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Natural Resource Commission to meet October 11 in Des Moines

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Des Moines, Iowa – The Natural Resource Commission (NRC) of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources will meet at 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 11, in the Wallace State Office Building, fourth floor conference room, 502 East Ninth Street, in Des Moines.  

The meeting is open to the public.

Members of the NRC are Kim Francisco, Dennis Schemmel, Margo Underwood, Marcus Branstad, Phyllis Reimer, Tom Prickett and Laura Hommel.  The acting director of the DNR is Bruce Trautman.

Any person attending the public meeting and has special requirements such as those related to mobility or hearing impairments should contact the DNR or ADA Coordinator at 515-725-8200, Relay Iowa TTY Service 800-735-7942, or Webmaster@dnr.iowa.gov, and advise of specific needs.

The following is the agenda for the Oct. 11 meeting.

  • Approve Agenda
  • Consent Agenda*
  • *Contract Sunderman Farm Management Co.
  • *Public Land Management Project: Management Agreement – Gull Point State Park (Pillsbury Point Unit) – City of Arnolds Park
  • Approve Minutes of Sept. 13 Meeting
  • 2019 NRC Meeting Recommendations
  • Acting Director’s Remarks
  • Division Administrator’s Remarks
  • Honey Creek Resort State Park Update
  • Renaming the North Skunk Wildlife Management Area to the Willie J. Suchy Wildlife Management Area
  • Contract with Iowa State University
  • Contract with Responsive Management (Angler Survey)
  • REAP City Parks and Open Space Grants – September 2018 (Fiscal Year 2019)
  • REAP County Grants – September 2018 (Fiscal Year 2019)
  • REAP Private Public Cost-share Grants – September 2018 (Fiscal Year 2019)
  • Contract with the Winneshiek County Conservation Board
  • *Contract Sunderman Farm Management Co.
  • *Public Land Management Project: Management Agreement – Gull Point State Park (Pillsbury Point Unit) – City of Arnolds Park
  • Public Land Acquisition Projects
  • Yellow River – Allamakee County – Dianne L. Rissman
  • South Skunk River Access, Keokuk County – Daniel C. Schipfer, Jr.
  • Mt. Ayr Wildlife Management Area, Ringgold County – Equity Trust Company
  • Heritage Hills Wildlife Management Area, Clarke County – Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
  • Big Marsh Wildlife Management Area, Butler County – Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
  • Big Marsh Wildlife Management Area, Butler County – Lundie & Meehan
  • Small Construction Projects
  • Construction Project
  • Boat Storage Building, Spirit Lake Fish Hatchery – Dickinson County
  • Discharge Line Replacement, Spirit Lake Hatchery – Dickinson County
  • General Discussion
  • Natural Resource Commission Annual Report
  • Next Meeting, Nov. 8, in Des Moines

For a complete agenda, go to www.iowadnr.gov/nrc

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