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Board hears updates on Lakeside Trail grant, state outdoor recreation office and wildlife surveys
Summary
Staff informed the board about a Land and Water Conservation Fund grant application for the Central Park Lakeside Trail, Governor Kim Reynolds' executive order creating an Iowa Office of Outdoor Recreation, and ongoing fish and nocturnal insect surveys at Hale Wildlife Area.
At the June 8 meeting staff provided updates on multiple conservation projects and external developments. They reported that a grant application for the Central Park Lakeside Trail has been submitted to the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Staff also noted that Governor Kim Reynolds issued an executive order establishing the Iowa Office of Outdoor Recreation. Additionally, the board was briefed on ongoing biological monitoring: a creek fish species survey and a nocturnal insect survey at Hale Wildlife Area.
Board members received educational event handouts related to outreach and programming. These items were presented for information; the minutes do not record formal votes on the grant application status or survey results. Staff will continue outreach and report findings or grant developments in future meetings.
