2021 Timber Inventory – UMR Regional Forestry PDT Standard Protocol – Pool 17: Port Louisa On September 21st and 22nd a collective force of natural re-source specialist and willing participants gathered at the Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge, Louisa Division to collect timber data. In total, there were eleven different offices represented by the twenty individuals included in this vegetative data collection effort from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IADNR), National Wild … [Read more...] about Wildlife Technical Section, Ad hoc Vegetation Committee Project Update
Happy Birthday UMRR!
On November 17, we celebrated the 35th anniversary of the 1986 Water Resources Development Act through which Congress acknowledged the international importance of the river ecosystem and navigation system and enacted statutory authority and funding to pursue integrated, balanced management of the Upper Mississippi River. We celebrate the tremendous success of the Upper Mississippi River Restoration (UMRR) program established in the 1986 Water Resources Development Act. UMRR has matured into a … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday UMRR!