Landowners and residents are working together with the Camp Creek Watershed Project to improve their creek. By installing conservation practices and making other changes, Camp Creek residents are working to improve their farming operations, their land, their creek and the future. More about Camp Creek

News

Camp Creek project extended
Successful watershed efforts have led to an extension for the Camp Creek watershed project.
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Partnerships work to save park pond, improve Camp Creek Talk about effective conservation practices - the pond in Thomas Mitchell Park in eastern Polk County had trapped so much sediment in its 40 years that it was in danger of filling in completely.
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Thomas Mitchell Park's pond to be saved
Grant to pay for nearly $250,000 in improvements to watershed, pond
Reprinted with permission of the Altoona Herald-Index
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Impaired Waterway List Provokes Farmer to Act
After learning that Camp Creek, which flows through his farm, was on the impaired waters list, Don Soutter decided to do something about it.
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For More Information
Local:
Brandon Dittman
Camp Creek Watershed Project Coordinator
(515) 964-4295
Brandon.Dittman@ia.nacdnet.net
Polk County NRCS Office

Statewide:
Steve Hopkins
DNR Watershed Improvement Program Grants Coordinator
(515) 281-6402
Stephen.Hopkins@dnr.iowa.gov

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