11/1/2006
DNR Offers Volunteers Opportunities to Give Thanks for Natural Resources
DES MOINES - With the month of Thanksgiving upon us, Keepers of the Land,
the volunteer program with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR),
offers many opportunities for volunteers to give thanks for our natural
resources.
 | Sheeder Prairie Preserve Restoration Day: Help restore some of
Iowa's prairie lands in Guthrie County on Nov. 4. Work includes clearing
invasive species and seed collection. For more information, contact Brenda
Vargas at 515.543.8319. |
| Polk City Range Baffling Disassembly: Volunteers are needed to
help dismantle the Charles Butch Olofson Range in Polk City. Four baffles
need to be dismantled from each of the four shooting ranges throughout
November. For more information, contact Michael Warman at 515.238.6977.
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| Shooting Range Attendant Opportunity: Officials at the Banner
Shooting Range are looking for range attendant volunteers Fridays -
Tuesdays. For more information, please contact Rod Slings at 515.281.8652
or Megan Wisecup at 515.281.7828. |
| Air Quality Volunteer Opportunity: Help improve the quality of
Iowa's air with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Air Quality
Bureau. Activities include various project management tasks. For more
information, contact Jason Marcel at 515.281.4873. |
| Brush Clearing and Fence Building: Officials at Wapsipinicon
State Park in Anamosa are looking for volunteers immediately to assist in
a couple park maintenance activities. For more information, contact Dennis
Murphy at 319.462.2761. |
| Wilson Island Trail Maintenance: Help officials at Wilson State
Park keep their trail system in tip-top shape by volunteering for this
activity. Activities include cutting and clearing brush along the trails.
For more information, contact Chris Anunson at 712.642.2069. |
| Fish Habitat Days: Help is needed building fish habitat
structures on Nov. 17 and 18 at Lost Grove Lake in Scott County. For more
information contact Don Kline at 319.694.2430. |
| Tire Removal: Volunteers are requested to help remove 1,500 to
3,000 scrap tires from a shallow, wooded, dry stream bed in northeast Des
Moines, near Pleasant Hill. Project needs to be completed by Dec. 31. For
more information contact Jeff Geerts at 515.281.8176. |