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Iowa Environmental Council and partners propose 4 Mile Creek restoration, outdoor classroom at North Polk property
Summary
Presenters from the Iowa Environmental Council, Polk County and partners outlined a stream-restoration and prairie project on North Polk Community School District property along 4 Mile Creek, highlighting secured grants, in-kind engineering and remaining funding needs for an outdoor learning shelter.
Representatives of the Iowa Environmental Council briefed the North Polk Community School District board on an on-campus natural infrastructure project intended to restore stream and prairie habitat along 4 Mile Creek and expand outdoor learning access for K–12 students.
The project would install stream-restoration features such as rock cross-veils and limestone entry points, repair eroded creek access and plant native prairie on the hillside adjacent to the district property to improve water quality, reduce erosion and create hands-on science learning space for district classes.
Colleen (Iowa Environmental Council representative) said the council is a coalition working statewide for “a just and healthy environment and a sustainable future for all Iowans,” and described how Iowa’s landscape transformation left “only 1.1% of our native prairie” and…
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