A presentation was made by the group recently at the University of
Northern Iowa sponsored by the Cedar Prairie Group and was well worth
seeing. The DVD is also well done.

>>> Jane Clark <[log in to unmask]> 2/17/2014 3:20 PM >>>

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19
Northwest Community Center, 7:00 PM
Frac Sand Mining in Iowa 
 
The Allamakee County Protectors have been working hard to stop the
spread of the highly destructive practice of frac sand mining in the
Driftless Region of IA, IL, MN, and WI.   By involving themselves in
efforts to prevent silica sand (also called frac sand) mining in
Allamakee County in NE Iowa, they were successful in persuading the
Allamakee County Board of Supervisors to impose an 18-month moratorium
on frac-sand mining in the county.  They also successfully encouraged
mining interests to abandon a project that would have destroyed Native
American burial mounds, and they have reached out extensively to the
public and to public officials in their efforts.  
 
Robert Nehman, Ric Zarwell and others of their organization will
discuss threats posed by silica sand mining in NE Iowa--the same kind of
sand sought by the hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking” industry that has
been so controversial in other parts of the country.  Frac sand mining
threatens to harm the tourism and scenic beauty of NE Iowa, impact water
quantity and water quality, and impact the importance of this
ecologically important landscape.
 
Central Iowa Sierra public programs are held at Northwest Community
Center, 51st Street and Franklin Avenue in Des Moines.  Contact Jane at
223-5047 or [log in to unmask] for more information about the program. 
 
 
 
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