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The resulting information vacuum on this “30x30” proposal has enabled critics to claim that a supposed federal land grab lies ahead. The administration’s silence on the issue has placed Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack in a difficult position as he tries to explain a policy that at this point is little more than an abstraction.
Vilsack, a former Iowa governor who also served as agriculture secretary in the Obama administration, did provide needed reassurance when he publicly stated that the federal government will not seize private land. He also noted that U.S. ag producers are already using conservation measures in many cases.
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Participants in the Master Conservationist Program learn about managing prairie and grassland environments from a wildlife biologist with Pheasants Forever. -Submitted photo
Participants in the Master Conservationist Program use a sein to sample fish and insects in a small pond to learn about aquatic ecosystems. -Submitted photo
Participants in the Master Conservationist Program learn about a river in southern Iowa and practices used to protect surface waters from a fisheries biologists with the Iowa DNR.
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Participants in the Master Conservationist Program learn about managing prairie and grassland environments from a wildlife biologist with Pheasants Forever.
An opportunity will be available beginning May 18 for individuals to learn about Iowa’s natural ecosystems and the diversity of conservation challenges and opportunities within not only the state, but the region of Hamilton, Humboldt, Pocahontas and Webster Counties.