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Supervisors back Nature Conservancy’s $3M NAWCA grant application to add county-managed prairie and wetland tracts
Summary
The board voted 5–0 to authorize support for a $3 million North American Wetland Conservation Act grant led by The Nature Conservancy; the proposal includes a 2:1 match and transferring roughly 97 acres (two tracts) to Muscatine County for conservation and public access.
The Muscatine County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved May 4 a county endorsement for a $3 million North American Wetland Conservation Act (NAWCA) grant application submitted by The Nature Conservancy.
County conservation staff (Katie Hammond, county conservation director) told the board the Conservancy’s proposal includes a 2:1 match and would transfer two parcels to county ownership if the grant succeeds: the Russell Tract, about 34 acres adjacent to Pike Run (with a small parking area excluded from…
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