Wolfgang Oesterreich (Wolf) - Ada Hayden Heritage Park Presentation
Presentations
2022 PRESENTATIONS
Sara Carmichael, Watershed Coordinator for Story County, will be discussing the county’s water quality efforts. She will review practices like the volunteer water quality monitoring program, new edge of field nutrient program, and stream restoration efforts. She will also highlight how the county’s different partnerships including with city, state, and federal agencies will help Story County achieve goals identified in the Countywide Watershed Assessment.
Joe McGovern is the President of the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation. is a nonprofit conservation organization protecting and restoring Iowa’s land, water and wildlife across the state. Joe will give an update on INHF’s work statewide. Joe is a graduate of Iowa State University in Fisheries and Wildlife Biology. He will explore the opportunities and challenges in permanently protecting large blocks of wildlife habitat in central Iowa.
PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS
The 2021 presentations were both by ZOOM as we made accommodations in light of Covid pandemic . Keith Abraham, Director, Ames Parks & Rec, updated us on recent, current and upcoming projects and plans. You can join us at this event by ZOOM.
Jeff Kopaska at the Iowa Department of Natural Resources ZOOM Presentation was Gulf Hypoxia and Nutrient Reduction Strategies - Is There Anything Fishy Going on in Iowa? Iowa's shift from a dominant perennial prairie landscape to an agricultural powerhouse has created the need for remediation in Iowa and far downstream affecting Gulf Hypoxia. Looking to the future, investments will need to be targeted toward nutrient reduction strategies. These efforts will improve fisheries and aquatic resources in Iowa and help all the way downstream to the Gulf.
The presentations in 2020 began with Sam Wormley on Our Changing Climate: Science and Psychology; Ty Smedes, photographer, presented Winter and Wildlife, and after Ty's presentation and a break, resumed for the Outdoor Alliance's annual meeting. Ames Reads Leopold, a community event with many groups taking part in the readings and commentary on conservation are an ongoing part of a national commemoration.
2019 presentations included: Sam Wormley's "Winter Skies: Constellations, Stories and Folklore"; Ms. Christina Murphy on the "History of the 13th Street Dam"; Dr. Tom Rosburg on the "Floral Jewels of the Tallgrass Prairie"; and Ames Reads Leopold, Ames participation of the anual read-in event held across the county.
The 2018 presentations were by local historian Alan Spohnheimer with a trip downstream with his stories "Along the Skunk"; Tyler Harms, Executive Director of Iowa Young Birders spoke about"Kids, Birds and Nature; and Story County Conservation’s Natural Resource Specialist, Amy Yoakum, explored the prairie cemeteries in Stories from the Stones.
The Outdoor Alliance first began its annual presentation series in January 2017 and included Story County Conservation Director, Michael Cox; Dr. Jim Colbert on the River Navy; and Wolfgang Oesterreich (Wolf) on Ada Hayden Heritage Park wildlife over the years.
Our Partners
Our live presentation are made possible with your support and our partners, Ames Public Library and Story County Conservation.
Sara Carmichael, Watershed Coordinator for Story County, will be discussing the county’s water quality efforts. She will review practices like the volunteer water quality monitoring program, new edge of field nutrient program, and stream restoration efforts. She will also highlight how the county’s different partnerships including with city, state, and federal agencies will help Story County achieve goals identified in the Countywide Watershed Assessment.
Joe McGovern is the President of the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation. is a nonprofit conservation organization protecting and restoring Iowa’s land, water and wildlife across the state. Joe will give an update on INHF’s work statewide. Joe is a graduate of Iowa State University in Fisheries and Wildlife Biology. He will explore the opportunities and challenges in permanently protecting large blocks of wildlife habitat in central Iowa.
PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS
The 2021 presentations were both by ZOOM as we made accommodations in light of Covid pandemic . Keith Abraham, Director, Ames Parks & Rec, updated us on recent, current and upcoming projects and plans. You can join us at this event by ZOOM.
Jeff Kopaska at the Iowa Department of Natural Resources ZOOM Presentation was Gulf Hypoxia and Nutrient Reduction Strategies - Is There Anything Fishy Going on in Iowa? Iowa's shift from a dominant perennial prairie landscape to an agricultural powerhouse has created the need for remediation in Iowa and far downstream affecting Gulf Hypoxia. Looking to the future, investments will need to be targeted toward nutrient reduction strategies. These efforts will improve fisheries and aquatic resources in Iowa and help all the way downstream to the Gulf.
The presentations in 2020 began with Sam Wormley on Our Changing Climate: Science and Psychology; Ty Smedes, photographer, presented Winter and Wildlife, and after Ty's presentation and a break, resumed for the Outdoor Alliance's annual meeting. Ames Reads Leopold, a community event with many groups taking part in the readings and commentary on conservation are an ongoing part of a national commemoration.
2019 presentations included: Sam Wormley's "Winter Skies: Constellations, Stories and Folklore"; Ms. Christina Murphy on the "History of the 13th Street Dam"; Dr. Tom Rosburg on the "Floral Jewels of the Tallgrass Prairie"; and Ames Reads Leopold, Ames participation of the anual read-in event held across the county.
The 2018 presentations were by local historian Alan Spohnheimer with a trip downstream with his stories "Along the Skunk"; Tyler Harms, Executive Director of Iowa Young Birders spoke about"Kids, Birds and Nature; and Story County Conservation’s Natural Resource Specialist, Amy Yoakum, explored the prairie cemeteries in Stories from the Stones.
The Outdoor Alliance first began its annual presentation series in January 2017 and included Story County Conservation Director, Michael Cox; Dr. Jim Colbert on the River Navy; and Wolfgang Oesterreich (Wolf) on Ada Hayden Heritage Park wildlife over the years.
Our Partners
Our live presentation are made possible with your support and our partners, Ames Public Library and Story County Conservation.