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PAST PROJECTS
Check Out Some Projects Members Have Done in the Past
SURVEY OF THE CITY STORM DRAIN SYSTEM
Partner: City of Oskaloosa Public Works Department
As part of the City of Oskaloosa's Sanitary Sewer Project, our members have surveyed streams, culverts, ditches, and other parts of the city's storm drain system using the city's R8 Unit. Using these GPS points, members of the City of Oskaloosa Public Works department can better understand how rainwater is moving throughout the city and make improvements to better preserve the quality of the rainwater going into local streams.
Establishing Pollinator Habitats
Partner: William Penn University and City of Oskaloosa
As part of our partnership with William Penn University and the City of Oskaloosa, Green Iowa members have planned and established pollinator habitats on William Penn's campus and around the City of Oskaloosa. Focusing on creating native, pollinator-friendly gardens around the city and campus will help foster native species of bees, butterflies, and moths while beautifying local parks and areas of campus.
Surveying with Mahaska SWCD
Partner: Mahaska SWCD
As part of our partnership with Mahaska SWCD, Green Iowa members assisted the SWCD in working with local landowners/farmers and surveying land for the placement of new tiling, terraces, or other structures with the goal of reducing nutrient and soil runoff into the local watershed. Surveyors used an R10 GPS unit; this unit is used both by hand to take points and by attaching the unit to an SWCD truck to get a continuous topographical measure of the area.
River Clean Up
Partner: All
Members helped clean up the South Skunk river with volunteers and the watershed coordinators to maintain the water quality and avoid damaging effects on the local biodiversity. It was a perfect opportunity to get the community more involved and act as a training to learn more about the biology of the river. River clean-ups are a fun and important way to help the environment and will be a continued tradition for many summers to come!
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