The Resources Enhancement and Protection (REAP) Assembly for this region including 

Boone, Dallas, Jasper, Marion, Polk, Story, and Warren Counties will be held:

Thursday, November 8th, from 7-9 p.m. at the Des Moines Izaak Walton League Clubhouse, 4343 George Flagg Parkway, Des Moines, IA. 

REAP stands for Resource Enhancement and Protection. It is a program in Iowa that invests in for the enhancement and protection of the state's natural and cultural resources. It is funded from the state's general fund and by receipts from the sale of the natural resource license plates. 

REAP is your local, grassroots conservation program, guided by your local interests for your local needs. 

These are open public meetings where REAP programs and associated projects are presented. 

The creators of REAP in 1989 believed that it was vital to provide plenty of opportunities for interested citizens and organizations throughout Iowa to be actively involved in this program. We should use this opportunity they gave us to help ensure that the available funds are used for the best advantage possible for Iowa's natural and cultural resources.

REAP provides money for projects through state agency budgets or in the form of grants. After $350,000 each year for conservation education and 1% for DNR administration, the remaining funds go to seven different programs, allocated according to percentages set by the law. These are:
. 28% DNR for land acquisition and development (Open Spaces)
. 20% County Conservation Boards
. 20% Soil and Water Enhancement
. 15% City Parks and Open Space
. 9% DNR Land Management (mostly parks)
. 5% Historical Resources
. 3% Roadside Vegetation

For information please contact Jane Clark at [log in to unmask]



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