LEGISLATORS' LISTENING SESSION ON NATURAL RESOURCES

Iowa's natural resource priorities will be the topic of a listening session
sponsored by state legislators on Thursday, March 14, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at
Drake University's Sheslow Auditorium, 2701 University Avenue. The meeting
is being co-hosted by State Senator Dick Dearden of Des Moines, chair of the
Senate Natural Resources and Environment Committee, and State Rep. Chuck
Isenhart of Dubuque, ranking member of the House Environmental Protection
Committee. State representatives Ako Abdul-Samad, Marti Anderson and Scott
Ourth will also be on hand. Others may also attend.


Interested groups and the public are welcome to testify on conservation,
climate, energy, environment and related issues, including outdoor
recreation and state parks. "This is a chance for people who care about
sustainable development and stewardship of our natural heritage to let us
know what should be on our legislative to-do list so we can best serve the
public interest," according to Isenhart.  According to Dearden, the
committees are also looking for input on clean water, clean air, soil,
wildlife, wetlands, habitat, rivers, lakes and trails.


Anyone may testify. Priority will be given to people who sign up in advance
and those speaking for a group. Written input will also be collected for
sharing with other legislators. To sign up, email
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d%40legis.iowa.gov>  or call 515-281-6311. 

FROM IOWA TO THE ARCTIC, March 18
DR. NATHAN KURTZ, NASA

Arctic and Antarctica -Operation IceBridge
One Iowan's Experience with Changes to the Earth's Climate

Dr. Nathan Kurtz is a NASA postdoctoral researcher working on Operation
IceBridge. He will be speaking about his personal experience doing research
in Antarctica and the Arctic, the impact that climate change is having on
Earth's polar ice and what it means for Iowa. Dr. Kurtz is a native of Fort
Madison and an alumnus of Iowa State University.  NASA's IceBridge project
images Earth's polar ice in unprecedented detail to better understand
processes that connect polar regions with the global climate system -
measuring changes in thickness of sea ice, glaciers, and ice sheets.
IceBridge collects critical data used to predict the response of earth's
polar ice to climate change and resulting sea-level rise.

Monday, March 18 at Noon
Iowa State Capitol, Room 116 
Reception and program - free and open to the public

Monday, March 18 at 7:00 pm
First Unitarian Church of Des Moines
1800 Bell Avenue, Channing Hall 
Reception and program - free and open to the public

Sponsored by: Alaska Wilderness League, Iowa Climate Advocates, Central Iowa
Sierra Club, and Energy and Justice For All

 

 


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