Iowa’s Coldwater Conservancy (ICC) works as a facilitator and partner in collaborations with educators, businesses, other NGOs, public agencies, and landowners on projects to protect and improve the ecosystems that sustain our coldwater rivers and streams while expanding public access to these vital and unique natural resources
These recent habitat improvement projects on North Bear Creek and Patterson Creek would not have been possible without the support of landowners and the following public agencies and non-profit partners: …
In 2024, the Mitchell County Conservation Board (MCCB) began fundraising to acquire a unique parcel of privately owned land a few miles northeast of Osage. This 63 acre property includes …
Bear Creek Project History and ICC Grant Support Imagine a deep and verdant valley where a beautiful coldwater stream flows within the hills of northeast Iowa and is surrounded by …
Yellow River, Allamakee County, IA In 2018 the Rissman family, who for many generations have lived and worked on their farm in Allamakee county, agreed to sell a Permanent Angler Access …
Bloody Run Creek has been recognized as one of Iowa’s Outstanding Waters for its rugged beauty, abundant natural resources, and well established population of wild brown trout. In 2019, a 165 acre parcel …
This well known and strategically located section of North Bear Creek was open to the public for many years through a “handshake agreement” between the owner, Helen Larson, and the …
In 2019, a private land owner agreed to sell a multi-parcel addition to Falcon Springs Wildlife Management Area located between Bluffton and Decorah. A thirty-two acre parcel included a section of …
Anglers in Winneshiek County now have a new opportunity for trout fishing: Sindelar Wildlife Access.
The 17-acre parcel near Decorah was sold to Winneshiek County Conservation by Jim and Wanda Sindelar and their family and contains a half-mile of Casey Springs trout stream.