Iowa Ag Connection - Wetland Field Day to Be Held Near Coggon on Sept. 29

Iowa Ag News Headlines

Wetland Field Day to Be Held Near Coggon on Sept. 29
Iowa Ag Connection - 09/21/2021

Iowa Learning Farms and the Upper Wapsipinicon River Watershed Management Authority will host a wetland field day on Sept. 29 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at a wetland owned by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources near Coggon. The event is free, open to the whole family and includes a complimentary meal.

Wetlands are an important ecosystem that helps clean and filter water, store water during heavy rain events and provide critical wildlife habitat. The site featured during this field day was recently constructed in partnership with the Iowa DNR within the Upper Wapsipinicon watershed. A goal for the Upper Wapsipinicon Watershed Management Authority is to implement 28 projects, like this wetland, on both private and public properties to help mitigate flooding in the watershed, while also improving water quality.

Join for a live conversation with Tori Nimrod and Ross Evelsizer, Upper Wapsipinicon River Watershed cordinators with Northeast Iowa Resource Conservation and Development; Curt Kemmerer, Iowa DNR wildlife management biologist; Kay Stefanik, Iowa Nutrient Research Center assistant director at Iowa State University; and Daniel Jensen, engineer at Shive-Hattery Inc. Architecture & Engineering, who helped design the wetland.

The field day will be held northeast of Coggon and located a half-mile south of 325th Street on 120th Avenue. From Coggon, head west on D62/Coggon Road for 1.6 miles. Turn north on Quality Ridge Road for one mile. Continue north on 120th Avenue for one mile. The wetland will be on the west side of the road and marked with field day signs.

The workshop is free and open to the whole family, but reservations are suggested to ensure adequate space and food. For reasonable accommodations and to RSVP, contact Liz Ripley at 515-294-5429 or ilf@iastate.edu.

Iowa Learning Farms field days and workshops are supported by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. For more information about Iowa Learning Farms, visit http://www.iowalearningfarms.org/.

Other Iowa Headlines