tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56883578714918821452024-03-20T10:09:36.471-05:00Prairie Rapids AudubonThis is the official website for the Prairie Rapids Audubon Society, a chapter of the National Audubon Society, serving Black Hawk, Grundy, Bremer, Buchahan, Butler and Hardin counties in Northeast Iowa.Prairie Rapids Audubonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15799859748324231313noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5688357871491882145.post-6036463744891558082014-04-20T15:11:00.903-05:002024-03-19T21:15:24.241-05:00Home<div style="text-align: center;"><span><center><span style="background-color: white;"><span><span><span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><center style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">YOU ARE IMPORTANT TO US! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We are successful because you invest your time and resources in supporting our programs, projects and interests. It is terrific to share our time with like-minded people, so<b> i</b><span style="font-weight: bold;">f you have not already done so, please RENEW or JOIN our group - $15/year! </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Find a membership form to print on our <b><a href="https://www.gopras.org/p/joinrenew.html" target="_blank">Join/Renew </a></b>page, or find a link to renew/join online. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If you are not receiving our emails, our online RedTail Newsletter, please email us at <b>praudubon@gmail.com </b>and we will add you to our email list.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: large;">Thanks! - PRAS Board</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Remember, we are a <span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">501(c)(3) - Your donations may be deductible.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr1-GEFl-8mJEDLElDgxrEYaX4OgUTQTUZ4kjNRPcg0BIBlQi4HnVP_BRAv9QmeDx1lR_A8oQTdsUMpa60w1Lj6JB0zOSfH7zodQRPTxWNthPAshMHhmg5xnfQGQUGgWEtnt2S9b_W6ZFxFrm-RHejo3DBD6eUFBMVHdFHzreQsfEAyiVLRz6JBkh25fGO/s843/Audubon%20lights%20out.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="843" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr1-GEFl-8mJEDLElDgxrEYaX4OgUTQTUZ4kjNRPcg0BIBlQi4HnVP_BRAv9QmeDx1lR_A8oQTdsUMpa60w1Lj6JB0zOSfH7zodQRPTxWNthPAshMHhmg5xnfQGQUGgWEtnt2S9b_W6ZFxFrm-RHejo3DBD6eUFBMVHdFHzreQsfEAyiVLRz6JBkh25fGO/w640-h640/Audubon%20lights%20out.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #050505; font-weight: 400; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Did you know that most birds migrate at night? Unfortunately, they can be drawn off course by lighted structures—many are killed in building collisions or drop from exhaustion after circling them. Learn how you can help. </span><span style="color: #050505; font-weight: 400; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n xd10rxx x1sy0etr x17r0tee x972fbf xcfux6l x1qhh985 xm0m39n x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="https://bit.ly/3TAliGq?fbclid=IwAR0wzKzKkkT-MAk1VWTYRQ2qrUr7aQ7MlAKHWZd-upIIlc44xvIXlUKe3iY" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3TAliGq</a></span></span></b></span></span></center><center style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></center><center style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">24-3 Nature and Climate</span></b></center><center style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kEvj2EHJ5ZKu6dKEa_SRLGuG_L-EQCqH/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111210801420412005247&rtpof=true&sd=true" target="_blank">Read PRAS Board Member Conservation Chair, David Voigts' column</a>.</span></span></span></span></span></center></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: start;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: start;">In the Sky: </b><span><b><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x4TN0So8VwZJQJ9JCoakZ1xgH5xvDiJU/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111210801420412005247&rtpof=true&sd=true" target="_blank">March 2024</a></b></span></div></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Of special interest is the arrival of spring with sunrise straight in the east and sunset straight in the west. Also, Orion (the Hunter) and Sirius, the brightest star in the sky will be well-placed for viewing.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #202122; text-align: left;">Twas the season when the vault</span><br style="color: #202122; text-align: left;" /><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #202122; text-align: left;">of heaven bends its most scorching</span><br style="color: #202122; text-align: left;" /><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #202122; text-align: left;">heat upon the earth, and Sirius</span><br style="color: #202122; text-align: left;" /><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #202122; text-align: left;">the Dog-star smitten by Hyperion's full</span><br style="color: #202122; text-align: left;" /><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #202122; text-align: left;">might pitilessly burns the panting fields<br /> - Statius, 1st century AD Roman poet</span></span></div><div style="color: black;"><br /></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Enjoy... David Voigts, PRAS Board Member</span></div></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: black;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg474SLb7_eXCqBUAil5iAS8zwM4TPDKKgFYq3_40BAGm6JkA4Lwmyb1vJte9O94W-iV05e0XFhLf8dxf_hexHNjTZS-l9byxF0ms540lmPRli7k_yebNif7neJ2H7XMnT-uxg8d3MwrnV1rmYfDOjGkYhzMVtCnzhIONMIzPhlKR2-QZJodEhUU1iSrg5X/s1425/Orion%20fountain%20in%20Messina.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1425" data-original-width="1136" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg474SLb7_eXCqBUAil5iAS8zwM4TPDKKgFYq3_40BAGm6JkA4Lwmyb1vJte9O94W-iV05e0XFhLf8dxf_hexHNjTZS-l9byxF0ms540lmPRli7k_yebNif7neJ2H7XMnT-uxg8d3MwrnV1rmYfDOjGkYhzMVtCnzhIONMIzPhlKR2-QZJodEhUU1iSrg5X/s320/Orion%20fountain%20in%20Messina.jpg" width="255" /></a></div><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: small; text-align: start;">Orion statue that tops a beautiful fountain in Messina, Sicily.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: start;" /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span><p dir="ltr" style="color: black; font-family: arial; line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #003e51; font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;">“Assessing How Signs Build Awareness o</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #003e51; font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;">f Iowa Creeks, Rivers, & Watersheds”</span></span></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: black; font-family: arial; line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #003e51; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #003e51; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN23q8Lxo36YJBVWJC_UO78WwbPGqlLQ0uNMxIdGtY2EeV0Sj5wP0puUhyMrFzrYJdCpFQ0t1dM0W13X7Vb8XdsPgWBf2S5sRuf_rViQPdja7Ee9WmWiLaTTwdL8vf2dkeWlykdrTyCWxVDadzE1WBd7oCKk0tpJ0e9FX4iJT2kcny61dyd3_p08gwJxg_/s4000/BuckCreekSign.2024.heic" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2252" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN23q8Lxo36YJBVWJC_UO78WwbPGqlLQ0uNMxIdGtY2EeV0Sj5wP0puUhyMrFzrYJdCpFQ0t1dM0W13X7Vb8XdsPgWBf2S5sRuf_rViQPdja7Ee9WmWiLaTTwdL8vf2dkeWlykdrTyCWxVDadzE1WBd7oCKk0tpJ0e9FX4iJT2kcny61dyd3_p08gwJxg_/s320/BuckCreekSign.2024.heic" width="180" /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #003e51; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">By Steve Hopkins, Nonpoint Source Coordinator, </span><span style="background-color: transparent;">Iowa Department of Natural Resources</span></span></span></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: transparent; color: #003e51; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Tues, March 12th - 7 pm</b></div><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: transparent; color: #003e51; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; white-space-collapse: preserve;">First Presbyterian Church - 9th & Main Cedar Falls</b></div><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #003e51; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>Sorry, a recording of this presentation is not available, however you may see the slides for this talk in this <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SPHEspf3sgXAJdIinEXvW8BPA2b0mNmm/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">PDF</a>.
</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">See the related websites below. These links have also been added to the "Links" page of this website. Check it out and discover other links that may be of interest for bird friendly initiatives, identification, podcasts, blogs, etc. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://raincampaign.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>The Rain Campaign</b></span></a><b style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> <a href="https://www.epa.gov/waterdata/hows-my-waterway" target="_blank">Find Your Watershed</a> </span></b><b style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> <a href="https://www.iowadnr.gov/environmental-protection/water-quality/watershed-improvement/watershed-basics" target="_blank">Watershed Basics - Iowa DNR</a></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Do you know the name of your local creek? Do you know where it flows? Do you know what watershed you live in?</span></div></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A 2015 statewide survey of Iowans about water quality issues showed that many Iowans are not familiar with and, in some cases, do not even know the name of their local creek. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Iowa DNR has worked with the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) to install creek signs on federal and state highways as a way to raise awareness of creeks and their watersheds in areas where DNR was funding watershed projects to improve water quality.</span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhemnsriZk1FtmQoyY1SUyJH_IUxdQTrQVWJ5wqZ5opzYCN2_Zi8XXbWwXWkfdblRmynv3_0-nWnBq7ZwQ-dUANBsiPHTACyiyX75FGnP0Bd7BZc-LUhjvp8PaBRbSQcSjYbPQnFcTvnXkEBnYEorswe-zqqYwtyzRyX2FQDhsbKo4AWhn0w4GMdTjttlm6/s913/image%20(4).png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="913" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhemnsriZk1FtmQoyY1SUyJH_IUxdQTrQVWJ5wqZ5opzYCN2_Zi8XXbWwXWkfdblRmynv3_0-nWnBq7ZwQ-dUANBsiPHTACyiyX75FGnP0Bd7BZc-LUhjvp8PaBRbSQcSjYbPQnFcTvnXkEBnYEorswe-zqqYwtyzRyX2FQDhsbKo4AWhn0w4GMdTjttlm6/s320/image%20(4).png" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"> In an effort to expand the effort, in 2022 DNR created a small grant program for counties, called the “DNR County Creek Sign Grant Program”, to provide funding for the installation of creek, river, and watershed signs on county roads. Through the first round of the grant program, over 24 counties were awarded funding, and the new signs were installed on county roads in 2023. In February of 2024 DNR launched a second round of the “County Creek Sign Grant Program”, with applications due on April 1, 2024.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This presentation will provide background information about the role of signs as part of education and outreach for watershed projects, will discuss feedback from watershed staff about the role of signs, and will show examples of creek, river, and watershed signs installed in Iowa.</span></div><div><br /></div></span></div><span>
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