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October 30, 2015

Where Do We Go Now?

By Steve Weisman A few weeks ago, our greatest fear about the extent of the zebra

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October 5, 2015

Increase in zebra mussels evident in Iowa Great Lakes

Spirit Lake – As docks and hoists are being removed from most of Iowa’s Great

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October 4, 2015

Kim Hawkins takes Natural Resources Biologist position

By Steve Weisman Kim Hawkins, who has been with the Spirit Lake Fish Hatchery (SLFH)

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September 4, 2015

Clean Water Concert Has Lots to Offer

By Steve Weisman The first weekend of August featured the Okoboji Protective

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September 4, 2015

Steve Anderson Receives Ace Cory Conservation Award

By Steve Weisman Steve Anderson, currently District Superintendent of the Great

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September 4, 2015

Plans Set for Little Swan Lake Renovation

By Steve Weisman Iowa is dotted with shallow water lakes, but in many cases, they

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July 13, 2015

Okoboji Protective Association to Host Clean Water Concert Saturday, August...

By Steve Weisman Ready for an afternoon and evening of fun revolving around family

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June 16, 2015

Cutting trees on Iowa’s public lands

By Steve Weisman Want to get a controversy started? Well, let’s talk about cutting

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June 1, 2015

Curly-leaf pondweed

By Steve Weisman Say the words “water” and “exotic” and right away we think

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June 1, 2015

Zebra mussel larvae sampled in Big Spirit Lake

By Steve Weisman Ever since zebra mussels were discovered on the Okoboji chain in

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April 28, 2015

Keeping our Lakes Alive

By Steve Weisman Outdoor Editor “Keep our Lakes Alive.” That’s a pretty

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August 20, 2014

Water Brains? In our lakes?

By John H. Wills Clean Water Alliance Coordinator If you are swimming and bump into

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