from the I mm Conserratw111 \I. you r local news medi a and your local conservatton orgam7att on on how you can be mvolved. We want to g1"e you cred1t There ~111 be plenty of support services to get you started. Below, volunteers plant the butterfly garden at Bellevue State Park m Jackson County. Three years later (right) both the volunteers and v1 sitors to the park can v1ew the beauty of this generous effort. Voluntl'l'r' have alway' been an B ti l. 1h e R FA P Program and the mtcgt al pall ol the D R Over the Ground water Protectton Act. habtwt ~e.tr'-. 'oluntecr' have helped clean up rc-.toratl on-... cnvtronmental educatiOn 111 the p.ul-.-... ~.ompk t e rcnovatJOn prOJect-... our -..Lhool.... ct tttcn "atcr qualll) tmproH' tt .ul-... monttor our '"ater,. monttottng.. 1.'11\ tronment.tl .md con-..er umdull huntet -...tiel) cour'e . <;Cf\ e a-.. 'at ton allt\ "m t.tmpgrnund ho-..t-... lonn fnend c;; of the pa t!-.' group-.. .md tc,tch our ) oung people \\'e'reAII te"ard ,thout our n,ttUJal and cultural area-.. Farltet tht-.. yc.tr a maJor imtiatl\ e I he-.. ~.· t'\,unple-.. .trc Jll't the 11p of the of the D'\IR '' ,1., tdenttfted and .tdopted ttl'bl'r!!... '' hl' n '' e t.tlk .tbout D R b\- G<)\ \ ll"llk a-.. one of ht' four 'nluntl'et Ill\ oh cment en' tronment,\1 goa l-.. -- ln\l/11 111 £Ten / ml'cl/1 o \£'11\C' o{U'\{J0/1\thtllly lO \i'/Te \ Vc're All Owners a.\ a \fl'II'CII d of" 0111 JWtllrc!IJ noun n . lm' .1 ·, em tronmcntal future lt es tn 0 R Dtrcctor Pau l John-..on ..,atd. .. We're all connected to tht .., l.md. Tht-.. by Di ane Ford-Shi vvers tht' h;tnth ol tt ' cttt ten-.. More than 95 percent or our -..tate acres are pnva tely department ·., acttvltle'- touch O\\ ned We have more th an 7 1.000 everybody'-.. ll\ C<.,. and v.e need to mak.e mtlc' ol ucek-... -..tream' and nver..... md 11 ca'>) for lov. an-.. to 'olunteer and more th.u1 ".400 lal-.e-... ponds. re.,en otr -.. become tnvolved ·· .tnd ''t·tland-.. Local. -..tate and federal To hl' lp reach thl' goal. the D R t'> agl'm tc-.. -..tmpl) can't do all the '' ork commtlll'd to dc"gnmg and tmplement that need-.. tn be done. -..o "e rei) on )OU mg a ' tgorou-.. .tgenc) -\\ ade. -..t.tte "'tde tht' puhltt - to help con-..ef\ e. protect -..u-.. t,un.lblc 'olunteer program Otrctl and cnh,llllt' out natural re-.ourcec;; mg 1h" progr.tm \\Ill be ,1 ne" D R 'ohtntccr coordm.llor Throu£!h the IO\\ ,m-.. h;l\'e demon-..trated thetr ~ lOtll't'rn .t nd t.ue for our en' tronment 111 vo lun 1ccr prog.1 .1111 .md 1he F arth Ycar ll),111) \\ ,1)' COI1\Cf\'JtJOn praC IICC\ 011 2000 effort -.. (-..ec page-.. -l .md "). the tht• 1.11111. kgt,J.ttton -.. uch as the Bottle ONR ''til -..eel-. C\Cll more partner 6 In\\ ( '-'11 d\ U' "''t • '\ o\~o,:m b r [) ~,.~.; m hcr I'.N9 .J :.: The Adopt-A-Stream program is designed to recognize individuals or groups who take action to protect or enhance our water resources. These individuals and groups are stimulating public awareness of this vital resource through river clean-ups, water quality monitoring, tree and grass plantings, streambank stabilization, hiking trail development, fisheries habitat improvement, fishing access improvements and outdoor classroom lessons for kids. Often groups use a project as a community-building event by inviting other groups to participate and having social activities after the event. To get involved in the program or for additional information contact Michelle Wilson at (515}281-8675, e-mail [email protected], or write to Iowa DNA, Wallace Building, Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0034. ct: habllal 1educauon 111 quahl~ and con,~r JOf tmlla!M 1and adop1ed ht' four ·u/1 "' £H n ~1 /lry IOitnt If ft'IOIIfl cc )11 ,;ud. II' Jand. Th•' JCh need IO make nteer and AmeriCorps volunteers aid in ecosystem management with a prairie burn at Waubonsie State Park in Fremont County. The DNA is currently working to expand the number of its AmeriCorps volunteers. Student Environmental Coalition volunteers from Webster County schools work on trails at Dolliver Memorial State Park. \ No matter what age, volunteers are one of Iowa's most valuable natural resources. From adults helping with a Toxic Clean-up Day in Boone County to youngsters recycling milk jugs at their school, their work makes a difference and we are all the beneficiaries. volunteer". c~nd \\Ill \\Ork. to e'\pand opponuntlJC'- that fit the 'anou" 111terc"t" of lo\\ am Building Connections The value of vo lunteer~ goe" \\<1) be;ond the ''or"- performed Volun teer" gam a deeper under.,tandtng. 1-..nO\\ ledge and appreualion ol our nalllral re..,ource-. The) bee orne mformed actl' t'>t~ and amba!>.,ador-, 101 the 0\JR .•md our ltnh. to thetr commu The nllte'> Young 'olunteer connect to res lo"' a -- to thtc.., land -- and th,\l rna) VOl h. ccp them tn thi" c.., tate after gradu,llton. Edt Volunteerc.., can c..,a) \\hat need'> to be All · c..,a td . and \\ 1eld the power of CO n\lllU Fur enh. And c..,ometJmcs. certatn vo lun insI teer" may become the maJOr runder" of Edt our program<, . 125 Bo; ins We Can't Do It Without You Pi ctured here are JUSt a few Stu exampl cc.., of commmed Jowc1n c.., mah.tng Inc a dtffcrence tn thetr own live'>. their Sat communttJ ec..,. the1r c..,tate and thetr lm\ a DNR. Wallace tate Office Iowa's water resources are of Edt premier importance its citizens. In v.orld Butldmg. Dec.., ~ l o tn eo;;. Iowa 50319- AT1 ~ the future, through the lowater To make a difference. to lend a 00\4 aim program, volunteers will share for hand. to become a part of thl' 'alu,1hlc responsibility with DNR personnel in rec..,ource. contact D1 ane Ford- hn 'ere..,. /)u/11£' I ore/-)/men 1.\ rhe ne11 \ ohlll monitoring Iowa's water quality. 0 R Volunteer Coordmator. at rcer c omduwrm for rhe deparrment 111 dlordc..,h@ rna'\ c..,t,He 1a ll'> or '' ntc the /)('\ ~fOil/('\ r;.. ' re one of f:: )Urces. Clean·up Volunteers enjoy a day of clean ~rs recycling up at the DNA's State Fair trk makes a building in Des Moines. eficiaries. With a handful of wildlife biologists and hundreds of wildlife species in the state, volunteers play a vital role in a number of survey programs. / The Law Enforcement Bureau of the DNA is responsible for six recreational safety programs, using volunteer instructors. The programs are Hunter Education, Bowhunter Education, Snowmobile Safety, All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Safety, Boating Safety and Fur Harvester Education. A breakdown of volunteer instructors for each of these programs is Hunter Education -- 1 ,700, Bowhunter -- 275, Fur harvester -- 125, Snowmobile Safety -- 275, ATV Safety -- 30 and Boating Education -- 50. The total number of instructors -- 2,450 volunteers. Students certified in 1998 by volunteer instructors include 14,000 in Hunter Education; 700 in Boating Safety; 750 in Snowmobile Safety; 425 in Bowhunter Education; 75 in Fur Harvester Education; and 30 in are of ATV Safety. Without these volunteers it would be :itizens. In almost impossible to achieve the level of participation water 0 for all of these safety programs. 1share . personnel In , qualitY· ,o rt • J the I The OIZI! ere a ti~h ('' • • J ~ \ r1· r PLJ II·P ~· - ha1 J$1 11al u-41 ~.,-4/Jr)J...;,.;L) ha1 and mu .o Thl pr the h!l1 ~ 0 'I~ pre fis 1\ 1 .. When 1 ~ the DNR going to stock mouth bass ,.., unlimited in a certain lake, the laf... eT It '~ a common question. ) et these ba., arcn 't <,ucce.,sfull) repro There 1s no doubt ~ toc king is recog duci ng, then <,Orne environmental condi nized a~ an 1mportant tool used in tion i'> limiting the popul ation. In other creating and mamta1nmg Iowa's quality words, for whatever rca 'ion the lake can' t fi shing resources. support tiny largemouth bass. Therefore, Without ~ loc kin g we wou ldn' t it wou ld do no good to stock largemouth Fry (below) are the cheapest to have walleye li shing in most Iowa bass fry. The DNR could stock literally produce and can be stocked in lakes waters. Without stocking we wouldn't millions of fry and never see any return. or raised to larger sizes. have catti-. h in ~o many of our ponds and l af...c~ . Some ~pecies, such as muskellunge, are '> locked in state lakes to prov1dc a trophy lishery. So yes, '>tockmg 1s a ver) 1mponant tool. H o~ever '> lock.mg, hke any tool available to fi.,henes b10logtsts must be u'>ed v..1sely It I'> not the solution to all problems and, 1f u'ied Improperly, can even cau'>C more. A maJor goal for fi c; henes biolo g i s t ~ I'> getung the mo-.t value out of fi-;hery dollar.... The Iowa DNR has goa l'> for stockmg fbh in the state. They mtght be very specific, such as providmg a wa lleye fi shery that enables the angler to catch one walleye per hour. If the goal i ... not reached in a g1ven time penod, the DNR may need to reevaluate the management pl rcce1ve more angl111g Io" a's Lh nrrl catfi h PT The mu~kellunge 1 ~ a funny L1k.e catfi sh, small musk1e'> ofttn St creature E'en 111 lake.., con tdered do not survive well when stocked mto mporl excell ent musk) tJ ... henc .... numbers arc prcdato1 nch em 1ronment . Se,er,tl r.;.n' very lov.-. This "'due, 111 no small part, method" have been altcmpted to not ah The two muskies below have been to the shear "'ze ol thl'> tooth) p1 edator unprovc mu. k) survtval cxpenmeuts t ku fed different diets. Believe it or not, lowa lakes JUSt don't "> Up port a lot of Me even underway w11 hm Jo""a to IS 10 'I the dark bars on the bottom fi sh mu..,kles. A n) mu"k.) angler \\.Il l tell tmpro\e musk) feed in ou r hatchertl'l. effecd actually help camouflage the fish in ) ou a good day ol mu'>k.) fi'ih111g mtght The'>e feeds are "pec1ftcall) developl·d \ the water. The coloration differences mclude a '-.!nke 01 two Desp11e the to improve the camounage of tht s toleral are due to differences in diets they d1fflcult) 111 catch1 ng one of the'>e fic, h. '>pectes 111 lake environments. Ho\\ are fed in the hatchery. ever, one of the most 1mportant tool-. for succe<;sfull y '>tocktng musktes '' JCl agam. u<;mg larger fi h. Recent!) the DNR ha'> adopted a mu ·ky stockmg program m '' htch fish are tarred m thl' hatchery on artificial feed and then fmt'ihed on mmnow d1cts. Imtead ol stockmg 111 the fall, we no"" 0\Cr\\. inlet these fi'>h in the hatchery and '>lock them m the spnng. B) stock.mg m th' '>pring, we allow aquatic vegetation to grow and gtve these htghly pnLed l1 place to htde. ln addition, more food r becomes available (0 the muS"-.I e\ and other '' ould-be predator'>. gt\ mg tht .e predator~ something other than small musktes to eat. Stocking more fish at a time does not necessarily mean you will get more larger fish in the end. Biologists have to find the best stocking density to provide enough fish at the most cost-effective rate. 1lar ,,~ s~ I j,n ( ") it \\. all eyes a year'> Our current stockmg change our stocktng to 30,000 fb h'? It slue, Stockmg den-.1!) 1'-i another is 12.000 fi -. h pet year. While we don't can sttll on I) tolerate I 0,000 IJ \h. In tock~ knov. exactly how many fi -. h a lake can es ence, we have thrown 3\\.ay 20.000 tmportant factor 111 li '> henes manage Se1 ment. The phra\e "more is better·· is sustain . we <~ re able to make <,orne wall eyes that could have been more ted to 11 generalizations. By stockmg 12,000 effecti vely u ~ecl eb.ewherc. ~ not alwa) s true when comes to :xpenrn stocktng den'-i tt y. Remember, the goal fi sh we have left room for natural Stocking density in a put -and-take lm1a to 1s to stock fi '>h in the moo; t cost mortality the first year and still have trout fi shery is b a~ed on how much · hatchene effective manner. developed a year class that gives us the angling pressure a given ~ tream · de1elc What if we had a lake that could maximum bang for our buck. What receives. If the stream is heav il y of th1s tolerate no more than I 0,000 young happens if. in ti11S same lake, we fi shed, it will receive larger and more ts. H E frequent stockings than one that ~ receives less angler pre\'-iure. A put- nant tool; , 1uskies ~ and-grow stream i ~ ~ l oc ke d and later ecenth ,_. surveyed to see ho\\ the fi sh are 3 'ttxill. .3 performing. If the habitat '' ithtn the ·tartea sampling area looks vel) conduci\c to andth trout. yet relattvel) few ft'-ih are caught, Jn,te..J the DNR v.tll often mcrea<;c the 01e fingerling stod .mg to better u<;c the nd l!ocl resource. chng ~ Fish stockmg -- whtle \lmple to e!!elatl show peopl e -- is a complex matter. It • pnze<: requires a well -developed hatchery wtth It more 'CI sufficient production . pace. requires JUSklel fi shery management and research bi ologists to intensively study each lake :::oj\'10£ . I~ than 1m requesting li sh. There arc no real cookbook- type approaches avail able. We can make generalilations about lakes, but in actualtty, each lake 1s different and one size doe<; not fit all. Only by sampling these lake'> do we get an indicatton of hO\\ '-iUCCe\'>ful our stockmg efforts ha' e been. Some lake or rivers requtre a large r mtllal inve tment. b) requmng larger fi -.h to be stocked. Without th1 s added investment, the fi shery would not e\i'>t. It is pointl e~s to throw money dov. n the drajn by stocking fi '> h that won't survive. Our job is to first determine if stocking is necessary and then match the proper stockin g technique with each individual lake or stream to produce the most cost-effective fi shery possible. Mark Flammang 1\ a ji\hene\ numc(!!,e mem biOlogiSt at the DNR's Rarhhun Fish Hare her_) I he llr'>t phone call came late 111 the \llhouch 'oml' deer die from EHD e\·cn1ng on Lthor Da). la'>t vear Rod each ) ca1 '' tdc'>prcad outhreak'> occur ~ d • P•c J..cn'>. the c on,en clllOn oft Jeer from 11 recularl) <;t'\ ert outhre.tJ.., occur'' hen • r Rloomf•eld. h.td found a couple o1 de.td dl'\ \\ t•atlll'1 l onccnt r lit'\ drrr .tround 1 .nt • deer nea1 ,, pond ,mel ,.,. cl' wondenng t I lllllltcd numhc1 of,., Iter '>OUr<.e-.. Intcctcd \\e l1.1d heard about deer dvmg an) m1dp.e' .11 I""' one ol thc'>c \\;Iter holes EHll \\here' ebe We told lum no. hut that we t.lll tran,mit lht di..,C r n ~1e allowed nudge'> to su rvive much later en ha1 thdn usual Most of the reports we l!ld Jr.! recc1vcd were ol one 01 two dead deer ~hOI\ Up found, u.,ually ncm water. However, 1e iatal larget groups of det.:t were found in held., dunng crop harvest. Often the ~n· et ' found carcasse., \VCrt.: too decomposed to )ttemp detem1me much but several dtd have the cll ,.. ... ' .. • .. " l'l<>"U 041CKA ~h J'A'ffTlf a • ~ ~\_ '-' CM..I,.H t; ~r ,.. I O • • H .\W" ..... DIL.'WA~ Cl.P. CUE Wl h ,T(A ~ « oeu•v T •O.. ;A CAt.HOU ...... '~"~ k ( 1) " JAC~iiO' JONES .... 8(.Nl ()P .,,. .AM tA,t•I A.S il..A ·fOI'"y" h~ <,· oo&R ... w · ~ ""' ., .. ' f •5) .., (39) - ~ 6 1 ( 12' 16) 18, ~ v •. htghv.ay.., tn the l6 counti e~ from Page a rea~ have been part of the special and Montgomct") to Jefferson and Van antl c rl e~s LOnes and deer numbers Buren ha'> been declinmg for the past shoul d ha ve been going down any wa) two year'> (page l9). The graph shows We wi II need to see if they go dov. n the number of roadkills increased enough to reach the number people are steadil y from 1978 to 1988. After willin g to li ve with in these areas. rematning '>t eady for a couple of years, the number of roadkills increased again This Year unttl 1996 and have gone down the past An Ell D outbreak can severely two )Cell''> . However, the number of tmpact local deer numbers. A lugh car'> and the number of miles drh en on proporti on of the deer m a local area lov. a·., ht ghwa)S have also inc rea~ed by may d1e from the dt·ease v. hile deer ncarl) 50 percent dunng thi arne time from a mtle a"'ay go umnfected if t he~ penod. The trend tn deer number can don't u-.e the v.ater source \\ here the 15 be tter be '> hown b) "adjusting" the mtdge-. lt ve. Dt persal thts spring and roadk.tll for the number of miles driven ne"' fa\\n'> ma) mtttgate the impact to a on the rural htghv.-ays. degree, but some people could find a The ktll-pcr-btllion-vehicle-mtles lot fcv. er deer th an they expect this (kpbm) tndex peaked in 1988, remained year. '> teady for a couple of years and then Although condttions were right tor increa..,cd to a new high in 1996. The another outbreak this fall , it didn't kpbm index has also declined in the last happen. And with recent hard frosts, two years. If the current rate of decline the threat is over. Midges cannot continues (the cl as hed lines), the kpbm survive below frosts. It appears Iowa next year <; hould be just a little lower dodged the bullet. than the average in 1987 and 1988. If we lo'>t I 0 percent of the deer in this area to EII D and hunters kill the same number of deer during the next two -.easons (the dotted lines). the index \\Ill be about 20 percent lower. Aenal and '>potlight surveys \\'til\ Sucln and Dale Gamer are tndtcated deer numbers v. ere dO\\ n ll'tldltfe reseon h btolo~tsts for the 0 \R '>O mev. hat 111 these areas. But these at C/wnton r spm~ aumbe~ wn ann1. ' !!O do11n ~ er people o11 fareas. 1 semel) • Ahtgh local Me I\ hile detr rected tf I ,500 \\here II' The number of roadkilled ~ sprin~ deer and the number of he imp.!C' roadkills adjusted for the ould finC ' ' volume of traffic on the ~peel tim Roadkills ' ~ I rural highways (kpbm} for ' , the 16-county area in I " southern Iowa where EHD , ere right! ,000 1 was reported in 1998. The it didn l ' :-- heavy dashed lines hard fro~h. Kpbm assume that current ; cannot trends continue. The ppears lo' shorter dashed line represents the impact of 500 EHD assuming that an additional 10 percent of the deer died. --- Current Trend --- -- Additional 10% Lo s to EHD -----rnN art 0 ts Jtlf th D 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 ELSI will change the way hunters and anglers buy licenses by Alan Foster The call came m mtd-October, nearly all states are studytng and many more than a month after the deadline to are adopting. Electrontc licensing, a tum in deer hunttng appli cations. The system where most ltcenses and fees can frantic caller explained he had just be purchased over the counter, ts found hts application envelope coming to Iowa, and it could revolution signed, sealed and undelivered. He had ize the way hunttng, fishing and found tt in his briefcase, among a stack trappmg privtleges are so ld . of low-prionty work memos. I Je Meet ELSI - Electrontc Ltcensing remembered complettng the apphcation System for Iowa. As the name mdtcates, a month before the deadltne, and, ELSJ ts Iowa's tatlor-made verston of figunng he had plenty of ttme. placed tt electromc hcensmg It could be 111 in hts to-do stack. selected license vendors as earl] as thts "ls there anythtng I can do?" he spring, and be fully operational by early asked. summer. For the nearly 600,000 people "I'm sorry str, but all application who hunt, fish and trap tn lov.a, ELSJ penods are closed," the DNR employee should make purchastng a hcense answered. "There ts nothtng I can do." qmcker, easter and more conventent. For the first ttme tn 20-some years, "Automatton of the huntmg and the man would be sttttng at home in mid-Decem ber. Unfortunately, thts is an all-too-common occurrence. It happens •, every year. For v.hate,er reason, whether tt be forgetfulness, procra~tt nation or unfortunate overstght, a hccnse apphcatJOn fatls to make it to tts tntended desttna tion and someone ts left disappotnted. All that could change, though, wtth an innovative new system Hunters (left) and anglers (right) should find it easier and more ~ (11!11111~- "c: convenient to E L >-- ~ 0 purchase licenses l.t. c: through ELSI. "'" lishmg l1 censes \\Ill have several produ benefits to anglers and hunters 111 the ,end~ state," '>Jid R1 ch mllh. \\ho a.., the th pu EL I prOJect coord1nator fo1 the D R E has for more than ''' o years stud1 ed '> lmtlar system 111 other st,lte-. and planned for Its 1mplementallon m IO\\ a "We believe the Cltl;cns of Iowa will apprec1ate the ease and flex1bll1ty of electroniC l1censmg both to the pur et 'le chaser and the se ll er." umel) Once 111 place. l·LSI ''Ill clnninate corsc . the decade -,-old sy-.tem of hand'' nttcn of lc11 license'>. By domg so. several benefits ~o g will be realized for both the vendor and to he the customer. as ,,·ell as the [}\, R. re pu Arguabl) one ol the g ~t! ,IIC'>t fund advantage-. ELSI prov1de., to the CU'>tOmel I'> the ea-.e and COI1\C t11 encc Of more "one '>top '> hopp1ng ... V Jrtu,lll ) all tJOn t hunting. 1'1 -, hmg and trappmg p1wileges. ~Jid ~ includmg deer and turkey II Len..,es. ''Ill !) \1 til "' be a\all,tble through clectronK llcen-. - L~ou mg. ..::: mana· v The abi lit) to purcha'>e deer and :.::"' progr turke) li ce n se~ O\er the counter alone I'> a benetll most lo\\an-, \\Ill f1nd appc,tl reqUi red b) federal Ia\\ to reg1-.tc1 \\ llh Sm11h believe-, '> mce more prh i ing. Conce1vably . a hunter wanting a the U.S. Fish and Wlldllle Serv1ce's lcges will be sold over the cou nter. bepe deer or turke) llcen-.e unre-.tncted b) Harve-.t InformatiOn Prog ram (I liP). vendors could sec an increa'>c m IKcn'l' me J quota-. could \\all- 11110 a license retallc1 ...... Ill be ab le to do '>0 at the ttme of '>dies. meanmg more customer tr,tflic and walk out wllh a lt cen'>e. No more purcha ... e. r orgcttmg to regtster \\llh and potentially. more overall -.ales appltcauons. No more mi s-,ed dead HIP. \\hich could result 111 a citat1on "There are more than 200.000 dee1 lmes. o more \\ cen et"nt lecur, • {above) A driver's license can be lhecu used to record personal information me 1 such as name and address, reduci ng olll} h the time it takes to issue a license. ~nn;u • {left) Components of the electronrc licensing system, clockwise from upper left: a terminal provided by the DNR, the actual license form and a phone line for the terminal. 01\ ucce ollld ett product' a' well as the non-retail first huntmg license. The mformatton supervisor for the DNR. ''Nor will the vendors ~h o rely on dtrect contact with will be permanentl y recorded in the hunter be required to return to the agent the public " computer. and the hunter will not be who sold the license. An} hccnse agent E\en the ad\antages the DNR required to carr) the proof 111 the fi eld . will be able to record the harvest data." ex pec t ~ to !>Ce \a. III ult1matel y benefit Possibly the greate')t benef1 t to the '·ELSI has a lot of benefits. the ciiiLCn" of Iowa. One of the greater DNR. and uh1matcl) the pubilc. ~ ill be benefits that will be real1 Led 1f the bcnef1h \ a. III be more accurate and ELSI's ab1hty to record accurate. system is given a chance." Smith satd. umely license and harvest data. timely h a r ve~t mformat1 on. "We expect there will be a few bugs to mlo rmat1on which helps the department "All deer and turkey hunters will work out once the system is installed. set ~e as on~ and quotas. Accurate, be required to return to a license agent but we are making every effort to make t1mel} mformation will also aid after they have shot a deer or turkey sure those bugs don't seri ously disrupt conservation officers in their protection and report wh at was harves ted and the flow of business. It 's going to be up of Iowa's natural resources. ELSI will where. The hunter will simply need to to the citizens of Iowa the I iccnse also give the department timely access report the harvest data to a license agent retailers and the c u s t o m e r~ - to decide to license revenues. money which could and will not be requ1red to return with whether this system is as successful as be put to usc almost 11nmediately to the actu al animal, a~ is requ1red in some we think it can be." fund DNR recreational programs. states," sa1d Terry L1ttle, wildh fe ··The ELS I s y~ te m wtll provide more accurate and accesstblc informa tion to atd m conse n at ton law." Smith satd "In add111on. ) our license dollars will be prompt!) deposited mto DNR accounts to fund f1 sh and \\ i ldl ife management and outdoor recreation programs. .. As w1th all new systems. espe 1ore pr.1 Ciall y one of tim magn1tude, there will :ounter be penods of adjustment and change l!le mh e ~ om e popular, some not so popular. ner traffi Those changes, some already mandated til ~al e) oy law , will be essential to making the !OO,txKl system work as intended. 50,0C() For example. the new system is bcmg designed to use a dnver's license ta~t hale a' a means of 1dent1fymg customers. A I~ tron: s1mple sw1pe of a magnetiC strip license ailer' ' \\ 111 automaucall} dt splay the d.~ Sm:' ID :SO,(il c u stom e r ·~ data, thereb)' making it o their I unnecessar) to enter the miti al informa tion and hastenmg the ttme it takes to 1at\ ab: tssue a license. lin!! o~ - However, to access a driver's license data base requires a social security number. Therefore, a social security number will be required when the customer buys a li cense for the first nse can b~ time. The number will not be printed on informatio~ any license and will be used on ly as a !SS, red UC 1 9 permanent identification number in the • ali cens • system. Provi sions will be made for :he electt those exempted by law from having a .vise fror soc1al secunty number. Hunters born after Jan. I, 1967. will 0vided b torrn ar nO\\ be requ1red to how proof of having ELSI will give conservation officers more accurate and current licensing nal. \ U CCC'>~ full y completed a hunter safety information. and eth1 cs cour e upon purchase of their There's Always Tomorrow by Lewis Major Growmg up as a young boy. I was one of us left wtth childhood memones often pumshed for a \ancty of cnmes. of playmg m the netghborhood and Falling m the creek, commg home late for hopes of findmg the t1me to play dinner or gettmg covered m mud were together just one more t1me . some of my more common offenses. My As we returned home for the best friend was usually an accomp lice, and holidays, we found the creek we held so our mothers always knew that we were 111 dear had been filled m to prov1de space cahoots with each other. for a housmg development. A few years The st1ffest penalty followmg these later. we saw cars and trucks dn\ mg Jesser cnmes was usually confinement to through the field where some of the my bedroom A seemmgly lement puntsh greatest World Senes games had been ment, confinement to the bedroom \\as reenacted. The pond by the field was actually one of the mo!.t feared sentences a filled in to make room for a ne\\ gas parent could gl\ e an e1ght-year-old statiOn. pro\ldmg comfort and come How humlltatmg. hov. degradmg. how mence to the motonst on the ne\\ road disheartenmg. to be tuck m your room m the old field like a rat m a cage while the other k1ds As an etght-year-old. I thought the Joyfully played outs1de. They were free to world v.. ould ne\ er change I believed roam where\er they pleased. All I could my mom's words and thought the creek. do was watch helplessly from my bedroom the field and the pond would always be window, hopmg for a full pardon from my there tomorrow. However, even my parents before sundown. mother, w1th all her d1vme wtsdom. As I tried to pass the lime playmg with could not foretell the future of our my Legos, my mind raced over all the chtldhood playgrounds. things that might happen while I was on How do we ensure that w1ld places the inside. What tf my fnends go to the like the ones [ held so dear will be here creek and catch a huge bullfrog or find a for the next generat10n? By castmg our snake? £~,en worse. \\hattfthey go to the bodtes m front of bulldozers or chammg field and play baseball or go fishmg at the ourselves to a tree'> Probably. not. but pond. These thoughts \\ere almost we can ensure the sunnal of these \\tid unbearable. places by teachmg our chtldren hO\\ The creek. the field and the pond ''ere special. beaut1 ful and delicate our all places I could go to escape the hard em ironment ts. As a result, they \\til knocks of bemg an etght-year-old A! stnve to protect tt. ensunng tts sunl\al though they were all '" 1thm eyestght of a for future generattons. watchful mother, we st1ll felt like we \\ere Some ttmes we take thmgs for far away from any superv1s1on or authonty. granted, bellevmg the thmgs we love Mom would try and comfort me by saying. and think are spec1al 'A-Ill always be "Just take it easy, all those places will be around . However, t f we don't take the there tomorrow," and in the short term I ttme to protect them, they can van1sh guess she was right. right before our eyes. Unfortunately, As the years passed, we grew up. and some feel we don't need to take the tune our interests changed from catching frogs to protect these places, because to them. and chasing pop f11es to catchmg movtes "there 's always tomorrow" and chasing gtrls. The creek, the field and the pond that once echoed \\lth the ounds :t of happy, carefree chtldren were no" qutet. ~ As ttme passed. we lefl our homes to Le~ds Major IS a 1wtwalw wah the ~"" go to college and to pursue careers Each Polk County Consenat1011 Board Iowa's Stars of Excellence 1999 Iowa Energy Leadership Award Winners Article by Jessica Free Photo by Clay Smith he Department of through hand -on application . them to be tar of excellence m Natural Re ource In other words, the.e organiza the energy indu tty. proudly pre ent the tion practice what they preach. To each of the 1999 Iowa l 999 Iowa Energy Leader hip The e three organizations Energy Leader hip Award win Award , recogni/ing out tanding believe not on ly in the economic ner , congratulations and thank innovations in energy efficienc y and environmental benefit of yo u. and renewable energy in the their programs, but also in ta te. making them ea y for the Thi year's winner hare a general public to adopt. Their trong commitment to teaching dedicati on and hard work are and demon tratmg energy effi helping lowan move toward a ciency and renewable energy more u tainable fu ture, proving Leading By Example The Center for Energy and Environmental Education Ac Thmk globally and act locally At CEEE. "There are o the Center for Energy and Em iron many po tbtltttes mental Education (CEEE), that is not through energy and the only "hat the) teach, but al o \\hat em ironment. We should Built in 1994, the building housing they do. embrace these nev. technologiC!'> " CEEE is 40 percent more energy "Good environm ental stewardship CE I ~ E was e tablished to promote efficient than comparable facilities. locally makes us good stc" ards of the greater understandmg and a" arcness world em tronment as we ll ," satd about t5sues related to energy and the L____ _ Professor Bill Stigliani. director of environment. The center's va nous and em lronmen about renewable energy and energ) ce tal stud1es at UNl. efficiency. Exc1tcd students then The share what they have learned \\ 1th Llectrathon, their parents, passmg on CEEE's started with the message. Ihip Iowa Renewable Energy Associa Reaching Further tion in 1997, is CEEE has been instrumental m ~ers one of CEEE's many local and statewide energy most fun and initiatives, including the greening of ca Free effective educa the UNI campus, promotmg efficiency tion imtiattvcs. 1 Smith to Iowa's churches, and tcachmg Over the course student interns to conduct energy of an academic audits in Cedar Falls through a year, students :ellence :n program called Consen at1on C1ty. des1gn, budd and Energy Star CongregatiOns has The Iowa Energy Poster Contest race electnc been one of CEE£'5 mo'it successful 9 l0\\3 attracts about 1,000 first- through 'eh1cles .., 1th gu1dancc and mforma outreach programs Smce 1996, CEEE rard \\ l· sixth-graders every year. tion from CEEI:: The cars then has encouraged fa1th commun1t1es of md thank publicly demonstrate the potent1al all rehg10us dcnommations to Im programs \\Ork together to solve that ex1sts for 7cro-emiSSIOns \'C prove the energy cffic1cncy of the1r hicles. "The Elcctrathon has played a global problems on a local level. facilities. "If a pastor IS cxc1tcd about Accordmg to Sttgliani, CEEE's large role 111 Iowa's transportation energy effic1ency, there is a ripple strategy 1s to focus on: I) energy use, education," 2) land usc, and 3) consumption of Stiglian1 said. materials. All CEEE projects focus on Another a combination of these concepts and major CEEE - the1r relationships to one another. educational Located at the University of effort is the Northern Iowa (UNl) in Cedar Falls, Iowa Energy CUr: is lcadmg by example. The Summit. Co ccmer opened 1t doors in 1994, sponsored by housed m a umqucly designed passive the Iowa DNR, w1th fundmg ~olar bulldmg that uses about 40 percent less energy than a modem from bulldmg of comparable size. Stigliani MidAmcncan - saKI the facility msp1res students to Energy and - learn more about renewable energy Pella Corpora and energy effic1ency. "The building tion, the 1helf 1s a teaching tool," he said. And Summit brings together teams that's JUSt the beginning. CEEE is a co-sponsor of the Iowa from Iowa high schools annually to Electrathon, an annual event teaching Active Education discuss the future or energy in the kids across the state how to build and ' state. The teams research spcci fie race electric cars. As a service and outreach center, energy issues in the months prior to CI::EE has developed educational tools the Summit, then present resolutions and events that incorporate renewable in a United Nations format at the effect throughout the congregation," energy m student teaming. Among event. Stigliani said. It is CEEE's hope that these activities arc environmental CEEE abo has a full-time energy parishiOners \\Ill be insp1rcd to adopt curncula for K-12 teachers; the Iowa hous1nQ educator whose pay 1s m part pro energy-efficiency measures 111 the1r 1 energy Poster Contest for elementary energy vtded by Cedar Falb Utll1ttcs. The homes. -.tudcnts, the Iowa Electrathon; and ~ faCI tieS energy educator tra\'cls to schools The Conservation City program IS the Iowa t.nergy Summit. CEEE has across the state to teach students also de\ eloped coursework on energy CEEE cant' d on page 29 I "Our uttltl) bdls ha\C been running between $70 and 90 satd Building A New Future ue Kt al ··The} used to be S 120 m a hou ... c the same stzc as thh one " Habitat for Humanity Mason satd .. Habttat works '"ith people \\hose mcome., are not htgh of North Central Iowa We pa] close attention to keepmg the Hammer.,, nads, hard work and a I 00-percent 'apor barner mgenUtt) budd more than a house In tenor construction 'aned the) can budd a home o effictent 1t greatl} from normal method aves money Dry,,all was applted to the enttre Habitat for llumanity Interna ccil111g and mstde penmeter walls tional has built and rehabilitated more before any interior \\ails \\ere than 80.000 hou es for famthes m erected. prevcntmg atr leaks need smcc ll'> 111ccpt1on 111 1976 pectal roof tru.,.,e._ prm tde Habitat for llumantty of orth Central msulattOn O\ er the cnttre cetl111g Iowa (Habttat) 1s go111g one tep AddtttOnal encrg} -cffictenc} further 111 Its effOrt tO Create afford feature mcludc the usc of a able hou~111g for I0\\-111come famdtes 25.000 BTU closed-combu t10n The orgam7at1on has budt the space heater mstead of a furnace, fir t Habitat house 111 Iowa to meet and whole-hou e ventilation to Energy Star standards. demonstratmg bnng in fresh au contmually ar the benefits of energy efficiency. A td famd) of four 1s no'' It' mg comfort F rr=•y 1\Jintt~r~ abl) and sa' mg monc) in the ne'' I] mce mo' mg mto the house constructed home 111 Ma on Ctt). 111 O\ember 1998. Kat and ue Construction included high It Iowa. 1s expected to save 50 percent Kral. along '' tth thetr sons, Jake and performance windows and doors, Cl of typical energy expenses. athan, have reaped the benefits of wh ich minimize air leaks. "We're JUSt putting some common Habitat's cnergy-effictency efforts. sense to the ''ay we build things," l aid Earl Mason, ll abttat board member and 'oluntecr Nuts and Bolts When Habttat began planmng for tts newest proJect last year, Mason discovered energy-efficient house plans on a website for the ational Affordable I lous111g etwork. The plans called for stmple energy-sa\ mg mea ures that d1dn 't greatly affect the bu1ldmg co t The house was built \\ith a cra'\1 space to a\ otd basement heatmg and subsequent heat losses through foundation walls. Two exterior walls were filled with insulation, climinat- Habitat for Humanity constructed this three-bedroom home for the Sue 111g conductivity between the intenor and Kai Kral family in Mason City. The house was built to Energy Star and extenor ''ails The house also has standards. en because of the e'\tra msulatton." able Energy Assoctatlon to budd a 1.'' 5aid Kral ~atd That msulat10n and photo"oltatc solar home tn 2000 The 20 in a carefully scaled scams make home ts hoped to be completely te ,. temperature regulation easter as unconnected to the electncity grid. 'ks \\I l well "Saving energy is simple to do," t !ugh. said Mason. "You JUSt need to learn ping the Follow the Leader how and make a commitment to it." At a recent regional Habitat for Humanity meeting, the Krals' home was presented as an example of innovation and leadership Mtllard Fuller. founder and prestdent of Habttat for Humantty lntematJOnal. satd the energy-efficient dcstgn mfonnat10n "'Ill be made avatlable to all I ,800 Energy-efficient equipment such as actt\ e Habitat affi hates. this sealed-combustion water heater ''Thts 1s tummg out to be a help cut the home's energy use by 50 percent. great success. We mtcnd to build all our homes to Energy Star standards from here on utilities low" He satd energy costs out," Mason satd. wtll continue to decrease as the Krals In fact, the organizatiOn is learn how to properly adjust the The Kral family, Jake, Nathan, Sue and ventliator. forging ahead m its energy efforts. lt Kai, is pleased with the home built by is now working with the Iowa Renew- Habitat for Humanity. 'The house ts also very qUiet CEEE Leading by Example cont'd from page 27 oors, dedtcated to mcreasmg energy environmental programs Wtth a grant efficiency and demonstratmg 1ts of nearly $4 mtllton from the U.S. benefits m Cedar Falls Among these Department of Energy, that '1 ton benefits are mcreased dtsposable became the Center for Energy and income, ne\\ Jobs. 1m pro' ed atr Environmental Education. CEEF now quality, and reduced carbon dtoxtde operates on fundmg from sources emtsstons. Parttctpants mclude such as the Iowa Energy Center. the schools, busmesses, churches and Environmental Protection Agency, local restdents. Cedar Fa lls Uti littes, the Resource "We're the only ones that go Enhancement and ProtectiOn Program, house to house, church to church, UN I, and several foundations. school to school with energy audits in our hands," Stigltani said. "We're not Looking Ahead just dissemmatmg information - we're "I want people to think about trying to get people mvolved!" living sustainably, and I "'ant people to think of future generations," Sources o' Inspiration Stigliani satd. Wtth mcrcasmgly Students learn about energy and The mcept1on of CEEE began in successful programs, a global "1St on, environmental studies through the mmd of former UNI president and a dedicallon to leadmg by sue coursework at CEEE. Constantme Curns who '' orked to example, CEEE ts on 1ts \\ ay to tar strengthen the um" erstty' s attaining that goal Will Power to Renewable Power The Iowa Renewable \ Energy Association d [t has no bu tid mg of Its O\\ n, no ''hen the lO\\ a ustatnable \\ town to call home. It mo' cs from Energy for l conomic Devel 1hat place to place - at the Iowa tate Fatr opment Coalttion and the Iowa one \\Cek and pultmg on a '' ork hop 0 R funded the first '\nnual Solar panels powered a stage at the m eastern lowa the next promotmg Energy Expo 1999 Iowa State Fair. and educatmg lov. ans on renewable Smce then, I-RE I W has ....grown energ) clnd energ) con en a lion. Its raptdl) and I'i no'' a lcadtng educator tremendous tmpact t felt acros the m rene'' able energ; The non-profit E state: tts m Ouence 1s widespread. 1t 's organi/atiOn has more than 400 1-Rf:.NEW presently sponsors the To\\ a Rene\\ able Energy Associa members from across the country '' ho about s1x maJor programs. the largL "' tiOn (1-R L E\\ ), and it a1ms to take pnde tn ''orkmg together to or \\'htch I the Annual Energ) Fxpo achieve long-tenn soc1al, em Iron Implement alternate energy Ideas mto The ongmal event ( 1992) '"as a one mental, and economic sustainabihty mamstream publtc thinking. day informational gathenng \\.lth a The small grassroots orgamzation "Total 'olunteer dedication ts fe\\ hundred attendees. Q, er the burst mto Iowa's energy commumty \\hat makes thts orgamntion work," }ears. the E' rom mL~ ~c nat dernot u 30 lo\\.1 ((\0 ·ndtiOnt't • N(ncmbcr 0\!',~mOcr 1999 rcchmques. alternative fuel vehicles, watts of the donated PV panels were and lcglslallve policy about energy installed at the Jnd1an Creek Nature IS!->UCS. Center 111 Cedar Rap1ds I-RENEW More than 1.500 people attended also bUilt a PV trader vv ith some of the Energy Expo 111 1998, and higher the panels 111 1998. The trader has numbers are expected for the 1999 appeared at events across Iowa and Iowa All-Energy Expo. Despite the the nation, includmg the Energy 111creasing number of attendees, Expos, RAGBRAI, the Iowa State I-RENEW continues to strive for a Fair, and the NatiOnal Solar Music "laid-back" atmosphere that is Fest in Taos, New Mcx1co. attractive to the general public. I-RENEW also offered a "It's a place for people to come workshop on PV electrica l power and exchange 1deas," Snyder said. systems during spnng 1999. Work "We \\ant to 111form people about shop attendees leamcd about the A renewable energy display at one of what we knov. about alternate energy, theory and construction of solar 1-RENEW's many demonstrations but \\ e also want to hear what they powered electncal systems ~eat the knovv " Top Priority working toward bccommg an accred L I-RENEW stnves to ited educational mslltut1on" If that reach k1ds. teachers, and happens, people could rccc1v c everyday people '' 1th its continuing educat1on or coll ege ,ponsors message of sustall1- the larg credits for takmg classes or attcndmg abihty. Bcs1dcs the workshops offered by I-REN EW . ergy h~ Energy Expo and solar was a o workshop, I-RENEW has Trusting the Teacher g 11 1th a offered workshops on "People trust our op111ion," ,er the strawbalc building Snyder said . "We're honest about to a 111 ll construction. It also renewables and we're showing Iowans ;. displa~· teams up with the Center that alternate energy can work. We're 115 on for Energy and Environ doing alternate energy. People can techno mental Education to come to our classes or to the Expo and Iding co-sponsor the Iowa learn by doing. it's all hands-on " Electrathon. The Snyder and I-RENEW "ant to Electrathon g1ves h1gh teach lovvans common sense. " People school studen ts an seem to hav.e forgotten that foss il For the 1999 Iowa All- Energy opportumty to leam about alternate fuels are fimtc. They're not gomg to Expo, I-RENEW has partnered with energy by des1gn111 g, blll ldmg. and last forever. Alternate energy has to other energy and environmental racing electnc vch1clcs. become mainstream." orgam7at1ons 111 the state to create a Snyder sa1d: "Our pnmary four-day event, giving attendees more purpose is education. 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IN THE UNITED STATES 1 I''- v i BUSINESS REPLY MAIL FIRST CLASS MAIL PERMIT NO. 781 DES MOINES, IOWA i z: # 31') POSTAGE WILL BE PAID BY ADDRESSEE .~..rJ ,S ER VAT I0 N IS T ---~ ~ L. . _... J IOWA DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES STATE CAPITOL TL -, 1015 E GRAND L · DES MOINES, lA 50309-9656 I.I. I. II. I I I I II I II I I I I. III I I I I I I II I I I I. I I I II I I I I I I II ' - l - ~' --- ~ --"""""" --~' --===--- ~\ ~L-, co.. ~ - ~', ~ --~ ~;:\ c •0 ..~ 0 >c ~ ' 0 = ! 1 '0 ...0 0 ~ 0 :ll 1 a n u a r y I 1 J 4 5 8 ,z ' no 9 10 II 11 JJ u 15 ~8 D(f) D..j 16 r 18 19 10 11 11 >)> OG) J/ by Alan Foster Photos by Clay Smith Young Billy was quiet, almost sullen as he trudged slowly up the long, sidewalk leading to the mess hall. His shoulders and arms were pinched inward, his eyes fixed on the gray concrete path. He looked like he was being led away to some dreadfull place. He muttelied a timid "Hi" to the uniformed officers gathered inside the hall. His eyes barely left the floo,. as he listened to his mother rattle off personal information to the lady seated at the long table in front. Told to find a dorm anil set up his bunk, he made his way back down the sidewalk. He picked the first dorm he came to and threw his bag on the mattress, claiming one of' the premium upper bunks as his. He made sure to pick one farthest from the dorm leader's, who had strategically set up residence on the lowest bunk closest to the door. He responded stoically to his mother's final list of instructions, shuddered as she said her final goodbyes and hoped no one, especially his bunkmates, saw the motherly kiss on his cheek. Billy's mother had scarcel~· made it to her car when the mood inside the small yet comfortable dorm room changed like night and day. In seconds, Billy went from a quiet, seemingly withdrawn boy to one full of vim and vigor. And in no uncertain terms, he informed his dorm leader, "I will be your worst nightmare." 34 lo\\a Cml\o:nauonl' l • November o ~"<"cm ber I '1911 A similar story played out in dorm room after dorm room that warm. sunny June day. The Springbrook Conser vation Education Center, for the moment tranquil since the end of the Outdoor Journey for Girls Camp four days earlier, was once again alive with the sounds of young boys an-iving for the first of two summer Hunting and Conservation Camps for Boys. From across the state came 12- to 15-year-old boys. nearly I 00 in all, to learn more about hunting. trapping and conser vation. Some of the boys, having come from the same county, were already friends. Most. however. were meeting for the first time. The comf011 of established friendships coupled with form of Gloria Baker, who for apprehension of being among strangers the past six years has led the DNR 's created animated, even braggadocios outdoor skills education effm1s for both talk as the hierarchy among peers was youths and adults at Springbrook . formed. A healthy dose of structure, Within an hour after an-iving at camp, however, put an end to the youthful the boys were introduced to an agenda competition before it could consume designed to consume nearly every the entire group. minute of their time over the next three Structure, in this case, came in the days. For this assemblage, that wasn't a drawback. considering it was the dog training and furharvesting garnered introduced to muzzleloading for the contents of the agenda they came for in its fair share of young fans. To see a first time, excitedly declared it his new the first place. young kid· s eyes light up hobby. and confidence soar after I J I Days one and two built the The camp is designed to provide 1 boys ages 12-15 opportunities to Jearn hitting his mark is u u u u J I I 1 J T base for day three. nothmg short of u u u u u I ] 1 the fmal more about hunting, and more impor J 1 tantly, how to do it safely, responsibly spectacular. But the u tJ tJ u JJ I 1 1 I leg of focus of the ritle range u tJ u u I I the and ethically. The basics of shooting uu muzzleloaders. shotguns, rifles and was not so much JOUr bows; hunting pheasants, ducks, deer bullseycs or bragging ney. Da) and wild turkeys; training hunting dogs; rights as it was three ·s and furharvesting are covered at the safety and proper sessions camp. Woven into the sessions are gun handling, the InCOrpo lessons on ethics, responsibility, safety benefits of which rated manv- and conservation practices. taught by will be realized of the the very people who Jive it every day later as many of lessons - DNR and county conservation the young boys learned from officers. biologists, outdoor educators turn into earlier se..,sJOns young into one hi!! and naturalists. ~ At June ·scamp. day one was set sportsmen. package- aside for furharvesting; dog care, Shoot hunting the training and selection: small game ing spo11s abundam wildlife hunting and .22 caliber rifle shooting: again took species of lo\\ a. and orienteering. By far. the most top bill on The sessions popular was rifle shooting. although day two. centered not only on only this how to hunt the time the different species, but preferred how to hunt them pursuits were as diverse safely. responsibly and as the kids themselves. "Cory" ethically. loved shooting clay pigeons. "Matt" Much of the credit EVERYONE kept an ear open preferred shooting bows. ''Kent," for the success of the durining the dog training session. camps. including the Hunting and Conserva tion Camp for Boys and Outdoor Journey for Girls. can be directly attJibuted to the volun teers \'v·ho staff them and the state wildlife organi zations that sponsor the campers. Pheasants Forever chapters across the state shoulder the costs of the Hunting and Conservation Camps for Boys and Outdoor Journey for Girls, covering the registration fees for kids from their county. The partnership between the DNR and Phea:-.ants Forever is helping shape the future for many Iowa young sters. 36 lol'.t <'m1,ct\'dhono'l • Novcmbcr·D~cembcr 1999 ing for the "The partnership we have with ants Forever chapters red ll hh ne" Pheasants Forever chapters throughout that sponsored them. th tate is one of the main reasons the '"Thanks a lot for t\\o bu11t the J))IR IS able to provide a program of sponsoring me. I •r da} three. qualny for the youth of Iowa. Not really enjoyed this the final do they recruit and sponsor the hunters education leg o by paying the $70 fee, several center. The centers I f the 1,1 ifle1nbe~rs from the chapters volunteer to liked the most were: JOUr tst as camp leaders," Baker said. muzzleloading, .22 nc}. D1 The partnership we have built with rifle shooting, fur three's Pheasants Forever will help ensure the harvesting and SCSSIOns f'Qtture of conservation and our hunting shotgun shooting. I mcorpo heritage for many years to come." learned how to rated man} The fruits of that partnership can handle a gun the of the be found in the thank·you proper way and the les!lons letters campers wrote rules of trapping !C3Jllietl from to the and hunting. I Pheas- have learned so much in the past two days." - Andy. "Cory" considered it a signifi - cant learn- . . mg e.xpenence. Pheasants Forever member Mike "Thanks for paying Pickering, with a little help from two for the camp. It was of his German shorthaired pointers, fun around here. Clay demonstrate some of the dog pigeon shooting was commands commonly used In the one of the funncst field. (omena· things that we did Bo)) and I think. But that· s for my opinion. I direcll) learned more the 1olun· here than in them and school all year.'' - Cory What ever came of Billy? Billy's bark proved to be much worse than his bite. Billy turned out to be a model camper, ornery yet inquisitive and attentive. He learned there was much more to hunting than shooting his limit or filling a tag. He realized Iowa's reei~trauon natural resources were something to truly appreciate and respect. He discovered the f~ their leaders -even those in uniform -were not the insufferable authority figures he partne~h iP oNRaod thought they were. Rather they were friendly and helpful, and maybe, even good role models, mentors and friends. In fact, after the last session had long been over, Billy refused to leave before saying goodbye and introducing his mother to his dorm leader. And his new friend. ~o•cml>er Dc.:cml>er 1'199 • Iowa Consmaroonhl 37 • es1 The 2000 lo'' a Habttat tamp p11 nt. --r,enmg Co\er," \\as destgned b} Greg Bordtgnon of Robm . The stamp The 2000 IO\\a Duck tamp pnnt. " Hooded Merganser," \\as de'itgned b) Duck-; Unltmtted Honorary altona! 1 nt'>tcc hcrne Russell Meltnc Mc ltnc has won numerous state duck, "tldllfc and nongame stamp compcttttons and ..... has been commts'>toncd for several ,_c c.- others A ltmttcd number of arttsts c. edtttons ts a' atlable through ~ ~ \\ mgbeat. 21 16 f anaget l ane. 'vlt (/)- hasta. Caltf 96067. (530) 926- -"u :::; 3~77 Duck" Unlmutcd 'ipon-.or 0 pnnts The 2000 IO\\a Trout tamp pnnt \\tl'> destgned by "mdu tnal '"tid It fc" artt '>l J.D peltL. Thts year's destgn shO\\Cascs the lltgh landvtlle area, and tts trout and wtld turkey resources, tn early spnng. fhe scene dcptcts a leapmg brown trout, "' 1th a '"tid tom turkey 111 the background pcltz. wtnner of etght state stamp and four nattonal pnnt awards. and pcltz -c c. Studto has accounted for more than c. ~ 400.000 tn re' enuc donattons A 'cr) r.l luntted edtttOn of 250 pnnts ts 3\atlabk at (/) Speltz tudto of\\'tldllfe. (712) 864-3001 :::; -9 londa;. through Fnda) 9 a m to 5 p m . and aturday 9 a m to noon c0 c N ~.... : c...... c.. c-.. "j ;I - r. -- I ~ ~ ~ -~ -('J .... .> Frotn Tires to Toilets: s Iowa experiment explores new use for an old waste product t. The lamil) veh1cle sits near the spectallst fo1 the lo\.\a Department of Article and photo by Agriculture and Land Ste\\ ard'ihtp, of bam \\ here Andre\\ and Menno Miller Kevin Ba kins \\ orl-. on veh1cle., for other fam il ies in the Amtsh famtl) 's parttCIP Pn\ .Ill. ..,t:pttL ")..,tern-.. '' tll hk.cl) Septic Lome undct mott: -..umgcnr em JTonment 'ILl Utili} Ill l.I.Hlllllg }l.'tiiS .tCLOH.hng IO Brent P,u k.c1 .111 Cll\ 11 on mental engmee ~ Systems '' 1th till' lJ R "I hc t1npaL1 of llt.tdeLfuate ')cpU<.. ... y-..tctll\ on O\CI ,dl \\.tlct Lfllaht) could I Likely To slgnlltLatll 111 lo''" but <~I tht.., pomt \\e '>1111 utt..,llle .tbout hO\\ mu~..h We do k.llO\\ hO\\C\1.~1 lh.tl lll The project to construct 20 new septic systems in Appanoose The La"-e Ft sher Water Qualtty • Rcducmg the amount of nutri and Davis Counties will use 300 ProJeCt ,., a three-year effort to tmpro' e ents, pe'> ttctde-, and organic materials tons of tire chips generated from " ~\lcr qualtt} 111 La"-e Ftsher through no,, mg tnto the lake b) 50 percent. more than 30,000 waste tires. The unpro\ cments to the \\ ater hed. • Reductng the amount of bactena systems are being done on an The prOJect 1 ~ fmanced primartl ) del t\ ered to the lak.e b) 50 percent experimental basis to determine through the IO\\ a Department of Agncul if the chipped tires provide an through unpro' ements to septic sy tem~ adequate substitute for sand and ture and Land te'' ardshtp. Di' i ion of "tthtn the '' atcr~hed . river rock in the construction of otl Consef\ aLton along '' ith additional septic systems. monc) from the Ctt) of Bloomfield and The Lak.e Fisher prOJeCt is a joint the Iowa Department of Natural Re efton ol the lo'' a Department of sources. These agencies are using U.S. Agnculturc and Land Steward hip. Etwtron mcntal Protection Agency grant DNR. the U.S. Natural Re ource and money from Secuon 319 of the Federa l Conscrvat ion Sen tee. the U.S. Environ Clean Water Act. mental Protection Agency, Davis County Soil and Water Conservation Goab of the project include: Distri ct. Davi ~ County Supervisors and • Trcattng more than 900 acres of Engineer~ Office, Davis County agncultural land with a combination of Department or Publtc Health. Da\ I terrace-.. , .. ater and sedtment control Count) Con~ef\ atton Board. Cit) of ba..,tm•. pond'> and constructed wetl ands Bloomft eld. Pheasants Fore' er. Jov.. a "tlh a goal of reducing the amount of State Untvcrstl} ExtensiOn Sef\'ice and Vcrk -,ed uncnt rcachtng Lake Fi her b) 60 the U.S Farm Cf\ tee A gene). Waste percent erd~ i:dded ~ llPe r Sti't: 11\e to con Henecn ~atd each of the systems ~tem\ The an,tallcd as bemg tested monthly for at fair!~ C\pen k.1't the next two ) ears to determine the e technoloo\e. .:llec!lvcness of treatment and if there to keep the m: an) substances leaching from the 1stems reason- tiiCS. But for now, Sperfslage sa id he has ~te hres ts hecn particularly pleased the additional nental basts 10 money from the grant was made avail till a couple of .thle and is also pleased with the wil ling ·answered. ness of property owners to participate. lOW if the "We 'vc had some people with 1e same wuh lmlltcd linancaal resources and yet have ock ''here a tal..en great ownership to make the ~d. Effecttve ~ha ngl!s necessary to improve water nal actint~. .Jualat) The grant has meant an addi nd \le sull llonal )2.000 to each pro pert) o~ ner ll ~ooino ~ to puttmg 111 a new septi c system and in this \\ ·11er--.hcd. that means a lot. It's particu need to lind l.trl) ' eeeOC\- • end of the system prior to the tire chips being added. Tire chips have already been added on the upper end of the system with the residence being served seen in the background. ., Kl I~ D taJv 01 \~e lx-rert ~'to~ luhstanl ~~ ~ar ~m~ llaned II ~co 1-r-~e .1rt~ 0 'i!bU Jbn by Jim Wahl It wa~ 4 25 p.m. on Fnday and I We backtracked to the last bndge We checked I0 bndges do\\ n \\as prepanng to leave the office for the ''here dead fish were found. Jmkmson stream before findmg a s1tc w1th no '' eekend The phone rang and I was was on s1te and takmg a water sample dead fish. The stream was much larger pJged The secretary sa 1d, "J1m , 1t is as we pulled up. "It's off the scale on here and 111 fact was no longer Wh1te Bill Jmkmson w1th the Environmental the ammoma test," he shouted. Ammo Fox Creek, 1t was the Boone R1 ver Protection DI VIS IOn of the DNR." My ma IS extremely tox1c to fish and Between the last two bndges, the heart sank. I knew what the ca ll was whatever k1lled these fish was sti ll smaller tributary stream (Wh1te Fox) about before I even picked up the entering the strea m. " I'm gomg to hike had dumped into the Boone. The 1cce1\er. "Jun we've got a report of a upstream and see 1f I can find the distance traveled and mcreased vo lume fish kill on White Fox Creek in Wright source of our problem," Jinkmson of water diluted the tox1c qualities of (_ ounty." reported. the pollutant. "Darnl" I thought to myself. Now "That's fine We will go down We had established a start111g pomt I'm gomg to m1ss my daughter's softball stream nov. and check all bndges unul and an endmg pomt. NO\\ was t1me for game tomght. When the report of a fi sh we no longer find any dead fish." I the d1rty \\Ork to begm Because of the k11l come 1n e\erythmg else stops. We reported bad.. length of the kill (approximately 12 Even with the best scientific methods estimating a fish kill is a time-consuming task. ~d for fish lprovemem~ cur. This were col \\ til be used to II coun- ram '''II ~ local ktlls occur. t mght the n bed I by Scott Gritters iball game J missed Clams. admittedly. are not the ...... ter first home subject Pulitzer Prizes are won on. .. ' j so do .\Oun~ . They'll never command the attention and re~pect of Iowa· s trophy whitetails. brilliant ringneck pheasants or quality fi&hmg. Nor will their images be collected in scrapbooks, displayed and admirl!d whenever company stops by for a visit. Rare!) will they capture the media spotlight, unless of course they are immersed in controversy. No, clams live a seemingly ruJimcntary. even dull life. They sit in the mud and eat. They are the aquatic Cliuivalent of Homer Simpson - lazy. ugly. even borderline useless. Or arc they? To truly appreciate the clam and its value (and to keep reader interest), one needs to look at its historical. economic and environmental significance. Clams were important to the American Indians and early Europeans who o;cttled in the Mississippi River floodplain. Clam middens (piles) have been discovered at Mississippi River archaeological sites. suggesting the Clam harvest on the Mississippi. earliest modern Americans roasted clams in fire pits on the banks of the Mississippi. Clams were an important tempered ceramic pottery. so many other wildlife resources at the food source because, at least until the The history of Mississippi River time, huge clam beds were depleted hinh of primitive hunting and fishing clamming is also quite rich and around river towns like Muscatine, tools. they were much easier to harvest colorful. Clams were principally used Fairport, Guttenberg and Lansing. In than other, more elusive fish and to make pearl buttons for clothes. The addition, with the advent of plastic, the wildlife. Guttenberg newspaper, dco.;cribing clam demand for clam shells dropped To native Americans, clams were tishing on the Mississippi River in its dramatically. more than just a food source. The last June 1899 edition, stated "The clam However, in the 1980s. the J apa large native American tribal culture fishing industry along the Mississippi is nese found clam shells could be cut into ' along the Mio.;sissippi - the Oneotas - rapidly becoming a great industry. The beads and imbedded into O}ster shells, can be easily distinguished from earlier work is being earned on at nearly all in time producing cultured pearls. The tribe" by their use of clam shell- points along the nver." HowcYer, like result was a more uniform pearl that 1'\ovember o~ccn1bcl I 'I'll) . Iowa Con,en•IIOIUM 4 7 could he produced quicker and cheaper. tn environmental degradation such a... todav.; . siltation and require clean, pollution The di..,tribution free water to thrive. Those interested in of mu .... scb is compli the en\'ironment should be concerned cated by their repro about their welfare. Freshwater mussels duct ton process. The may be one of the most endangered male flushc.., sperm group of organisms in the United through its outgoing States. siphon and the female c Mussels are on the front line of mu'>t take in the sperm g pollution because they constantly ingest through its intake ~ what is in the water. Clams feed by siphon. ln habitats ,;;0 siphoning water through an internal with flowing water, Working the river bed for clams digestive tract, where plankton and algae such as ri vcrs, this is a are filtered and digested. ln the process, hit-or-mi'>s process at best. clams Most mussels require a Therefore. v.hen a species offish or fi<>h ("ometimes salamander salamander becomes extinct. often an larvae) to complete the life tt...... ,ociated mussel .... pecies i'> lo'>t. Dams cycle. Upon fertilization. the that block route" of migratory ho<;t fish can abo denv acl·e'i.., to the hitchhikin!! miniature bivalve lm·ae of the . ~ female. known as glochidia. glochidia. attach to the gills of fish. The reproduction prol·es-> is an all <;Ome for as many as several too-important facet to the viability of th• months. Pregnant musseb species comidering it take" 10 to 20 attract the host fish by years for "orne dams to bet:ome dangling out a fishy-looking sexually mature. appendage. When the fish moves in to investigate. the New Threat female mussel expels the In the Mississippi River. an alien young glochidia in the face of exotic invader is al!>O threatening many the fish. freshwater mus..,els. Zebra mussels were Some mussel species can first di-.covered in North America in be quite picky about which 19~8 in Lake Erie. mo<;t likely intro ~ species of fish they use ro duced through ballast discharge from an . . 8 raise their young. If the European vessel. They have since ~~ .$. c; glochidia attaches to an infested the Great Lakes. encrusting c ' ' . v. undesirable host fish. they already troubled rnussd beds. ln recent A commercial clammer surveys his harvest. '\OOn drop off. If the larvae year-.;. tebra mus..,ds ha\'e found their doesn't find a suitable host "'ay to lo\va both in the Mis,issippi and fish within a couple days. it usually dies. Missouri rivers. 48 lo\\,,( on$cr.·.ttlonh.t o ~nv-:!mber Occcmbl.': r l l)CJ9 Zchra mu ...... d., compete with native (restore lost populations). Mussels have value beyond monetary mu-;scls for -;pace and food. Large Finally. freshwater mussels are factors. Clams have played a signifi colomes can ri Iter all of the water m a important to the anglers of Iowa. First. cant role in shaping the culture. history ltl-..e or 'trcam. rcmovmg plankton clam beds are often pnnctple spawning and economics of Mississippi River ,, hrch ~cn•c a-. food for other mus<>els communities. They .111d larv,tl fi<>h . Zl.'hra mu,<>el-. e:rm\ m arc em•ironmcntal thick mah, .... utTocatiiH! hoth freshwater- harbingers that say ~ lllll~'iCI and fi'ih '>P ~owmt>cr Dcrcmbcr 1'1'19 • lo\\,ll'<>n•CO.tllJ m • IDe by Terry Manning N o other peri od in h1 story has done more to shape the natiOn's park '>Y'> Iem than the po'it-Depresston era of } the 193(h and earl ; 1940 . It v. a<., dunng that lime the Ctvtlian • I Cono,e n a11 on Corps (CCC) and Work Progre~., Admlntstratton (WPA) program -. \\ere created. mostl) to pro' tde JOb'> and mcome for fa mthes -..uffenng through the Depreso,tOn, but alo,o to '>all -. f) a grO\\ mg demand fo r more recreauonal areas. Crews \\ ould come tnto an area. 'iet up camp and go to work . In less than a year the) were gone, leavt ng behind a ptcture que. ye t fun cttonal tc lament to their work. llowevcr, after more th an 60 years. many of the structure'> built during the i!Q,WA FALLS l~ i CCC and WPA days are shov.1ng signs ~INE LAKE of age. Many are 111 dire need of rcnovatton and remodeling. Due to a badJog of cap1t al Improvement I prOJCC t'> and a grO\\lllg lt -. t of repair I I HARDIN CO 1 need-,, the Re-.tore The Outdoor (RTO) '-·- - ·------·-·------~ program \\ a'i created 111 1997. Usmg legto, latt vc appropnatton'> of $3 mtll1on annual I) O\ cr a fi\' e-year penod. RTO ha'> '>C t out to revcr<;e the detenoratton a; 'tate parks. Thanks to RTO, Iowa's converting the fac tllt y to han d1 capped Vending machine services should be r has "tate parks arc seeing more im prove accessible, ti ling the fl oor and repl ac ing available as well. The shelter will have park alcnts today than at any time since the bathroom f1 xtures - the true character new lighting indoor\ and outdoors and era of glory days of the CCC and WPA. of the architecture. of course. ~ ill be electricity will be ava ilable. Restrooms Pme Lake is one such state park main tamed. wi ll be handicapped accc-;-; tblc. The :inli311 undergotng a facelift thanks to RTO. The beach conce ... .,JOn buildmg. lodge will ab o fealllre a new outdoor Work' For tnstance, the Ptne Lake lodge which has sat tdlc for the Ja-; t fi ve fountain. as we ll as a shower tower ''ill recetve a $2 10,000 renovauon, the years, ~ ill be converted mto an open (outdoor shower fact Itt)) for usc by 0 most '>tgntficant update in Hs ncar!) 75- shelter facti it} Accc"' '' 111 be tm S\\ immers. The butldtng can be 1ihe' ) ear htstor). Although \ Ub \tanti al proved on three stde'> for p1cmd.mg re erved for about $-lO per da) (state 1. but change., ~ 111 be made- such as and to 1mprove natural ltghtmg park lodges are rented for da) -u<.,e only) jfor begmning 111 Ma) of :!000. "ould ear the beach hou-;e and campmg md -20 area. there are already stgns of the ne ~ were Pine Lake Bike Tratl . which will start at Deer Park in Eldora near the Iowa 1ue. ~el rk. River. cro s Pine Creek. and contmuc 0 yea!' around the north side or the lake. The ng the concrete trail will be 2.2 miles long and g sign' I 0 feet wide. Constructi on of the trail ts currently under way, and work e to J Pine Lake lodge is undergoing extensive renovation both inside and out. ,Jng rfliJhOO Above center: Fall settles in on Pine RTO Lake lodge. Pho1o h' \IJrl- \\ oil<' rJtiOO enable all people better acce<,s to the boat rental area. Fishtng in the Upper and Lower Pine lake'>, Pme Creek and the lov.a Rt vct. all of v. htch are tn or border the park . contmuc.., to prm 1de a vaned expcnencc lot \ J<., Jl ors. Anglers \\ til lrnd health ) popul ati On<, of crappie\, bluegilb, largemouth and smallmouth ba.,..,, notthern pike, channel ca tf ~<., h , and of course. the e\ cr popul ar bullhead. In fall. D R fi shenes '>tatf \\ere unpressed \.\ lth the lake..,· r .... h count tak.en dunng a <., urve) 111 September. The Pmc lakes have prov1ded angler<> with great fishing thi -, year, and the ..,1gns are there tor th1 s trend to continue. The umque <,a nd ... tone cab111s. updated tn the earl ) should be completed b) the fall of 1990s, are among the most 2000. popular 111 the .., tate. The Rc~ ult ., of a recent eawall prOJeCt cabms are atr condtlloned, in front of the boat rental building can rent year-round and arc the already be ~een The project wa-, only cabins 111 the '>late Implemented to help <> tabthze the eq Uipped \\ tth large J...e) <> tone horel1ne and gl\ e people better aLee.,.., fire pl aces Of the fou r to boaung fac tl1 t1e<> Included 111 the cabm . one 1s hand1capped proJeCt 1., a ne\\ hand1capped-acce.,..,1ble acce Sible and [\\ 0 hcl\e cl n stde\\alk The.,e Improvement '> '> hould extra bedroom All arc ne'> tlcd be'> tde Pme Creek and fJcc the .,cemc IO\\Cl Rt\ Cr The P1ne Lake campground 1., ,1 t...o a frequent desttn,\lr on lor the pubhc. It .., e\.pec ted. over the nc\.l sc\cr,ll )Cars the park wtll off er U'>ers more and more 111 term '> of ~e r v t ce<., and OUtdoor ac ttVlli C'>, maJ...mg cl '> lU) a£ Pine Lake a more enjoyable and rc\\ canth• add to the outdoor c'\pct 1enu: Tern Manmn~ 1.\ the pm k IWI~l'l' m P111e Lake • (upper left and right) The view and scenery at Pine Lake State Stare Pm /.. Park can be spectacular. • (above} Strolling along the trail is a rewarding way to experience the park. A new 2.2-mile paved trail is currently under construction. occurred in 1998 when a pair successfully be placed at least 50 feet from shore and nested and produced cygnets on an island anchored to the bottom. Given these draw America without constructed on a small fam1 pond in eastern backs, floating structures should only be human assistance. Iowa. Artificial nesting islands or floating used where other options are unavailable Since the arrival of humans, these structures can be very beneficial where or where special care will be taken to avoid natural habitats began changing. forcing natural nesting sites are scarce. these problems. waterfowl to survive on a small fraction of There are several different flotation the habitat once available. To help main Floating Structures materials or devices suitable for use in tain waterfowl populations. wildlife bi Floating structures. like the example floating structures. Styrofoam is readily ologists developed various techniques to below. are readi I y used by trumpeters wans available and quite durable, but needs to improve waterfowl habitat and nesting and other waterfowl, but are often plagued be covered , ..· ith hardware cloth to protect success. with problems. They have the advantages it against muskrats. Metal barrels tend to The trumpeter swan is one species of not being affected by water level fluc rust and have a short life-span in the water. responding to such efforts. Trumpeter tuations. provide fairly safe nesting and Heavy plastic barrels are quite du swans commonly nested in Iowa prior to loafing sites for waterfowl and their young, rable. but more susceptible to abrasion if 1H93 but were extirpated shortly there and are commercially available. care is not taken to fasten them secure!}. after. Because more than 95 percent of The disadvantages are they are usu Styrofoam blown into the barrels may be Iowa· s wetlands have been drained, res ally quite expensive, can be damaged by an option to extend the life of a barrel toration of these environments is one of ice on large bodies of water if not removed Plastic barrels can often be obtamed at no the key:- to restoring trumpeter swans to each fall, can be blown to shore by wind charge. Telephone poles are extremely Iowa. and wave action, can become water-logged sturdy but tend to become water-logged in Many of these restored wetlands con and sink, and are susceptible to muskrat a short time. tam artiflctalJslands. The fir:,t trumpeter damage. Floating structures should also Old floating docks can be fastened ..,\',an productton in more than a century together to make a large pl atform and are usuall} very sturd}. Commercial flotation is also avatlable and I'> P1cket fence of willows 3 feet high vel) durable. but much more c.x on 3 s1des The side with the ramp Straw Willows penstve. left open Additionalmformauon can be found in Nes1 Strwlure.\ f m Due k\ ~uenl If) !he .. - ~of a) Jt 10 ft. one Lath to provide cygnets with 'oin~ a toe hold back up the ramp. -Jfi· Float to hold up end of ramp Straps to hold barrels - ah 1n place 2-1 "x6" Cedar decking 12ft. placed on end with the willows sandwiched 30-50 Gallon between the two boards plastt c barrels lllu>tr.sllon h) l ~tll) Pool (6 total) Floating nesting platforms should be anchored to prevent excessive movement (left). Willow "picket fences," --. also know as ''privacy fences," provide swans with a sense of security and help keep nesting material in place. Willow cuttings should be placed close enough together (about one-half inch apart) so the swans are barely visible. / and Geese. available through the DNR or on the Northern Praine W ildlife Re~earch Center web ~ i re at www.npwrc.usgs.gov. Nest Material and Maintenance In the wild, trumpeter swans will U'>C large muskrat or beaver lodges as nest ~tte~ or will construct a large mound (6-8 feet in dtameter) out of exi'>ting sedge and cat tail tubers. The nest material most often used in artiftcial structures, however. ts course straw and small willows (three fourths of an inch diameter) usually placed Fina l T ips For Building A Floating Platform in alternating layers. The main purpo e of the willow-. (4-6 foot long) ts to keep the straw from blo wing off. The branchy top'i of the • The ··v, tll o'' ptd.et fence" provtde.., the"'' an'>'' tth a sense '' tllov.'> eem to work the best. Willows are often added \erticall; of securit) and he lp-. keep ne<, ttng matcnal from bl o'' tng to the ides of the fl oater to create a picket fence whtch g tve~ the away. When butldtng the fence. space the vvtllo ws close ne!> lineo swans a ense of seclusion in areas with frequent human enough (about one-half inch apart ) so the '>Wan .., are bare ly activity. Alfa lfa hay o r a ny ma teria l t hat deteriorates rapidly or visible. m olds easily is strongly discouraged . Moldy material can lead to • Willow picket fences sho uld be placed on three -. ides o f the an infection of the respiratory tracts of birds and mammals. which platform, keeping one '> tde open for ramp acce-..., To build the i ~ o ft en faLal in v. aterfO\\ I if left untreated. Trumpeter.., wan'> -.eem willow fence. place the base of the'' ll lo'' '> tem-. on a l:\.4-inch to be particularly !> USce pttblc to Asperg illosi'>. Old nc'>l maten al or Lx6-inch board and ··sand'' tch" a '>Ccond board on top '> hould be removed and new material added b) March I e.1ch ) ear Fasten with natb or bolt '>. Faste n the three '> ide-. together and attach to the platfo rm. • Metal end brace'> "" ork well to I Procedure: l. Review with students the elements necessary to create a habitat (food, water, shelter and space arranged suitably for the patticular animal). After discussion to make sure the elements of habitat are clear. tell the students the activity involves simulating wi ldlife in its hab1tats. 2. Divide the students into four groups: herbivores. carnivores. vegetation (trees, shrubs, gra~ses , etc.) and land developers. If the students are not familiar with the terms '·herbivore·· and "carnivore," pro\ ide them \\ ith working definitions of those terms (herb I\ ore - a plant-eating animal; carnivore - a meat-eating animal). Pl an for three t1me~ as many herbivores as carnivores. with a small number of developers in proportion to the other two groups. The numbers (amount) of vegetation may vary. A good example is two developers, three carnivores, nine herbi vores and six trees or bushes (vegetation). 3. Establish a large area - either in the classroom w1th tables, chairs and desks moved to the sides of the room, or outside - to represent a wi ldl ife habitat area before development. The " land developers" are to stay on the sidelines at this time, simply observing the land and its wildlife inhabitants - or meeting on their own . nearby, to make plans for development. In fact, they can make their entrance rather suddenly once the wildlife habitat h a~ been estab l i~ hcd - ~ imul a tin g the arrival of heavy construction cqu1pmcnt. 4. Provide each "herbivore'' with: • two desb or chairs to use as ··shelter" • three p1ece~ of green construction paper to represent food .: • one p1ece of blue construction paper to repre~ent water ~ • some of the vegetation portrayed b) students ~~ Prov1de each ··carnivore'' \\ ith: • one desk or chair to use as a ""lair" Extensions • space equivalent to be used by three herbivores I. Conduct this activity twice, with • three herbivores as a potential food source the students trading roles the second time. • one piece of blue construction paper to represent water When the former wildlife become land • some of the vegetation portrayed by students developers. they could try to produce a 5. Ask the "herbivores" to arrange the food. water and shelter - including the development plan that would benefit both students who are "vegetation" - in a space to represent their habitat. Once the people and wildlife in some ways. herbivores have runnged their habitat, ask the "l· arnivor~s .. to move into the area to 2. Ask students to complete the establish their lairs and water sources. keeping an C) con the herbivores"' poss1blc food following sentence. and discuss their re sources. (For added interest. suggest the students identity \\hat partKular kmd of animals they are and role play their characteristil:,. his pha-.e take' about I 0 mmute-.). sponse: ··tf I were going to build a house ·r for my family in a previously undevel 6. Once all the anima ls are established in theu habitat'>. 11 i-. time fo r the developers oped area. I would .. .'' to enter the picture. These developers have been given the opportunity to ueate a housi ng and shopping area. They may use three to seven mtnute.., to COihtruct their development, explaining their actions as they take them. They ate re ... tnclcd m how Resource Material much space they can usc. They may usc rhe space equi,alent lo that u"ed hy three This activity is a part of the Project herbivores. The developers may use the -.hcct 56 IO\\ l(o. 'cr. taon1 ~ • ~0\Cmth:r D.oc~mbc,. I'J')') Winter to the statewide average planned For January for the past five years (see table below). The DNR's Becoming an Outdoors Although regional data are highly hen declined Woman (BOW) winter workshop, a popu variable, it appears the northwest portion overall turkey pro lar addition to the DNR's outdoor educa of the state had higher productivity than basically unchanged tion program, will once again be offered the remainder of the state. North-central r1ast<.Vear, according to the 1999 wild this winter. and northeast Iowa had the poorest pro brood survey. "Due to the immense popularity of f duction in 1999 (Table I : Tahle 2). "'l(]twa's 1999 summer wild turkey the first two winter workshops, we arc ) Less th [' r~ I I F'l \\/BROOD 10 Baker at the Spnngbrook Education Cen e ter. 2-l73 I 60th Road . Guthrie Center, n ~~~~~~------~~--~~~~ Iowa 50115. or by callmg 515-7-l? -8383. 76 77 78 79 l!O 81 82 !n 8-1 8'i R6 R7 88 89 90 9 I 92 9 ~ 9-1 IJ'i 96 97 9X 99 ° t\) Co~ t of the program I<; $ I 25 and includes I· YEAR meals. lodgmg and all materials. Table 1: 1999 Turkey Brood Survey Results REGION NU MBER OF TURKEYS PER FLOCK POULTS PER HEN PERENTAGE OF REPORTS (% increase or decrease) (% increase or decrease) HENS WITH BROOD Northeast 411 10.1 (- 16.5) 3.9 ( -22.9) 52 ( -5.8) South 805 I 0.3 ( -3.6) 5.0 ( -3.1) 60 (+26.1) Central 62 8.5 ( -16.2) 3.8 (-19.5) 54 ( +25 .6) West 188 13.7 (+3) 4.7 (-8.2) 60 ( + 18.6) East Centra l 517 10.3 ( -6.0) 5.0 (+7.8) 49 (-SA) "'orthwe t 45 13.1 (+26.9) 6.9 (+73A) 57 ( + 14.5) "'orth Centra l 86 6.5 ( -3 2.0) 3.1 ( -36.5) 35 ( -32.2! State" id e 2,114 10.5 (-6.7) 4.7 (-4.9) 54 ( +8.0) Hunters May Have to Work Harder For Their Deer Although 1999 aerial and spotlight the field during the two shot sutveys showed strong deer populations gun seasons. across much of the state, hunters may "I expect about 90.000 have to work a little harder to find Iowa's hunters during the first season most popular big game animal, predil"ts where success rates were about Willie Suchy. ONR deer biologist. 70 percent in 1998. I expect 45 After a record harvest in 1997. the percent of the deer taken will number of deer harvested last season was be antlered bucks:· Suchy s~ud. down about 6.000 despite a record num ··s econd season hunters will ber of licenses being issued. have slt ghtl y lower -. ucccss "The main rca~ on for the decline was rate..,, although last year nearly lower succeM., rates in almost all seasons," 64 percent reportedl y tagged a Suchy said. "Since the weather wa-.; pretty deer. About 50 percent of the good last fall. thi "> indicates there were deer taJ...en \\ i 11 be doc'> ... fe 'A- er deer available." Regulations will be 1dent1- :t -( Suchy a Jc.,o noted a decline in 199R cal to the pa.., t two year.., and ~ roadkill figure .... further '> Upportmg the hunter.., can take deer of cllher ~ prediction hunlers may have to \\ ork a '>C \ 1n both se a~o n ~. Antlcrlesc, little harder thi ~ year. This despite the fact li ce n 'ie~ for the -,pcc1al late season will Iowa will be avail able through Jan ~- aeri al count~ last winter and ~ po tli ght al'>o offer some hunter-. another chance to 2000. or until quotas are fill ed. whtchever counts this spring remained the same. add veni c;; on to the fl·ec7er. Antlcrless li comes first. About 140,000 hunters wi ll take to cense <; for the 20-county area in southern Preseason pract1 cc shooting. whether it be with the bow or f1rearm. will pii~ dividend "> th is fall and wmter. StKh) added Elinor Bedell State Park ''I'd recommend hunter-, taJ...e the1 r Construction To Begin Spring of 2000 at Iowa's Newest Park firearm or bow and practice 'A- Ith It before Engineering design plans are under ''An extensive trail o,ystem throughout the they go into the field.·· Suchy '>ald. "F1r<..t. way for the roads, trail s, campgrounds, park will all ow v i ~ 1toro, to take advantage its the eth ical thing to do o;mce 11 \\ J]J s h e lt e r/ r e~ t room buil ding and interpre of in terpretive. educati Ontll and recre undoubtedly reduce the chances that some tive exhi bi ts at Eli nor Bedell State Park, atiOnal opportunitie '> ." one fa il s 10 make a clean fir.,t -. hot. Sec rowa 's newest stare recreational and natu Development pl an.., 1nclud e the con ond, every year I hea r fro m someone '' ho ral area located in north\\ est TO\\ a. '>tluCtlon of the entrance road and park mt s'>cs a nice deer and then finds out 1h at "Man) of the planned improvements mg lot. modern re-,t room. p1c ni c area thc1r gun v. as o,hootmg a b11 off A htt of v. ill begin m the spnng of 2000 ... accord and pia) ground. h1k111 g traJ! .., : "" etl and prevention ts we ll \\ Orth the effort .. ing to Mike Carner. DNR cl 1vision admm enh ancement and creat1 on of new "" et Such) ai <;O ~ aid hunter-. can 1111pro\'e istrator for the Par"-"· Recreation and Pre land '>: wild life VIC\\ 1n g bl1nd.., : lake huntmg on the land the) hunt by m.1kmg serves Di vision. ob-;e rvatiOn platform : 1nt crpret1 ve s1gns: a con-.c1ous deciston to harvc<,t more does The RO-acrc undeveloped ~ h o re l in c court e<;y dock'>: prim it ive tent camp and larger buck'\ and pa ...., 1n g on lhe located on East Lake Okoboj i wa-. do ground . modern campground\\ ith elec younger bucks. nated to the DNR 1n 1998 by former U.S tncll y. \\ater and '>C\\C I hookups. and Rep. Berkley Bede ll Ill honor of h1s " 1fc. pra m e. tree and shrub plant1 ngs. Ac Record Deer Rack Correction Elmor. Bedell repre..,ented north we..,t lO\\ a Lonllng to 0 R off1c1a ls. con"itructlon The 1998 Record Deer Rad." pub for 12 year'>. ol the'>e and ot her fc,uun.:-<.. '>hou ld be ll '> hcd 111 the Seprembcr/OLtoher 199() /(Ill" '·EJmor Bedel l State Park will pro completed dunng the :woo comtruc rome1 ,·atJOm<;l mcorrect l) ll'>ll'd Dame! mote the apprccw t1 on and enjoyment of tl on ..,ea..,on Kau ffm an ·s "' h1tewll cn 11 1 "' the top prairie, we tl and and oa k savanna land Shoreline fis h1np. and \\:llcrfowl hun t- bo\\ typ1 ca l. It '" a top 10 lllllttklo.u.kr scapes that we re once found along the 111g. \\'Ill cont1n uc. a' 111 the past. on land nont yp1ca l. Ga1Ty Rao,rnu.,..,en 'cntn '>Lor <.; hores of I O\\ a's Great Lakes ... sa1d Keven hcl Effort Underway To Encourage More Conservation Tillage A recent survey md1cates that effort -, ment Partnership ( I R M P). ha'> been fom1ed percentage of no-till acres remains in the to protect soil and water resources in l O\\ a to address the concern -,. IRMP member., o.;o uthern porti on of the stale. may be waning. mclude Con<.,e rvat• on Dt .., tncts of Io""a. Ove ral L about 51 percent of the com The survey. conducted by the Natural Inc .. Consen atton Techno log} Informa and <;oy beans produced m 1998 used con Resources ConservatiOn Servtce (I\IR CS> l ton Center. the D1 ' l'> tOn of S01l Conser ..,c n au on til Iage s1 stems "" tth at lea t 30 and Conservati on Techn ology lnforma vauon for the IO\\a Department of Agn percent of the soil CO\ ered ""1th res1due tion Center (CT IC) -, how<; a 12 percent culture and l and <;tcward'> htp. Iowa Chap after plantmg in lo\\a. decrease in total con.,ervatt on ullage mcth ter of the Soli & Water Conservart on The goal of the IRMP is to encourage ods and a 25 percent drop in the usc of no Soctety. Iowa Depart ment of Natural Re Iowa farmers to leave more residue in till from 1997 to 1998 m Iowa A o.;u b'>c <.,o urces. Iowa Farm Bureau Fcderatt on. field" tht " fa ll by encouraging them to quent study conducted by Monsanto. Inc . lo\\a State Umvcr..,ttv Monsanto. Inc .. cons1dcr economtc and envtronmental F in 1999 reveal'> no <;ta tt <., ttcal change from ovartt'> Crop Protection. Inc. Sotl & tmpltcattom of fa ll ullage The group 1 1998 to 1999. Water Conserv =adet$ may have noticed I have never written any- around to check us." The only thing was we ,., .-~·- season. There is a very good reason for this. up all year. A private aircraft had simply nmm~ rest of the officers, by the time December - or convinced that for some groups during the deer season, United ··oeetcer ,hA,... as one of my colleagues calls it- is over, I'm Airlines becomes our biggest ally. as they are convinced every usually so burned out from the busy season, I shy away from the airplane flying over is the DNR. word processor. And it's not just me. Fellow conservation officer In the case of large deer hunting groups, it takes a long time Mark Edwards once noted, after a season ofcovering two counties, to check each person individually. I know this makes forimpatient a backlog of calls, not seeing your family for about 30 days, and hunters on the part of some, but it can't be helped. We can only elevated blood pressure, "Well, I wonder how may years that took talk to one person at a time, we try to be thorough, and we don't off my life!" allow ourselves to be distracted. Ask any conservation officer and he or she will tell you deer Occasionally we run into some, who in the heat of the moment, season is one of our busiest times of the year. We get more calls momentarily lose their sense of good judgement. Like the time I during the firearm deer seasons than any other hunting season. witnessed a group hunting out of the back of a pickup. I stopped Why? them, and as I wrote the ticket, I asked one of them. "What in the First, it always seems like it's a season of extremes. beginning world were you thinking about?" with the weather. Last year it seemed nature went haywire. El Nino, " I don't know. Chuck, " he answered. "Guess I wasn't storms, floods. earthquakes. tornadoes. Iowa State beats Iowa. thinking." I think he knew I didn't take the incident personally. Nature just seemed out of kilter. Last year's first shotgun deer But. I shuddered at what could have happened when someone in hunting season was the first time I can remember seeing deer a large group of hunters is thinking only of his target, and not of hunters in December wearing T -shirts - and sweating to boot. what 's going on around him. Contrast that with the second season. which I considered more Finally, there are the ones who try to pl ay games with deertags. typical of deer season. There was cold. the kind of cold that hits Trying to get the deer home without tagging it. Carrying ~omeone you in the face the second you step out of the truck. Snow and cold else's tag. We saw the value of the cell phone one time, when Bob concentrate deer more. but it makes hunting a little harder when Mullen came acros'> a gu) who had tagged a deer with his wife ·s you are almost frozen solid! lt also makes for more difficult tag. But his wife was nowhere to be seen. "Oh yeah, she c; hot it. conditions to work in. I have witnessed more than one deer season tagged it, and went home." Hmmm. Bob asked the guy for hi" where we laughed at each offi cer who slid off the ice into the ditch. phone number and called the residence on a cell phone. The man\ It 's real funn) - unti l you're the one on the other end of the tow wife answered tell ing us. "No. I don't have any deer licen..,es. and rope. no. I don't hunt deer!·· He stuck to ht'> '>tory all the way to the tnal So it seemc;, sometimes extreme condi tions bring out extreme '" here it ended '" ith the judge not bu) ing 11 either. measures. Although much of our hunting season work. involves So. l know this ... eason will have it s share of fru ... trati ons too simple license check<> , there are times when the situation requi res Every year my biggest hope is for hunters to be safe. Th ink. about substant ially more ume and effort to promote and enforce Iowa's '" hat you're doing. Be sure of your target and il''> background hunt ing regulations. Respect private property. Wear blale orange. When m doubt. \vear For example. deer hunters usuall ) hunt in group'> . '>Ome of more blaze orange. One of my mo'>t hornfying moment'>\\ .t'> \\ hen them quite large. Typtcall). ome m the group dri ve the deer. and I balled out my truck. in a toot chase acro'>s a fi eld . Aft er a le\\ some stand post to shoot the deer. Fin din g the hunters tsn 't a hundred yards. I real i1.cd I was in the middle of a fi eld bcmg hunted problem. That's actu all y qui te easy. One of my cov. orkcrs was and my orange wa~ bac l\ in the truck. . The most rcas!-.uring thmg ask.ed, "' Ho'" do you k.n ow \\ here to work and to find hume rs?" I hcMd was the ptl ot ovet tn) h ead '><~) tng O\ er the tad to. " Don t ''lt'c; simple nO\\ ada) s." he an"" ered . .. l ju'> Lp ark. nc\t to a \\Ort} . I've got my C) eon you " convcmence tore and toiiO\\ them \\ hen the) lea\ e ... We ' II ha\ e our C) C'> on too. Ltk.eJ 1111 Judas. m) rett red men tot Well, not quite. A lot of times ""e use aircraft to ftnd groups alv. ay'> told me . .. You ca n't be evet) where Just do the be"t )Oll of hunters. The pilot can cover a lot more ground more dfictcnll y ca n. .. than v. e can by our-,clvc ... ,, . .., tntete'> ttng hov, one ,mcrctft can sudden!) become a\\ hole -.quadron I talk.ed to ..1 group ol hunter'> \\.htch. a-. in tht '> c,t..,e had been located b) the alt cr,lft u e\\ ,111d reported to ground off tcers " Yeah, we '>U\\ ) our airplane," the) '> 100 Don't ''Yikes!'' 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