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Watershed Project
Union Grove Lake

Clean water starts with you

Landowners and residents are partnering with the Union Grove Watershed Project to improve the water quality of the lake, the centerpiece of Union Grove State Park.

Through the use of conservation practices on their land, they are helping improve the lake for future generations.
More about the project

News

Melody Bro, project coordinator, can help landowners
Melody Bro of rural Montour has nurtured a love of the land in Tama County for the past 25 years. Having worked most of her life in soil conservation and water quality, Bro has helped spread this love to both her children and the community through outdoor education.
More about Bro

Get Involved
Learn more about how you can help

For More Information
Local:
Melody Bro
Union Grove Lake Watershed Project Coordinator
(641) 484-2702 ext. 120
Melody.Bro@ia.usda.gov
Toledo NRCS Office

Statewide:
Steve Hopkins
DNR Nonpoint Source Program Coordinator
(515) 281-6402
Stephen.Hopkins@dnr.iowa.gov

Upcoming events

Information Fair
July 8
Rain Garden Workshop
Sept. 2

Funding opportunities

Financial assistance is available for landowners looking to add conservation practices to their land.
Learn more.

What's a watershed?
A watershed is the area of land that drains into a lake or stream.

Water traveling over the surface or through groundwater may pick up contaminants like sediment, chemicals and waste and deposit them in a body of water.



 

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