Our Services Include
Project Loans | Serving As a Fiscal Agent | Bookkeeping | Grant Writing | Administration
Project Guidance & Assistance
Welcome to Limestone Bluffs RC&D
Limestone Bluffs Resource, Conservation, and Development, Inc. (RC&D) is a non-profit corporation registered in the Eastern Iowa counties of Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, and Jones. The RC&D serves as the sponsor for various projects. Over the years, Limestone Bluffs RC&D has administered grants from a variety of federal, state and private funding sources and conducted audits of organization funds. Limestone Bluffs RC&D has orchestrated numerous projects involving hundreds of people throughout Eastern Iowa communities, providing jobs in circumstances where jobs were scarce.
Meet Limestone Bluffs RC&D Executive Director, Michelle Turner
Michelle is currently a Commissioner with the Jackson Soil and Water Conservation District and is excited to be able to continue writing grants for the Limestone Bluffs RC&D. She worked for the Jackson SWCD for most of the past 22 years as a conservation technician and watershed coordinator. Her two biggest projects were the Farmers Creek Watershed Project and the Tete Des Morts Creek Watershed Project. Both streams were on the Iowa 303d list of impaired waters, but were recently delisted by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Michelle also wrote development grants for Pleasant Creek and Prairie Creek watersheds, which allowed assessments to be completed and prepared for future projects.
Before her career as a conservationist, Michelle was a high school vocational agriculture instructor, and adjunct professor of biology for Palm Beach Community College.
Source Water Video
This film was produced by Iowa Water Quality Consulting (Becky Ohrtman) and working with Limestone Bluffs RC&D, introduces you to SOURCE WATER. What is it? Why is it important and how to locate where the catch basins are that feed your drinking water.
The film was made possible by a grant through the McDonough Foundation.
Community Driven
WE ARE
Caring & Experienced Project Collaborators
Committed to Helping Communities Reach Their Full Potential
MEET the BOARD
Limestone Bluffs Resource Conservation and Development board members are comprised of county supervisors, Soil and Water Conservation District commissioners, and at-large members. The Board is highly skilled and experienced across a broad range of regional development and resource areas.
Jon Bell, President of Limestone Bluffs RC&D, has been a Cedar County Supervisor for over 20 years. He owns and operates a diversified farm in Cedar County, and also works as an insurance adjuster and inspector.
Scott Bishop serves as Limestone Bluffs RC&D Treasurer. He has an accounting degree from Marquette University in Milwaukee. He is an at-large member of the RC&D and retired firefighter.
Joel Brown has been on the Limestone Bluffs RC&D Board for 20 years. Joel graduated from Iowa State University with a degree in Agriculture, working as a farmer, Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioner, a township trustee, and chaired the Cedar County Zoning Board.
Have A Project Idea?
Call: 563-221-1930
Want Help Getting It Off The Ground?
Limestone Bluffs is not a government agency. We are a private, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Our council has active projects with multi-year funding in place and is seeking support from other resources.