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About the Workshop This immersive workshop will focus on soil basics and soils relationship to landforms and hydrology for practitioners. Course includes an overview of soil types and characteristics, including hydric vs. non-hydric soils, interpreting soil data, and...
At Impact7G, the focus of the Watershed Planning and Design Team is to create sustainable projects that improve water quality, create habitat, and integrate nature within our communities. We are currently seeking a Project Manager that will work closely with our...
Impact7G's Conservation Education Film Series rolls on with part three, the basics of woodland management and the many ecosystem services woodlands provide. This short film introduces a common theme in Iowa's restoration landscape: how can we bring back the functions...
The second video in Impact7G's Conservation Education Film Series is up! Our first video outlined the basics of green infrastructure, or stormwater BMPs, which are alternative practices to traditional stormwater management systems. These practices, however, do still...
The first of six films in Impact7G's new "Conservation Education" series is now available on demand. The series is intended for communities, HOAs, and individual property owners seeking guidance on implementing natural resource restoration projects such as prairies,...
The announcement of the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has many Iowans wondering how their community will benefit from the legislation. On December 2, 2021, the U.S. EPA announced that the State of Iowa will receive five annual allocations of roughly $110M,...
Sundown Lake is nestled in the scenic wooded ravines of the Southern Iowa Drift Plain in Appanoose County. Constructed in the 1980’s, the lake is primarily fed from the northwest by South Soap Creek. Heavy sedimentation over time has created a delta where South Soap...
Why is this water red? Reid Stamer, Impact7G Stream Restoration Ecologist, noticed a strange phenomenon on a recent inspection of a newly established oxbow in Dyersville, Iowa. The bright red coloration is likely due to the presence of red euglena (Euglena sanguinea)....