09 Sep 2021

Arborists to Participate in Annual Tree Climbing Competition (TCC)

By Scott Carlson

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 9, 2021) — The Iowa Arborist Association (IAA), with the help of The City of Davenport Forestry Department and Advantage Tree Service, welcomes the Midwest’s best arborists to its annual Tree Climbing Competition (TCC) at Duck Creek Park, 3300 East Locust Street, Davenport, Iowa 52803 on Saturday, September 25.

17 Jun 2021

Groups Sue Utilities Board for Refusal to Evaluate MidAmerican Coal Plants

By Kerri Johannsen

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 17, 2021) — Three environmental groups are appealing a decision by the Iowa Utilities Board to allow MidAmerican to evade review of its coal plants.

04 Jun 2021

Nahant Marsh Kicks Off “It’s in Our Nature” Capital Campaign at its 20th Anniversary Celebration

By Lori Davis

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 4, 2021) — 

27 May 2021

Boat Rentals Open for Memorial Day Weekend at Loud Thunder Forest Preserve, New Equestrian Amenities to Follow

By Sarah Larson

ILLINOIS CITY, ILLINOIS (May 27, 2021) — Boat rentals on Lake George at Loud Thunder Forest Preserve are opening for the first time this season on Friday, May 26, just in time for Memorial Day weekend. From canoes and kayaks to jon boats and pontoons, Loud Thunder Forest Preserve offers a wide variety of boats to choose from. Rentals are offered Wednesday through Sunday, 8AM-7PM, with the last rental to go out at 6PM.

21 May 2021

Ride and Seek Press Conference — Wednesday, May 26, 10:30AM, at the Will B Rollin Statue on S Main St in Port Byron, Illinois, Between Lynn St and Cherry St

By Noah Truesdell

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 21, 2021) — River Action’s riverfront scavenger-hunt is an event created for fun outdoors while maintaining social-distance. Get some exercise in the month of June by searching for the solutions to 36 clues at our riverfront landmarks. Participants who submit the most correct answers will be entered into drawings to win fantastic prizes.

To avoid crowds, we will be mailing packets to each registrant. Packets include:

29 Apr 2021

Input Sought in Davenport Flood Study

By Iowa Environmental Council

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 29, 2021) — This week, the city of Davenport hosted a session where they unveiled options being considered to ease or mitigate future flooding from the Mississippi River. The city has been considering flood-response options since the historical flooding in 2019.

20 Apr 2021

Iowa PBS Announces FIND Iowa Virtual Field Trips

By Susan Ramsey

JOHNSTON, IOWA (April 20, 2021) — Take fun, educational virtual field-trips across the state with Iowa PBS Education's newest initiative, 

05 Mar 2021

Keep Iowa Beautiful Announces 2021 Awards

By Kevin Techau

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 5, 2021) — The Keep Iowa Beautiful (KIB) Board of Directors announced the following award winners for 2021. Governor Kim Reynolds will present the awards at a ceremony at the State Capitol on Tuesday, March 30, 3PM. The Governor will be signing a proclamation kicking off April as Keep Iowa Beautiful month.

26 Feb 2021

State Auditor Review Finds Local Government Solar Energy Projects Save Tax-Payer Funds

By Sonya Heitshusen

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 26, 2021) — State Auditor Rob Sand announced a review of solar-energy projects at Iowa’s schools, cities, and other public entities. A total of eighty communities are currently using solar-energy installations across the state. Those participating in this review reported annual savings as high as $80,000. The average annual savings was more than $26,475, and the average savings over the lifetime of the installation was $716,437.

18 Feb 2021

Keep Iowa Beautiful Announces 2021 Pick-Up Iowa

By Kevin Techau

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (February 18, 2021) — With Spring approaching join Iowa communities in Pick-Up Iowa. The program is part of Keep America Beautiful's Great American Cleanup-the nation's largest community improvement program. It is estimated 20,000 communities participate nationwide.

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