NATURAL RESOURCE COMMISSION AGENDA
WICKIUP HILL OUTDOOR LEARNING CENTER
TODDVILLE, IOWA

FEBRUARY 13, 2003

Meeting convenes at 8:30 a.m., Thursday, February 13, 2003 at the Wickiup
Hill Outdoor Learning Center, 10260 Morris Hills Road, Toddville, Iowa.
Commission and staff will meet at the Guest House Inn & Suites, 2215 Blairs
Ferry Road NE in Cedar Rapids at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 12 to
commence a tour of the area.

  Appointments
     Neil Bernstein, State Preserves Board    8:45 a.m.
                                Rock Island Preserve
     Michael Donahey, Marshalltown Chamber of Commerce
                                Clear Creek Lake Proposal
10:00 a.m.
     Dale Kraus, Pathfinder RC&D   10:15 a.m.
        Iowa Forest Heritage Center

  Public Participation     10:30 a.m.

 1. Approve Agenda.
 2. Approve Minutes of December 12 and December 30, 2002.
 3.  Rock Island Preserve and Threatened and Endangered Species.
Information.  (Brandrup)
 4. Construction Projects.  Decision.  (Hanson)
 5. Land Acquisition.  Decision.  (Hanson)
   a.  Waterman Creek Prairie, O'Brien County-Iowa Nature Conservancy
   b.  Waterman Creek Prairie, O'Brien County-Iowa Nature Conservancy
   c. Fallow Marsh WMA, Palo Alto County-INHF
   d. Banner Mine WMA, Warren County-Rieck
   e. Riverton WMA, Fremont County-INHF (Thompson)
   f. Riverton WMA, Fremont County-INHF (Jensen Corp)
   g. Riverton WMA, Fremont County-INHF (Dawson)

 6. Management Agreements.  Decision.  (Hanson)
  a.  Brayton Memorial Forest, Delaware County
 7. Final Rule-Chapters 20, 38, 46, 47 & 50, Titling and Registration of
Boats, Snowmobiles and ATV's.  Decision.  (Hanson)
 8.     Emergency Adopted-Chapter 12, Conservation Education.  Decision.
(Brandrup)
 9.     Conservation and Recreation Donations.  Decision.  (Brandrup)
 10.     George Wyth Concession Contract.  Decision.  (Brandrup)
 11.     Final Rule-Chapter 61, State Parks and Recreation Areas.  Decision.
(Brandrup)
 12.     Blufflands Protection, Revolving Loan Fund Projects.  Information.
(Brandrup)
 13.     Notice of Intended Action-Chapter 74, Forest Land Enhancement
Program.  Decision.  (Brandrup)
 14.     Residential Tree Planting Funds Donation by Alliant Energy.
Decision.  ( Brandrup)
 15.     Final Rule-Chapter 88, Fishing Tournaments.  Decision.  (Brandrup)
 16.     Fish Habitat Promotion for County Conservation Boards Grant Review.
Decision.  (Brandrup)
 17.     Wildlife Habitat With Local Entities Program Grant Review.
Decision.  (Brandrup)
 18.     Notice of Intended Action-Chapter 52, Wildlife Refuges.  Decision.
(Brandrup)
 19.     Notice of Intended Action-Chapter 91, Waterfowl and Coot Hunting
Seasons.  Decision. (Brandrup)
  20.     Notice of Intended Action-Chapter 99, Wild Turkey Fall Hunting.
Decision.  (Brandrup)
  21.     Final Rule-Chapter 94, Nonresident Deer Hunting.  Decision.
(Brandrup)
  22.     Memorandum of Agreement Between Iowa, Nebraska and Fish & Wildlife
Service.  Decision. (Brandrup)
  23.     Pheasant/Quail Restoration Program  Contract Approval.  Decision.
(Brandrup)
  24.     Notice of Intended Action-Chapter 106, Deer Hunting.  Decision.
(Brandrup)
  25.     Final Rule-Chapter 104, Wildlife Importation, Transportation and
Disease Monitoring.  Decision.  (Brandrup)
  26.     Hunting Preserves.  Information.  (Brandrup)
  27.     Conservation Congress.  Information.  (Brandrup)
  28.     Legislative Update.  Information.  (Vonk)
  29.    General Discussion.
  30.     Items for Next Meeting
  Next Meetings:
       March 13 - Des Moines
       April 10 - Telephone Meeting (if needed)
       May 8 - Loess Hills
       June 12 - Black Hawk County

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