If you're the coordinator of a watershed project that's received a Watershed Planning Grant or Watershed Implementation Grant from the DNR, a number of tools, services and resources are available to you.
Additional DNR water quality tools
Meeting recaps
Presentations and other materials from the most recent project coordinator statewide meeting:
DNR Watershed Improvement Program: Changes and New Opportunities
February 2, 3, 4, 2010 via videoconferencing at DNR Field Offices
Printable agenda
What’s different in the DNR Watershed Improvement Program, and how does it affect me?
Facilitators: Allen Bonini, Watershed Improvement Program Supervisor
Steve Hopkins, Watershed Improvement Grants Coordinator
DNR Watershed Management Plan (WMP) Guidebook and WMP Examples
Facilitators: Kyle Ament, Watershed Improvement Project Officer
Rachel Glaza, Watershed Improvement Project Officer
Grant Overview
- Planning Grant RFA Overview
- Watershed Implementation Grant RFA Overview
- Cost and No-cost Extensions Process
Facilitator: Steve Hopkins, Watershed Improvement Grants Coordinator
Stressor Identification Overview
Facilitator: Jen Kurth, Watershed Improvement Program Natural Resources Biologist
Open Discussion/Questions
Facilitators: Allen Bonini, Watershed Improvement Program Supervisor
Steve Hopkins, Watershed Improvement Grants Coordinator
Assistance from our partners
The Section 319 program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency provides DNR funding for nonpoint pollution programs. The DNR generally funds local watershed projects in cooperation with the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship - Division of Soil Conservation and the Natural Resources Conservation Service.