Presented by Dan Cohen
Tuesday, Feb 10th - 7 p.m.
Lower level of the First Presbyterian Church 9th & Main Cedar Falls
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PRAS member Dan Cohen will share some of the wildlife encounters and water features one may see while road-tripping along Iowa’s Highway 20 corridor. Those who attend this program may pick up some ideas for planning trips to view birds and other wildlife in 2026.
Most Iowa wildlife habitat consists in relatively small parcels scattered throughout the broad sea of row crops. But, as one gets close to a river or stream, these pieces of habitat often become more concentrated and connected, forming corridors with greater opportunities to find wildlife. Water corridors often are wooded, sometimes link to wetlands, and on occasion pass through prairies and pastures. They are wildlife corridors, with many species using connected habitats during their lifecycle or as they migrate. More than 18,000 miles of rivers and streams trickle through this state, and nearly all can be floated with paddle-craft at least during some time of year.
With camera in hand, Dan Cohen has delved into the wildness of many Iowa rivers. He has recently conducted reconnaissance trips on more than 500 miles of water for the Iowa DNR Rivers Program to document plants, wildlife, geologic features, and water and streambank conditions, and make recommendations regarding public access, hazards, safety, and topics for interpretation. Dan’s reconnaissance reports are used by the DNR in decisions about designating new Water Trails and are the basis for brochures and other media to interpret the nature of the rivers. Of course, he also paddles for his own enjoyment.
Dan and his wife, Micki, live in Buchanan County, and Dan retired a couple years ago from his position of Director of the Buchanan County Conservation Board. In addition to having time with family and hobbies, he provides writing, photography, advocacy, and nature reconnaissance work through his Nature Communications business. He publishes stories and photos on the Nature Communications Substack: https://dwcohen81.substack.com/.
It's a time for Thanksgiving and end-of-year giving. Your tax-deductible gift to the Prairie Rapids Audubon Society Quasi Endowment Fund and the newly-established permanent Endowment Fund with the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa (CFNEIA) would sustain the community & educational activities of the Prairie Rapids Audubon Society for perpetuity. We welcome and are very grateful for any contribution to these funds. You may want to donate as a memorial to a loved one, or as a perpetual gift - call Paula Hill, Director of Charitable Impact at the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa to learn more about these opportunities. Office: 319-243-1352 Cell: 319-310-5843 phill@cfneia.org
The CFNEIA offers the Endow Iowa State Tax Credit, where donors may receive a 25% Iowa state tax credit for gifts made to permanent endowment funds such as Prairie Rapids Audubon Society's fund. The Endow Iowa Tax Credits are available on a first-come, first-served basis until the yearly appropriated limit is reached (currently $6 million for Iowa residents, next year that limit drops to $3.3 million). There are still credits available for 2025 at the moment, but history shows the fund is usually exhausted before the end of each year. Call Paula to learn more at 319-243-1352.
moon low in the west just after sunset on February 18.
Of my village can be
...where no neon
Dulls the magical clarity
Of Lady Moon
...my beautiful
African Moon
From "African Moon"
by Koumanthio Diallo, Guinean poet
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