Landowners and residents are working together with the Iowa Great Lakes Watershed Project to improve their lakes. By installing conservation practices and making other changes, Iowa Great Lakes residents are working to improve their farming operations, their land, their lakes and the future. More about the Iowa Great Lakes News John Wills, Iowa Great Lakes watershed project coordinator, can help landowners John Wills, Iowa Great Lakes watershed project coordinator, can help landowners install conservation practices to help preserve the lakes for future generations. More about Wills Get Involved Join the effort DNR Fishing State Parks and Associated Areas at the Iowa Great Lakes For More Information Local: John Wills Iowa Great Lakes Watershed Project Coordinator (712) 336-3782 ext. 3 John.Wills@ia.nacdnet.net Dickinson County NRCS Office Statewide: Steve Hopkins DNR Nonpoint Source Program Coordinator (515) 281-6402 Stephen.Hopkins@dnr.iowa.gov

No scheduled events at this time. More info A watershed is the area of land that drains into a lake or stream. Water traveling over the surface or through groundwater may pick up contaminants like sediment, chemicals and waste and deposit them in a body of water.