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IMPORTANT DATES:
* December 10 – REAP
Alliance Meeting – D.M.
* December 11 – District 3
Mtg. – O’Brien County
* December 12 – District 5
Mtg. – Lee County
* December 18 – District 6
Mtg. – Dubuque County
* December 19 – District 4
Mtg. – Adams County
* January 4, 2014 – REAP
Congress – State Capitol
* January 14 – District 2
Mtg. – Butler County
* January 21-23, 2014 – The
2014 WINTERFEST Event
* March 11, 2014 – Right-of
Way Workshop - Kirkwood
* September 25-27, 2014 –
IACCB Fall Conference in
Sioux City / Woodbury Co.
The IACCB Newsletter is
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provided in digital format as a
membership benefit to IACCB
Members and stakeholders.
PLEASE forward or make copies of this communication for your Board Members.
Since 1959
Iowa’s County Conservation System
WINTERFEST REGISTRATION INFO. NOW AVAILABLE @mycountyparks.com
Registration information and form(s) for WINTERFEST 2014 are now available via the WINTERFEST
link on MyCountyParks.com. This includes registration forms for both CCB employees and our
collegiate guests. Please feel free to forward this information to other employees or college
students that may have an interest in joining us January 21-23, 2014 in Waterloo! For inquiries,
please utilize the contact information provided within the conference documents.
1. “JOBS” MODULE - 2014 SEASONAL JOB POSTINGS
Early December finds us right on the cusp of our annual influx of seasonal job postings, which
seems to roll along through March/April. This will be the first time ever that YOU will be able to
post and manage your own listings – through the JOBS module of the new IACCB Portal! We
anticipate the roll-out of an updated “new build” of the Portal today (12/6) – tweaking all of those
issues we were working through at the Summit Series. This should get all the dominoes lined up to
move forward with the four features of our Portal / IACCB Cloud technologies. I will be posting the
training manuals for each of the modules soon, and alert you all with an email when available.
2. “CONTACTS” MODULE - DATA UPLOADING – Personnel Directory
The “new build” addressed above should also put the CONTACTS module into full operation - as
that is where the focus has been for most of the administrative code tweaking for the past two
weeks. Once we are 100% tested and operational, IACCB has contracted for some data uploading
assistance to get our 1,000+ profiles (for all board members & employees) at least loaded into the
CONTACTS module. Our upload will be data from the most current IACCB Personnel Directory -
which was essentially current as of Sept. 2012. I have made numerous updates to that database as
you have shared changes with me, but the bulk of the data will have a Sept. 2012 accuracy date. I
anticipate that all this data will be uploaded by mid-to-late January, at which time I will ask that
you all head to the CONTACTS section of the portal and update your county’s information. There
will be a deadline to accomplish this, at which time I will be harvesting all of your accurate email
information for our updated email system. Look for additional Portal emails soon……….
ELSEWISE IN THIS NEWSLETTER
1. Page Three – Flyer about EAB Meeting in Oskaloosa on January 14, 2014.
2. Page Four – New statewide map of County Conservation Directors/phone numbers.
http://www.mycountyparks.com/Jobs/Default.aspx
1. Conservation Corps of Iowa – Various Positions
Located at the bottom of each and every page of the MyMyMyMyCountyCountyCountyCountyParksParksParksParks.com.com.com.com website.
Full Time Employment
Seasonal/Part-Time
INQUIRY ABOUT ELECTRONIC vs. PRINTED NEWSLETTERS ☺☺☺☺
Dickinson CCB is wondering if any counties have reduced or discontinued their newsletter
over the past years. Also how many counties have went strictly with electronic newsletter
and what feedback if any did you receive for not having a hard copy? Please contact Lee
Sorenson, Director directly at: [email protected]
SAVE THE DATE – March 11, 2014
Rights-of-Way Workshop, 9:00am-3:00pm – Ballantyne Auditorium, Kirkwood Campus
Includes presentations by speakers from the University of Delaware, the Tallgrass Prairie
Center at the University of Northern Iowa, the Davey Resource Group in Ohio, Iowa State
University and ISU Extension & Outreach. For more information contact: Rob Roman, Linn
County Secondary Road Department, (319) 892-6424, [email protected]
Preregistration is required. More information is available via the website link below:
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/linn/news/rights-way-workshop-brings-nature-home
(IACCB is proud to be a sponsor of this great educational event!)
NEW STATE PARKS BUREAU CHIEF
Todd Coffelt has been selected as the new Bureau Chief for Iowa’s State Parks. He replaces Kevin
Sczrodonski who retired in September. If that name is ringing a county conservation bell for you, it is
because Todd spent part of his early career working for the Marion and Webster county conservation
boards. He was also Member #209 with the CCPOA back in the mid-90s. We look forward to working with
Todd in his new capacity in the months and years ahead, and congratulate him on his new position! You can
reach Todd at: [email protected]
POWERLINE COLLISIONS / SWANS
INQUIRY FROM JACKSON CCB: To counties with trumpeter swans that have
installed power line flight diverters; please send pictures of your setup for the
baffles and any tips you may have for fundraising, installation and placement. We
are looking into the Firefly system and would really appreciate your feedback on
how well they work. To Jennifer Meyer with JCCB: [email protected]
FY2014 CCB SALARY SURVEY & SUMMARY NOW AVAILABLE
The FY2014 County Conservation Salary Survey & Summary Data have both now been
distributed across the state to all CCB Directors. Many thanks to all of you that
participated in this annual effort. As the IACCB Portal becomes fully operational in the
upcoming weeks – there will be a file folder within the FILES Module that will contain
not only the current FY2014 information, but also any historical documentation that we
may have on file. Look for more information on this in future newsletters.
Emerald Ash Borer: It is in Iowa. Now what?
Mahaska County Extension in Oskaloosa will host two informational meetings concerning the presence
of emerald ash borer (EAB), an exotic, destructive insect of ash trees, which is spreading in Iowa.
January 14, 2014 At the Mahaska County Extension Office 212 North I Street , Oskaloosa IA 52577
1-4 pm Green Industry Meeting
For people working in the Green Industry (arborists, urban foresters, public works and parks personnel, horticulturists, Master Gardeners, tree trimmers, landscapers, nursery centers, commercial pesticide applicators…)
6:30-8 pm Public Meeting
For Homeowners and other concerned citizens
Meetings are FREE and no registration is required. If you have questions, call ISU Extension and Outreach Mahaska County at 641-673-5841 or email [email protected]
You will learn: How to identify EAB
How to identify an ash tree
Signs of EAB infestation
Is the tree safe? Is it a candidate for treatment?
EAB treatment Options
How spread of EAB is being restricted
Bark Peeling—how to find EAB in Tree (Green Industry)
Ash Tree replacement options (Public meeting)
Presented by a panel of Experts: Nick Witt Oskaloosa City Forester
Ben Hoskinson Mahaska County Intergraded Roadside Vegetation Manager
Jeremy Cochran Iowa Department of Natural Resources District Forester
Mike Kintner EAB Outreach and Regulatory Coordinator with Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
Mark Shour Iowa State University Extension & Outreach Entomologist
The emerald ash borer (EAB) is a small beetle that kills all species of ash trees, including green, white, black and blue.
This federally regulated insect has been found in four Iowa counties and has the potential to spread across the state.
Mahaska County Extension*212 North I Street* Oskaloosa IA 52577 *641-673-5841*www.extension.iastate.edu/mahaska Iowa State University Extension and Outreach program are available without regard to race, color, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic infor-
mation, sex, marital status, disability or status as a US Veteran. Inquires can be directed to the Director of Equal Opportunity and Compliance, 3280 Beardshear Hall. 515-294-7612
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2014 Iowa's County Conservation System DirectoryMap of Counties & Districts
WinneshiekBarb schroeder(563)534-7145 AllAmAkee
James Janett(563)586-2996
hoWArdharold Chapman(563)547-3634
mitChellAdam shirley
(641)732-5204
Worthdean mueller
(641)324-1524
WinneBAgorobert schwartz
(641)565-3390kossuth
kendall stumme
(515)295-2138
emmeteric Anderson(712)867-4422
diCkinsonlee sorenson(712)336-6352
osCeolAnick schmalen(712)758-3709
lyonCraig Vanotterloo
(712)472-2217
siouxrobert klocke(712)552-1047
o’Brienterry Bontjes
(712)295-7200ClAy
dan heissel(712)262-2187
PAlo AltoArt hampe
(712)837-4866hAnCoCk
Cale edwards(641)923-2720
Cerro gordomike Webb
(641)423-5309
Floyddoug schroeder(641)756-3490
ChiCkAsAWBrian moore
(641)394-4714 FAyetterod marlatt
(563)422-5146Plymouthnick Beeck
(712)947-4270
CherokeeChad Brown
(712)225-6709
BuenA VistAnate young
(712)295-7985
PoCAhontAsBrian reis
(712)335-4395
humBoldttodd lee
(515)332-4087
WrightBruce lindner(515)532-3185
FrAnklinJason gooder(641)456-4375
Butlermike miner
(319)278-4237
BremerFrank Frederick(319)882-4742
WoodBuryrick schneider(712)258-0838
idArhett
leonard(712)
364-3300
sACChris Bass
(712)662-4530
CAlhounkeith roos
(712)297-7131
WeBstermatt Cosgrove(515)576-4258
hAmiltonBrian lammers(515)832-9570
hArdinWes Wiese
(641)648-4361
grundykevin Williams (319)345-2688
BlACk hAWkVern Fish
(319)433-7275
BuChAnAndan Cohen
(319)636-2617
delAWAregarlyn glanz
(563)927-3410
duBuqueBrian Preston(563)556-6745
Jones Brad mormann(563)487-3541
linndan Biechler
(319)892-6450
Bentonmatt Purdy
(319)472-3592
tAmArobert etzel
(641)484-2231mArshAllmike stegmann(641)752-5490
storymichael Cox
(515)232-2516
BooneAndy hockenson(515)353-4237
greenedan towers
(515)386-5674
CArrollJason
Christensen (712)792-4614
CrAWFordlance nelson(712)263-2748
mononAdouglas kuhlmann
(712)433-2400
shelBynick Preston
(712)744-4203
Fremontdoug Weber
(712)374-2347
PAgerich Wallace & Charly stevens(712)542-3864
montgomeryWill horsley
(712)623-4753
AdAmsdan Carl
(641)322-4793
tAylorJim Winemiller(712)523-2852
uniondoug Jones
(641)347-5100
ringgoldkate Zimmerman(641)464-2787
ClArkeChris duncan(641)342-3960
deCAturrichard erke
(641)446-7307
luCAsskylar hobbs
(641)774-2438
WAyneBonnie Friend(641)873-4670
monroeCJ hughes
(641)946-8112
APPAnoosemark hoffman(641)856-8528
WAPellokurt Baker
(641)682-3091
dAVisJosh Batterson(641)664-2572
JeFFersondennis lewiston(641)472-4421
VAn BurenJim settles
(319)293-3589
henryJohn Pullis
(319)986-5067
leetom Buckley
(319)463-7673
ClintonWalt Wickham(563)847-7202
CedArmike dauber
(563)886-6930
WAshingtonsteve Anderson(319)657-2400
Johnsonlarry gullett
(319)645-2315
ioWAmike Bode
(319)655-8465
keokukdavid long
(641)622-3757
mAhAskAdavid sedivec(641)673-9327
PoWeshiekmark Vavroch(641)623-3191
JAsPerkeri VanZante(641)792-9780
Polkdennis Parker(515)323-5300
mArionsteve edwards(641)828-2213
WArrenJim Priebe
(515)961-6169
dAllAsmike Wallace
(515)465-3577
guthrieJoe hanner
(641)755-3061
AdAirkevin Blazek
(641)743-6450
CAssmicah lee
(712)769-2372
JACksondaryl Parker
(563)652-3783
hArrisonscott nelson
(712)647-2785
PottAWAttAmiemark shoemaker(712)328-5638
(563)264-5922
musCAtineCurt Weiss
sCottroger kean
(563)328-3280
millsJerad getter
(712)527-9685des moines
Chris lee(319)
753-8260
louisAkatie hammond (319)523-8381
AuduBonBruce haag(712)
268-2762
mAdisonJim liechty
(515)462-3536
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Chief Executive Officer Hazelton, Thomas B-515/963-9582 C-319/521-5952 [email protected]
DNR Liaison Districts 3, 4, & 5
Michelle Wilson515-281-8675
DNR Liaison Districts 1, 2, & 6Tammie Krausman
www.mycountyparks.com
ClAytontim engelhardt(563)245-1516
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