Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities (IISC)

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Thanks to the City of Manchester, the Maquoketa River Watershed Management Authority in 2020 received the 'gift' of a team of University of Iowa students to help us with our Watershed Management Plan.  Phase I of the plan was completed in May 2021. See the MR WMA Phase I plan and other details here: https://iisc.uiowa.edu/maquoketa-river-watershed-management-plan.

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We enjoyed our experience SO MUCH with the students, faculty and staff we included the request for funds to continue to work with the University in our grant proposal to the Iowa DNR. Work on Phase II of our Watershed Management Plan (WMP) started fall of 2021 and will focused on sub-watershed priority areas.  Phase II is now complete and you can see the entire plan and even download here.  

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As a part of our partnership with IISC, the MR WMA has the capacity to work with more than 100 University of Iowa faculty and students on several additional planning projects.  

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 Projects Completed:

• Watershed Management Plan Phase II (2 semesters)

• Camp Courageous Stormwater Quality and Detention Demonstration Site 

• Camp Courageous Sourcewater/Well Head Protection-Best Practices

• Camp Courageous Cultural Education Center for Water Quality

• Camp Courageous Multipurpose Trail System/Public Access to Demonstration Sites

• Transportation & Watershed Resilience Story Map

• Manchester Fish Hatchery Mural (underway)

• Maquoketa River Watershed Interactive Map

• MR WMA Short Film

• MR WMA Governance and Organizational Effectiveness

• MR WMA Sustainability Marketing

• Monticello Floodplain and Prairie Restoration

• MR WMA Website Development Recommendations

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Phase II of the MR WMP