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Ames library notes: Iowa Climate Action Planning at the library
Ellen Wanamaker, Ames Public Library
Special to the Register
Ames Public Library invites you to attend an Iowa Climate Action Planning meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 14 via Zoom. To join the meeting, go to the calendar on the Ames Public Library website.
The meeting seeks to educate the public on what a climate action plan is, why a community needs one, and what goals might be included in Ames’ specific plan. You’ll have a chance to learn from climate action experts from neighboring cities. The moderator for the event is Vivian M. Cook, ISU graduate student in Community Development and Sustainable Agriculture. Panelists include Dr. William Gutowski, ISU Professor in Geological and Atmospheric Sciences; Josh Mandelbaum, Des Moines City Council Member; Sarah Gardner, Climate Action Engagement Specialist (Iowa City); and Tamara Marcus, Sustainability Program Manager (Linn County).
January 22, 2021
A shanty discovered in the Nelsonville Woods has since been demolished but the debris remains. (Photo by Michael Bowman)
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Nelsonville officials this week dismantled a shanty in the village woods and laid plans for a March election that promises to bring two new faces to the Village Board.
At the board’s monthly meeting on Tuesday (Jan. 19), Mayor Mike Bowman said that a resident reported a hideaway in the village-owned Nelsonville Woods that appeared to contain evidence that it was being used for drinking and drug use.
“We went up and checked it and dismantled it,” the mayor said, although “probably a good 10-yard Dumpster’s worth of garbage” remained. “It’s going to take kind of a Herculean effort to pull this stuff out.”