Casey Springs Restoration Project
Phase 1, May/June 2023 Casey Springs is a coldwater stream that flows through the Sindelar Wildlife Access Area in Winneshiek County. This spring creek has wild Brown Trout and a …
Wild & Scenic FilmFest
SYRCL’s Wild & Scenic Film Festival (WSFF) inspires environmental activism and a love for nature through film. Wild & Scenic shares an urgent call to action, encouraging festival-goers to learn …
Fund the Trust Campaign
On June 27, 2022, ICC awarded a $500 Grant to the Iowa Environmental Council (IEC). This grant was designated to support the efforts of IEC and coalition partners through the …
Cicada Research Project at Upper Iowa University
One of the goals within the ICC Strategic Plan is to be supportive of educational projects that involve the wide variety of species within the ecosystems that sustain our coldwater …
Bloody Run Creek-Water Sampling
In October of 2021, ICC awarded a grant of $2,000 to the “Save Bloody Run Committee”. ICC joined numerous conservation partners to help this grass roots group of volunteers purchase …
Midwest Environmental Educators Conference (MEEC)
ICC provided a $1,000 Sponsor grant for the Midwest Environmental Educators Conference (MEEC) held July 26-29, 2021. The conference was hosted by the Iowa Conservation Education Coalition at the Center for …
Field Day Programs for Farmers and Landowners
Multi-Cropping Field Days In July of 2021, ICC donated a Sponsorship Grant of $500 to NEIA RC&D to help fund Multi-cropping Field Days at FLOLO Farm near West Union, IA. …
Streambank Restoration at Decorah Fish Hatchery
It all started with an idea to improve fish habitat and angler access along Trout Run, a popular fishery just south of Decorah. It quickly developed into a partnership between the Iowa DNR, Trees Forever, Alliant Energy, Iowa’s Coldwater Conservancy (ICC), Friends of the Decorah Fish Hatchery, and the Iowa Driftless Chapter of Trout Unlimited.
In 2016, Trout Run was the third most popular trout stream in the state