Did you know that prior to 1977 and the passage of The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA), there were no regulations to clean up strip mines once the mining operations ceased? This means states with historic coal mining, such as Iowa, were left with pockets of barren “abandoned mines” for several decades. Iowa has more than 12,000 acres …
Raised an Iowan: how to find your way out of a cornfield and other lessons only an Iowan understands I was recently read an article that was basically a compilation of stories from millennials who have purchased homes and how they were able to do so. Most of the submissions were from people who lived on either the East or …
Water quality is a topic of much discussion, as it should be. We have seen the quality of the water within the United States decline. There are whole communities within the U.S. that haven’t had safe water in a long time. While individuals may not have the power to impact the quality of the water worldwide, we all have the …
Pathfinders RC&D is excited to welcome Ashley Utt as the incoming Executive Director. Utt comes to Pathfinders’ with experience in a variety of marketing and public relations capacities, as well as work in inside/outside sales and starting up and operating a small business, SIBS Market, in Bloomfield, Iowa. She has a strong belief that growth begins when people start working …
A summer internship position is still available at Knoxville in Marion County. Duration: 10-12 weeks, 40 hours per week Pay: $10.00 per hour Qualifications: Open to any student currently enrolled in college or recent graduate majoring in a field of study related to agriculture, conservation, engineering, construction trades, GIS, communications, public relations, urban planning, or environmental sciences. Duties: The Intern …
Position Title: Project Coordinator, Mahaska County (Full-time, grant funded position through September 30, 2020) Location: Oskaloosa, Iowa Contact: Mahaska Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) 2503 Todd Street Oskaloosa, IA 52577 …
On Monday, April 22nd, the Lower Skunk River Water Quality & Soil Health Initiative will sponsor a showing of the film “Living Soil” . This event is free and open to the public. It will be held in the Salem Crew Public Library at 107 E. Cherry Street, Salem, IA from 10am to 11am. The film is one hour long …
Big names in economic development are presenting at the Southeast Iowa Housing Conference taking place in Fairfield on May 21. Bill Menner and Debi Durham keynote this solution-oriented conference for rural communities in Southeast Iowa. Bill Menner is the Executive Director of Iowa Rural Development Council. His keynote address, “Raising the Roof – Addressing Iowa’s Rural Housing Crisis,” will discuss …
Pathfinders Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D), a 501c3 nonprofit organization, seeks its next Executive Director who will continue partnering with communities and organizations in Southeast Iowa, who is committed to natural resource conservation, and who has experience writing and administering grants, managing staff, and nonprofit administration. The ideal candidate will understand the challenges facing small-town Iowa, be independently motivated, outgoing, …
Pathfinders Resource Conservation and Development’s (RC&D) Executive Director, Anna Bruen, has been selected as a member of the 36th cohort of Bosch Fellows. As a fellow, Bruen will spend 11 months living and working in Germany, which creates an opportunity for a new Executive Director to lead Pathfinders RC&D. Bruen’s fellowship begins July 1st and applications for Executive Director are …
