Iowa Department of Natural Resources For Immediate Release July 12, 2008 DNR DIRECTOR KICKSOFF PUBLIC FORUM SCHDULE THURSDAY IN MILFORD MILFORD – Richard Leopold, director of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, will be holding public forums around Iowa starting with the lodge at Gull Point State Park on Thursday, July 16th. “I’m looking forward to sharing some of the important initiatives underway within the department, but more importantly, I really want to hear from Iowa’s citizens. One thing I am particularly proud of is the rapport that the DNR has with the public. This is a relationship we value highly within the DNR,” said Leopold. The public forum begins at 6 p.m. with Director Leopold outlining the department’s top 10 priorities, work being done to develop environmental indicators for the state, providing an update on sustainable funding for natural resources and discussion of local issues. Another hour-and-a-half will be devoted to answering questions from the public. The other public forums scheduled for Director Leopold are as follows: Wednesday, July 23 Walnut Woods State Park lodge Des Moines Thursday, July 31 Pine Lake State Park lodge Eldora Thursday, August 7 Lake Keomah State Park lodge Oskaloosa Thursday, August 21 Lake Wapello State Park lodge Drakesville Wednesday, August 27 Backkbone State Park beach lodge Dundee Thursday, September 4 Viking Lake State Park Stanton For more information, contact Tammie Krausman at 515-402-8763. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask] Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp