Month: March 2019

Watershed Flood Study

WE NEED YOUR HELP! Your generosity will contribute to the cost of the flood study, whose recommendation will provide lake level management, help prevent flooding, protect high water damage to shorelines, docks, lifts and hoists.

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2019 Curly Leaf Pondweed Strategy

March 5, 2019 Spirit Lake - Invasive curlyleaf pondweed has become a common site in the spring on portions of the Iowa Great Lakes in recent years. The 2019 plan for managing this plant will be similar to 2018, but treat more acres. A team of leaders from the county,...

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Nature Center Purchases Brooks Golf Course

An anonymous donor gifted the Dickinson County Conservation Board the funds to purchase the Brooks Golf Course.  The course, which leads up to the Nature Center property, will have a lasting impact on conservation and protection for generations to come. Click link...

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Sanitary District Requests Refrain From Water Usage

The Iowa Great Lakes Sanitary District is requesting people refrain from using water as much as possible. Officials say the system and the treatment plant on the northeast side of Milford are under a lot of strain right now and whatever you can do to help alleviate...

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