I don't have this year's voting records, but Jane talked to Susan and I think she has/had them. ----- Original Message ----- From: Charles Winterwood<mailto:[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 10:03 AM Subject: Re: cables crossing Shell Rock River Neila, There are similar cables and fences across the Upper Iowa River in Winnieshiek and Allamahkee Counties. I testified to this fact at the local Governor's Water summit and asked why they can do this with navigable streams. I never head an answewr. Charlie Winterwood P.S. If I gave you(Neila) the voting records on tis years state legislation, can you get them to Jane. --- Neila Seaman <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > I received a call the other day from David Morud who > is a rafter up by Mason City. He told me that he's > rafted the Shell Rock River a couple of times this > summer. This past trip, he discovered that farmers > have stretched cables across the river in two places > and anchored one end of one cable in the limestone > on one side of the river. He says he called the DNR > in Clear Lake who told him that farmers can run > electrical fence across the river if they want to. > Morud tells me that he didn't see the cables the > first time he rafted this year probably because he > floated over them. > > Has anyone encountered this situation before? Does > anyone have a suggestion on who Morud could call > besides the DNR in Clear Lake? Does he just have to > live with it? > > Your input is appreciated. Thanks. > > Neila Seaman, MPA > Director > Sierra Club, Iowa Chapter > 3839 Merle Hay Road, Suite 280 > Des Moines, IA 50310 > [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> > 515-277-8868 > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > - - - - - - > To get off the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message > to: > [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail<http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To view the Sierra Club List Terms & Conditions, see: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/terms.asp<http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/terms.asp> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To view the Sierra Club List Terms & Conditions, see: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/terms.asp