IN THIS ISSUE:
- 2023 INLA Day of Service
- Community Forestry Grant Program
- 2023-24 Membership Enrollment
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The 2023 INLA Day of Service project site will be on September 14, 2023 at the Wallace Building in downtown Des Moines which houses the Iowa Department of Ag & Land Stewardship. This year’s focus is on the use of native plants in the landscape.
The goal of INLA’s service project is to demonstrate skills needed for career success, teach the value of volunteering, and connect students with industry professionals who can act as mentors or share valuable experiences.
If you would like to be involved in this year’s event, or have ideas for future projects, please reach out to any one of your INLA Board members!
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Community Forestry Grant Program |
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The Community Forestry Grant Program application for the Fall 2023 is now open.
Through the USDA Forest Service & National Association of State Foresters (NASF) 2022 State Urban Forest Resilience Grant Program, the DNR received Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Reforestation funds for recovery tree planting in the 97 EAB impacted counties.
The Community Forestry Grant Program provides reimbursable grants to be used to purchase and plant trees suitable to Iowa in counties impacted by Emerald Ash Borer. A total of $75,000 in funds are available. Award recipients will be reimbursed $500 to $5,000 for the purchase of trees and materials from Iowa businesses and are required to provide a dollar-for-dollar cash match.
Qualifying public planting lands include, but are not limited to, street rights-of-way, parks, school grounds, courthouse lawns, public buildings, fairgrounds, cemeteries, libraries and trails (DNR lands are not eligible). The application and rules are available online on the Iowa DNR Urban Forestry website.
Applications are due by 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 23, 2023.
For assistance with the application and site visits, please contact Ellie Jones – ellie.jones@dnr.iowa.gov, 319-826-0814.
Please consider also reading through the “Community Forestry Grant Program FAQ” listed below the application on the DNR Urban Forestry page.
This year the grant is open to more counties than previously seen. Since there are likely new applicants, the DNR will host a Zoom Q&A session on July 25, 2023 at 11:30 AM. Please register for this meeting by emailing ellie.jones@dnr.iowa.gov by July 21, 2023. We welcome any questions that were not addressed in the FAQ document.
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INLA Membership Enrollment |
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Please be watching for your 2023-24 Membership Enrollment Forms!
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Thank you for your membership enrollment! |
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Linda Grieve
Ankeny, IA
Pete Click
Les Gehrels
Spirit Lake, IA
Brett Peckosh
Central City, IA
Shirley Peckosh
Robins, IA
Riley Marvin
Alpha Landscapes LLC
Slater, IA
Megan Broeckling
Aspire Software - Service Titan
Chesterfield, MO
Del Brockshus
Spencer, IA
Gary Fisk
Milford, IA
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Dwight Hughes
Cedar Rapids, IA
Jeff Iles
Ames, IA
Barb Clawson
Ames, IA
Vanessa Mueller
Johnson's Nursery Inc.
Menomonee Falls, WI
Dan Erkel
Landscaping Solutions of Iowa LLC
Cedar Rapids, IA
Eric Sjulin
Hamburg, IA
David Selmer
Wood Duck Tree Farms
Iowa City, IA
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