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...
Nate Rippke
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...
Snowfall Raises Spring Flooding Concerns
As The Snow Pack Increases, So Too, Does The Concern For Flooding This Spring Wed 2-20-2019 (Spirit Lake)-- As the snow pack across the region continues to increase, so too does the concern over the potential for flooding this spring. Mike Gillespie, a hydrologist...
Winter Games Event Benefitting IGLA
Mark your calendars for Saturday, January 26th as from 10am-4pm IGLA member REMAX Lakes Realty hosts tethered hot air balloon rides for $20. Proceeds benefit the Iowa Great Lakes Association and our mission to protect the natural environment we all cherish. This...
High Water – A Study Initiated by IGLA
The waters of the Iowa Great Lakes may be frozen now, but they were high enough to all but halt boat traffic five months ago. And while wave and erosion control are on the back burner this winter, the Iowa Great Lakes Association is taking the first steps to get a...
IGLA Engages University of Iowa in Flood Analysis
IGLA (Iowa Great Lakes Association) and Clary Lake Service was honored to bring the world renowned hydrologist, Dr. Larry Weber and his colleagues working to evaluate the Iowa Great Lakes Area Watershed, to a packed house at Arrowwood Resort and Conference Center at...
Invasive Species Education
Community Development Manager, Jen Johnson-Ross, spent an entire day working with Spirit Lake 4th grade students discussing invasive species. This great group of kids learned about zebra mussels, curly leaf pondweed and Asian carp.
A Decade of IGLA
Your Iowa Great Lakes Association celebrates our 10 year anniversary in 2018. Below is an article from the Fall edition of Okoboji Magazine in which you will learn the history of and vision for our nonprofit association. Email okoboji@iowainformation.com if you would...
Oil Soaked Soil From Iowa’s Largest Train Derailment Being Disposed of in Dickinson County
(Spirit Lake)-- The issue over soil contaminated by oil that was spilled in that BNSF train derailment near Doon last month being disposed of at the Dickinson County Landfill east of Arnolds Park is headed for the political arena. The Dickinson County Board of...
East Loch Estates Hearing Update
Re: Lawsuit #1 – Concerned Citizens vs Dickinson County and the Board of Supervisors Lawsuit #2 – Concerned Citizens vs Dickinson County Board of Adjustment and David Kohlhaase, both individually and in his capacity as Zoning Administrator On Friday, July 27th, a...
IGLA efforts receive thanks
Click to read the full letters: Governor Reynolds Arnolds Park Center Lake Letter DNR Iowa Great Lakes Sanitary District
Emergency No Wake Zone
Emergency 600-foot 5 mph/No-Wake rule now in effect for some lakes in Dickinson County On June 26, 2018, the level of East & West Lake Okoboji rose above 6.05 feet on the USGS Gauging Station. Per the Dickinson County Emergency Management Commission’s No-Wake...