Volume 56, Issue No. 29
May 15, 2015
2015 ANNUAL FALL CONFERENCE – REGISTRATION PACKET AVAILABLE!
years Why County Conservation Matters! September 17-19, Cedar Rapids
NOTICE was sent out earlier this week that the Registration Packet & Form for the
56thAnnual IACCB Fall Conference have been posted to our website. Exciting stuff! We
are very pleased to provide an excellent agenda of educational sessions, pre-conference
activities and a keynote speaker that is second to none! Linn County’s tours are historically
unparalleled – and don’t forget that alumni element! There are also a couple of handcrafted raffle items (canoe and kayak) that you will be sure to want to invest a couple of
pennies in  Please review the registration packet at your earliest Morris opportunity, and
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endeavor to process your registrations well in advance of the August 17 deadline!
Conference information: http://mycountyparks.weebly.com/2015-fall-conference.html
(NOTE: Exhibitor forms are also available for vendors via the above link )
IMPORTANT DATES: * May 15 – REAP‐CEP Grants Due (TODAY!) * May 18 – IACCB Board of Directors Mtg. – D. Moines * May 21 – District 4 Mtg.‐ Fremont CCB * May 20 – Visitor Protection Workshop – Woodbury Co. * June 4 – Visitor Protection CCB FRIENDS & FOUNDATIONS SURVEY ENDS TODAY!
Workshop – Winneshiek Co. The link to this survey will expire at midnight tonite! 44 counties have opted
to respond to-date, so we believe we now have information from 60% (+/-) of
those out there. Even more intriguing is that we have 4.90+ folks that have
given the nod to attend the inaugural conference/organizational meeting for
this network on Thursday, November 5th in Des Moines – WOW! We only
need one response per county, following is the link one more time:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CCB_FRIENDS_AND_FOUNDATIONS
* Aug. 1 – FY 2016 IACCB Memberships Due * Nov. 3‐5 – 2015 IACCB Summit Series – Des Moines The IACCB Newsletter is produced on a periodic basis, and provided in digital format as a membership benefit to IACCB Members and stakeholders. VISITOR PROTECTION & EMPLOYEE SAFETY WORKSHOPS
May 20th – Woodbury County
June 4th – Winneshiek County
WOODBURY – Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center, 4500 Sioux River Road, Sioux City, 8:45 – 2:30
COST is $8.00/person; REGISTER names via email by 5/15 to: [email protected]
60th Anniversary of County Conservation! September 17 – 19, 2015 Cedar Rapids WINNESHIEK – NE Iowa Comm. College, Rooms 104/105, 1625 Hwy. 150, Calmar, 8:45 – 2:30
COST is $10.00/person; REGISTER names via email by 5/27 to: [email protected]
These workshops are open to all county conservation employees and other interested individuals in
the parks & recreation or natural resource fields. AGENDAS for each workshop are similar, and will
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include sessions on: Severe Weather Preparedness, Crime Scene/Crisis Management,
Awareness, The Park Visitor Mentality and You!, and Gangs, Gypsies & Ritualistic Crimes.
Downloadable AGENDAS: http://iowaccpoa.weebly.com/visitor-protection-workshops.html
(Provided by a partnership between the host CCB, IACCB and the CCPOA of Iowa)
[email protected] (515) 963‐9582
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LEGISLATIVE
UPDATE
LATEST
NEWS from the Capitol this morning – gridlock. Until the education funding issue is
finalized, many other issues are languishing in various committees awaiting this major funding
direction.
At such time as this becomes resolved – then legislators can review their budget
targets and move forward on tandem discussions (including IWILL). So not much to report on
day – as you have the opportunity for a discussion – continue to ADVOCATE! 
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NOTE:
We are also monitoring the Iowa Next bill to ascertain any movement. (SSB1287)
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ONLINE RESERVATOINS UPDATE & TRAINING
As we continue to roll towards the June 24th launch of the all-new MyCountyParks
Website
– the fever for training is a bubbling. I am currently wrestling with five
Community College locations across the state in negotiating available facilities, dates, pricing and lunch
opportunities….zounds!
Here’s where
we are at:
June 11th (Thurs.) – Online Reservation Training* – IA Valley Community College – Marshalltown (Marshall Co.)
June 15th (Mon.) – General MCP.com Training – DMACC Campus – Carroll (Carroll Co.)
June 18th (Thurs.) – General MCP.com Training – Kirkwood Campus – Washington (Washington Co.)
June 22nd (Mon.) – General MCP.com Training – Kirkwood Campus – Cedar Rapids (Linn Co.)
Still planning to have one other training date available in Denison to accommodate the apparent demand(s).
Potential additional date in Denison is June 9th. There is limited space at all of these locations – I am NOT BE
ACCEPTING RESERVATIONS AT THIS TIME – not until all sites are finalized. IACCB will be absorbing the meeting
site costs for these events, participants will be “on your own” for lunch and breaks. Please recognize the logistics
associated with this effort – I appreciate your patience as we try to squeeze this all in to get in front of that June 24th
roll-out of the all-new version! I hope to have an online registration link available for all the sites as soon as I can get
all the details fine-tuned……whew!
* ONLINE RESERVATION TRAINING – This date in Marshalltown is primarily designated for the 12 CCBs that are
currently “IN” & active with online reservations. Once I have confirmed the attendance numbers from these counties
– there MAY be some space for CCBs interested in moving that direction – stay tuned. CURRENT E-Commerce
CCBs include: Adams, Black Hawk, Clay, Clinton, Dubuque, Hamilton, Harrison, Linn, Marion, Polk,
Pottawattamie and Story. If your CCB is not highlighted/bolded in blue – I am not currently holding space for
you in this training. Please let me know by next Wednesday, May 20th if you plan to have anyone in attendance!
Thanks to you all for your dedication to this update & renovation effort 
FY2016 IACCB MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS IN YOUR INBOX!
Your CCB’s FY2016 IACCB Membership Renewal forms and information
were sent out via email on Thursday, May 7th – KUDOS for Palo Alto and
Adams CCBs for being the #1 and #2 renewed memberships for FY2016 –
Thanks! As a reminder, your renewals for the upcoming year are due by
August 1st, and IACCB welcomes your “two-payment” option should that fit
better with your local circumstances. Over the years, some counties have
found it to be advantageous to utilize finances from two fiscal years. Please
let me know if you have any questions: [email protected]
HISTORIC BUGGY AVAILABLE FOR THE LOW, LOW PRICE OF……...FREE!
The Dubuque County Historical Society is deaccessioning a complete buggy from their
museum collection. They are offering it free of charge to any museum, nature center,
historical society, or other institution that would be able to use it for display or demonstration.
It is not being given to be used as an outdoor lawn display as it would not hold up long
outside. The top leather canopy is in fairly good shape with some rusting and interior wool
lining badly deteriorated. There would be some restoration involved, but the buggy is
complete with all wheels, shaft, canopy and even has the full leather covered dashboard and
trunk. The buggy is free, but accepting party would be responsible for picking it up. Anyone
interested can contact Mark Wagner and he will put you in touch with their Archivist.
[email protected] or (563) 557-9545 ext. 206. (Mark is a former CCB Naturalist and
is currently the Director of Education for the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium)
CELEBRATE
SPRING BY PLANTING TREES
DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) State Forest Nursery is helping
Iowans
to plant more trees this spring by offering 100 additional seedlings to each specialty packet purchased until
Memorial Day weekend, while supplies last.
“With the continuing impacts of emerald ash borer, we want to make it easy for Iowans to mitigate the loss
of trees and help diversify and expand Iowa’s tree canopy,” says Paul Tauke, chief of the DNR’s Forestry Bureau.
The first 400 orders of Create-a-Packets through the State Forest Nursery will receive an additional 100 seedlings
of the nursery’s choice. Each custom packet consists of 200 bare-root seedlings which the customers choose, 50
each of four selected species, and 100 seedlings which the nursery chooses. The seedlings are between 8 and 24
inches, depending on the tree or shrub species. Size and species requests do not apply to the additional 100
seedlings added to each packet.
To take part in this offer, call the State Forest Nursery at 1-800-865-2477 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30
p.m. and mention the “add-a-hundred program.” Orders will be filled on a first-come first-served basis until 400
packets have been requested, or 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 22, whichever comes first. This offer only applies to newly
placed orders, and cannot be applied to previous orders. Recommended packet choices include: Butterfly Host
Packet, The Fastest Forest Packet and the Wild Edibles Packet.
Anyone can purchase Create-a-Packets from the Iowa State Forest Nursery to increase wildlife habitat,
pollinator potential or diversify backyard woodlands. Cost of a Create-a-Packet is $110, plus shipping and
handling. Seedling choices can be seen in the Seedling Catalog atwww.iowadnr.com/nursery. For more information
about the add-a-hundred program, contact the Iowa DNR State Forest Nursery at 1-800-865-2477.
LAW ENFORCEMENT GOLF OPPORTUNITY – Hamilton County, July 11th
The Hamilton County Peace Officers Association is hosting their annual benefit golf tournament on July 11th. For
additional information and to register – please refer the flyer on the homepage of the CCPOA website listed below.
LINK TO MORE INFORMATION: http://iowaccpoa.weebly.com/
LINN COUNTY HOST TRAINING DAY ON MATSELL RANGE
Linn County Conservation hosted an excellent spring training opportunity
at the Matsell Bridge Gun Ranges earlier this month. Training for CCB
officers included takedown and handcuffing techniques as well as
firearms training and shooting techniques. Instructors were from local
Sheriff offices and county conservation boards. Thanks to Aaron
Batchelder (Linn CCB) for coordinating and hosting the event. Hopes are
to make this an annual training exercise  The firearms ranges have
been at Matsell Bridge for decades but have been under renovation and
expansion for the past several years.
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http://www.mycountyparks.com/Jobs/Default.aspx 1. DALLAS Co. - Naturalist
2. POLK Co. – Natural Resources Technician
3. TEMPORARY POSITIONS – 19+ opportunities listed
on website
Full Time Employment Seasonal/Part‐Time – Listed on website