Nate Rippke

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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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...

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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...

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High Water – A Study Initiated by IGLA

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...

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IGLA Engages University of Iowa in Flood Analysis

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...

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Invasive Species Education

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.

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A Decade of IGLA

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...

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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...

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Emergency No Wake Zone

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...

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