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Volume 13, Issue 1 | February/March/April 2023
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INSIDE: :: Is 2030 the Year of Change for Climate Action? :: Making Duck Hunting & Conservation History :: 30 by 30 Challenge & Other Local Conservation Goals :: and more... “They are considered among the animal world’s nest parents.”
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PUBLISHER’S LETTER
“I go to nature every day for inspiration in the day’s work.” — Frank Lloyd Wright — by Kathy Wine I n December, I read of a new 2022 study published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health that reported every 10% increase in access to natural space was linked to a 7% drop in early
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deaths in people younger than 65. Even moderate levels of access seemed to make a di erence. This study endorsing nature as a remedy is one of hundreds worldwide that validate how nature bene ts public health and wellness; it is central to River Action and is at the core of the work of our Retain the Rain program, trail building, river events, education, and the QC Flood Resiliency Alliance, all initiated to create nature-based solutions for stormwater management, access to parks, healthy outdoor recreation, advocacy, and ood prevention to bene t human and environmental health; they increase resiliency and reduce run-o pollutants among many other bene ts. We want our cities resilient and here for the long term. That our work is grounded in science is good, but the fact we present many outdoor activities for all ages at the same time is even better. All told, it drives invention and collaboration, and is reimagining the Quad Cities with a green mantle of nature protecting it. The QC’s had developed a kind of planner that is relatively scarce, one who is centrally interested in collaboration. Q2030, which is featured in this issue, wins two victories. It has made a vital mission statement and has triumphed over the obstacles it put in its own way—getting everyone involved. Since one of the goals involves branding, I can’t resist o ering my suggestion here—The Cities Beautiful. With it, we have one brand, understandable by all generations. We tell it to ourselves, and
then it is our frame of reference for all we do. It means healthy water, air, access for all, tree-lined streets and riverbanks on a beautiful river. It is a reference for multiple plans and goal setting. It’s not just physical beauty I refer to here, but the spirit of being joined by a river. In architecture, the beauty is in the design; in painting, it is form and color. In ne art, it is craftsmanship. These things bring pleasure, for sure. But the real fun comes from the enjoyment of their beauty and nature’s splendor, and we can appreciate there is plenty of that in the Quad Cities!
INSIDE THIS ISSUE 3 Is 2030 the Year of Change for Climate Action? by Dayna Kraklio 7 Quad City Flood Resiliency Alliance Meeting 2/16/23 by Dayna Kraklio 8 Making Duck Hunting and Conservation History by Kathy Wine 10 The 30 by 30 Challenge and Other Local Conservation Goals by Dayna Kraklio 11 The 2023 Explore the River Series Can Lead to Action by Dayna Kraklio 12 Eddy Calendar: February, March, April by Kathy Wine
Our Mission: River Action strives to foster the environmental, economic, and cultural vitality of the Mississippi River and its riverfront in the Quad City region.
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CLIMATE ACTION
Is 2030 the Year of Change for Climate Action?
— by Liv Humphrey.
2030 has become a signi cant year for shifts to a greener planet. We have seen cities within the bi-state region taking an impressive leap forward in becoming a more sustainable
place to live. Some cities we want to highlight are Windsor Heights, Des Moines, and Iowa City. We also want to highlight the bold climate action the state of Illinois plans to take for 2030. All these cities and States have goals to cut carbon emissions and become more climate resilient as the future is becoming more unpredictable. Windsor Heights is a small city within Polk County and is making great strides towards a sustainable future. In the middle of October 2022, the city council resolved to have 100% of their city’s electricity be from a carbon-free source by the year 2030.
Wind turbine farm located in western Iowa.
They, like many other cities, decided to aim for that goal due to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recommendation on cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 45% by the year 2030. It’s impactful to also report how residents are supportive of this movement and hope to see further advancements. Des Moines is on the same track as well, even though their goal is to be 100% 24/7 Carbon Free electricity city wide by 2035, they are also pushing to have a 45% reduction in emissions from their 2010 emissions. This decision was fueled by the impacts of climate change they are already seeing in their community
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The causes and impacts of climate change in an urban setting. (Taken from cedar-rapids.org)
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Solutions on how to mitigate and adapt to climate change in an urban setting (Taken from cedar-rapids.org)
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< Continued from page 3 and feel its best to plan for greenhouse gas emissions mitigation, development programs for pollution control, and address climate adaptation actions for the betterment of the city and its citizens. Iowa City is also well on its way to
reach Windsor Height’s goals. The city is pushing to also reduce carbon emissions by 45% from 2010 levels by 2030, but their goal to achieve net zero carbon emissions is not until 2050. Even though 2050 is a ways away, city sta in charge of creating the Acceleration Iowa City’s Action plan is paving a way to emission reduction, with 64 actions to be initiated by the city by 2025. The state of Illinois has made great strides in the making of 2030 goals. It’s requiring a process to phase out coal and natural gas by an emissions reduction, which is mandating zero emissions for private coal by 2030 and municipal coal and natural gas by 2045 which will be counteracted by its goal to be powered by 40% renewable energy by 2030. It is also pushing residents to go greener by aiming to have 1 million
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signs the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act into law on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, outside the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago.
electric vehicles on the road by 2030, giving $4000 rebates for consumers, and helping fund a statewide charging network. Other clean energy goals are farther down the timeline, but they are on a path to be a 100% clean energy state by 2050 and planning to double the state’s investment in renewable energy. It is exciting to see how this will extend to all the Illinois cities. Many cities and even states are making strides to make climate resilient communities. In the QC, some attainable solutions we have as a community are to educate ourselves on climate action plans, how they help, and how we as a community can work to implement them. It’s also important to be equipped with this knowledge so we can use it when cities and states are shaping policy. Lastly, continuing the idea of using our voice, it’s important to bring up more conservations when it comes to our changing climate and what our cities can do for us. I have met some impactful people in the Quad Cities, who are doing amazing work when it comes to helping build a climate conscious community, and I am hopeful that we will keep pushing towards that.
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CLIMATE ACTION
Quad City Flood Resiliency Alliance
The next public QCFRA meeting will take place February 16th, 2023, 1:00 PM at Riverdale City Hall, Riverdale, IA
— by Dayna Kraklio
The City of Davenport saw ooding throughout in 2019.
THE AGENDA: City of Davenport’s CRS Application: Going for a 6! • Presented by Robbin Dunn Spring 2023 Flood Forecast • Update from National Weather Service on what we might see in ooding this Spring New FEMA Flood Maps will soon be released • What changes will we see? The importance of Substantial Damage Hazard Mitigation Plan • City of Davenport’s Plan Still o ering free, rst oor elevation surveys for homeowners whose property may be outside the oodplain.
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CONSERVATION ACTION
Making Duck Hunting & Conservation History
Ducks Unlimited Target Areas
— by Kathy Wine
Horseshoe Lake State Park
At the podium is Mayor Simmons of Greenville, MS and the woman to his right is Karen Waldrop, global conservation director for Ducks Unlimited at Granite City, IL
W hen Colin Wellenkamp, Executive Director, Upper Mississippi River & Towns Initiative, a coalition of 102 mayors from across the basin, was searching for spaces on the river for oodwater retention and how to acquire them, he had an ‘aha’ moment by making the connection between ducks, wetlands, and sorely needed funding. Flood water is stored in wetlands. Ducks populate wetlands. Duck hunters seek out wetlands in order to hunt ducks. Duck hunters buy land as needed for more wetlands. Cities and towns need wetlands for water retention. Duck hunters would help river cities and towns mitigate ooding by creating more wetlands on the Mississippi. That idea took hold, and in October, 2021, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Ducks Unlimited, a national not-for-pro t dedicated to ghting wetland loss and purchasing vital habitat for waterfowl, other wildlife, people, and now cities, and MRCTI. This has resulted in $500,0000 Ducks Unlimited Project in Illinois that will assist
four cities: East St. Louis, Granite City, Madison, and Sauget. It is now moving forward on a massive DU project near Burlington, Iowa, and the project they have already underway for the Quad Cities includes restoring 7,000 acres near the mouth of the Rock River and Milan Bottoms. Mayors and ducks are happy with the recently passed Omnibus Funding Bill and Water Resources Development Act, too. The Omnibus included successes for river programs and projects that will assist the partnership: The North American Wetlands Conservation Fund received $50 million, EPA Categorial Grant for Wetlands received $14.7 million, the 319 Water Pollution Control Grant received $189 million, the Drinking Water Infrastructure Resilience & Sustainability Program received $25 million, and the Community Water System Risk and Resilience Program received $50 million. In addition to this $328.7 million, WRDA provided authorization for the rst ever lower river ecosystem restoration program which will help the DU projects there.
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Seven years in—seven to go
is being taken on and looking at the additional initiatives we could take on. RA: Will there be a product or plan? Kate: The riverfront aerial mapping will be produced. RA: Who is guiding the discussions? Kate: Our champions. They are Visit Quad Cities, United Way, QC Chamber, and the QC Community Foundation, and each of the four organizations are aligning their goals with the 2030 goals. Our full board of directors numbers 14. The most important role of our board is to ensure that Q2030 lives up to its promise of collaborating with many and showcasing regional successes to accelerate a more cool, creative, connected, and prosperous community for all. RA: What are 2023 actions that will lead to 2030 goals? Kate: In 2023, we will strive to contact 40% of high schoolers without clear
career potential to be engaged in apprenticeships and learn how they are experiencing the system. In addition, we hope to have an online, usable riverfront amenity guide as well as signage to tell the stories of the region. Finally, we want to make our growing refugee population more aware of entrepreneurial work, uplift the work they are doing, and decrease poverty within that population. RA: Would you say you are encouraging Kate: Yes. Q2030 has a lens focused on diversity and inclusion and promises to be an active advocate for convening Quad Citizens collaboratively. It is our policy to work with those who are advocating the Quad Cities as one metropolitan region, like Bi-State and River Action. collaboration to build trust with those who have been historically underrepresented?
— by Kathy Wine
L aunched in 2016, Q2030, a Regional Action Plan that is a transformational community and economic development initiative designed to make our bi-state area cooler, more creative, connected, and prosperous by the year 2030, is inspiring change. Organizers are connecting the dots by moving from economic impact to environmental impacts, social justice, and even housing justice. We sat down with Kate Jennings, Executive Director, in December to learn where we are exactly, half-way to the 2030 goal. RA: How do cities’ 2030 goals t into your regional goals? Kate: That is the biggest challenge, making sure that the work is complimentary to other work that
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Funding our Future: The 30 by 30 Challenge and Other Local Conservation Goals
Loud Thunder Forest Preserve, Martin Conservation Area Prairie Flowers in Illinois City, IL.
Projects that were approved for funding in 2022 are expected to remove 250 miles of fence for wildlife, reconnect more than 1,300 miles of streams and rivers, and manage more than 130,000 acres of re-dependent land. We see similar things happening locally. Brian Ritter, Executive Director of the Nahant Marsh Education Center, spoke with River Action about such a project. Recently, corridors, large landscapes, watersheds, and seascapes › Improve ecosystem and community resilience to ooding, drought and other climate related threats › Expand access to the outdoors, particularly in underserved communities The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is searching for projects that: › Conserve and restore rivers, coasts, wetlands, and watersheds › Conserve and restore forests, grasslands and other important ecosystems that serve as carbon sinks › Connect and reconnect wildlife
L ast year, the administration launched the $5 billion America the Beautiful Challenge for conservation and restoration projects in the U.S. The goal: Thirty percent more U.S. land and waters protected by 2030, or 720 million acres of land. The Challenge is anchored by an initial $440 million of federal resources for the next 5 years. The responsibility of administering grant funds went to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, which will support locally led ecosystem restoration projects. NFWF has leveraged initial funds for the Challenge from the Department of Interior, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Defense. This last year, NFWF received 527 proposals and ended up approving 55 of them, totaling $91 million in federal funding to numerous large-scale and complex conservation and restoration programs around the county. That $91 million will be matched locally with $50.7 million in contributions for a total of $141.7 million. More than one-third of the grant funds from the American the Beautiful Challenge went to support projects and programs organized by Tribal and Native Nations. — by Dayna Kraklio
Nahant Marsh acquired a 60-acre parcel of agricultural land adjacent to the marsh from the Nobis family in Davenport, Iowa. The goal is to restore the farmland into wetlands and prairie and meander an old drainage ditch back into a stream. He is also interested in developing a network of wildlife corridors that better connect Nahant Marsh to other nearby natural areas like the Milan Bottoms, Credit Island and Sunderbruch Park. Besides the restoration e orts at Nahant Marsh, the City of Rock Island also recently acquired over 500 acres of land, much of that land being wetlands, from Riverstone Group. City o cials are still discussing what will be done, but there is interest in using the land for outdoor recreation, like hunting and wildlife watching. It is encouraging to see both local and national e orts for ecological conservation and restoration. To be able to meet climate goals by 2030, we need both small and large projects like these to get us there. Conserving thirty percent of U.S. land and waters is instrumental in the ght against climate change and we should make this one of our 2030 goals.
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The 2023 Explore the River Series Can Lead to Action Although it feels like winter has just begun, summer is right around the corner, and River Action has almost nished planning the 2023 Explore the River Summer Education Series.
Antique postcard of a ferryboat in Davenport, IA on the Mississippi River.
— by Dayna Kraklio
C hannel Cat Talks and Riverine Walks will begin May 30th and feature 26 di erent topics on the environment, history, and the culture of the Mississippi River and Quad City region. New topics include “Spooky Quad Cities” with Michael McCarty; Co-Author of Ghosts of the Quad Cities and Eerie Quad Cities, “Butterworth Center and Deere-Wiman House Tour”, and “Monarchs of the Quad Cities” with The QC Monarch Rescue Team. No matter your age, gender, or ethnicity, environmental education and stewardship has something for you. River Action not only wants to educate, but encourage people to take action, as well! We will feature many lectures involving people in the Quad Cities who are taking action and creating change. With the Quad City Monarch Riverine Walk, participants will not only learn about the beauty and importance of Monarch Butter ies, but they will also look for Monarch eggs and caterpillars, too, so that the larvae can complete their nal life stages in a safe place to ensure their survival. Last year, the small group organized by Laura and Paige Burke raised and shared over 530 eggs, caterpillars, chrysalis, and butter ies.
QC Monarch Rescue Team and Mercado on Fifth are initiating change. Another link to action that we see within our series is between “Ferrying on the Upper Mississippi” and the MetroLINK Channel Cat Water Taxi. In the early 1900’s, ferries used to move people from shore to shore between Davenport and Rock Island. They were soon phased out due to bridges being built. River Action created the Channel Cat Water Taxi in 1995 to reconnect citizens with the Mississippi River and create another kind of ferry. Learn of other connections between the ferries of the past and ferries of the day with Reggie McLeod, publisher, and editor of “Big River Magazine”. River Action hopes to bridge a connection between education and action for our audiences. Getting involved can lead to cleaning up trash in a local park with friends, planting milkweed in your home garden or yard, or buying a rain barrel to retain the rainwater that runs o your roof. You can pick up a mesh bag, perfect for picking up trash around the Mississippi River and other local waterways, at our o ce. You can also nd more ways to get involved on our website, riveraction.org or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to learn more.
QC Monarch Rescue Team showing o their butter y hatching kits from last summer on Living Local.
Some of the butter ies were even released at Nahant Marsh Education Center last fall. The series will also feature a Riverine Walk with Mercado on 5th in Moline, a non-pro t trying to create a connection between the Floreciente Neighborhood and Moline’s downtown by supporting the Hispanic community that lives there. By drawing diverse groups of people to their events and their outdoor markets, they support the small business owners who participate. Organizations like The
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Nahant Marsh: Valentine’s Day Lantern Hike Fri, Feb 10, 5-7 pm, Nahant Marsh Education Center, 4220 Wapello Ave, Davenport Follow the lanterns along the trails and warm up by the bonfire on this self-guided walk. Savory hors d’oeuvres, sweet treats and hot cocoa will be available. A headlamp or flashlight is recommended. $28 per couple. Register at nahantmarsh.org or 563.336.3370. Quad City Audubon Society: Field Trip Sat, Feb 11, 9 am, Smith Island, Lock and Dam 14, LeClaire Winter walk with Dr. Brian Peer. quadcityaudubon.org.
9th Annual Quad Cities Stormwater Conference Thur, Feb 23, 8 am- 4 pm, Bally’s Quad Cities Casino & Hotel, 777 Bally Blvd, Rock Island This conference is geared towards contractors dealing with stormwater and erosion control, engineering firms, floodplain managers, MS4 managers and engineering/contractor companies working throughout the Quad Cities. For more information 309- 581-3001 or dtemple@rockislandswcd.org.
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QC Environmental Film Series: Youth Unstoppable Sun, Feb 5, 2 pm, North High School Auditorium, 626 W. 53rd St, Davenport YOUTH UNSTOPPABLE takes us inside the rise of the Global Youth Climate Movement. Slater Jewell-Kemker was 15 when she began documenting the untold stories of youth on the front lines of climate change refusing to let their futures slip away. $5 single film/$20 season ticket.
QC Environmental Film Series: The Ground Between Us Sun, Feb 12, 2 pm, Augustana College, Olin Hall Auditorium, 639 38th St., Rock Island THE GROUND BETWEEN US presents public land debates alongside the day- to-day realities of three families who hold vastly different connections and perspectives on public lands. $5 single film/$20 season ticket.
QC Environmental Film Series: Black Ice Sun, Feb 26, 2 pm, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St, Davenport BLACK ICE follows a crew of aspiring ice climbers from the Memphis Rox gym to the frozen wilds of Montana, where mentors Manoah Ainuu, Conrad Anker, and Fred Campbell share their love of winter adventure in the mountains. $5 single film/$20 season ticket. Riveraction.org or 563.322.2969.
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Green Drinks Tues, Feb 7, 5 pm, El Patron, 1829 2nd Ave, Rock Island Art and the Environment – The intersection of entomology, forestry, and art – Tierney Brosius, Augustana College. For more info contact Lori_ mccollum@sbcglobal.net.
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March
Green Drinks Tues, Mar 7, 5 pm, El Patron, 1829 2nd Ave, Rock Island Editing the Soul – Science and Fiction in the Genome Age – Everett Hamner, Western Illinois University. For more info contact Lori_mccollum@sbcglobal.net.
QC Environmental Film Series: Dead Sea Guardians Sun, Mar 5, 2 pm, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St, Davenport The Dead Sea – the lowest place on earth and one of the wonders of the world – is dying. Three historic enemies join forces on a heroic journey to stop this catastrophe and save the Dead See from disappearing. $5 single film/$20 season ticket. Riveraction.org or 563.322.2969.
Nahant Marsh: 4th Annual Oberholtzer Awards Sat, Feb 25, 9am-12pm, The Bend Event Center, 910 Bend Blvd, East Moline Recognize the past, present, and future conservation leaders in our area who have made significant contributions towards understanding and protecting the natural world. A buffet style brunch will be served, followed by an awards ceremony, raffles, and a silent auction. The event will be accompanied by a string duo featuring musicians for the Quad City Symphony Orchestra. $50 general admission, $40 members. Nahantmarsh.org or 563.336.3370. River Action’s Environmental Book Club Tues, Feb 28, 7 pm, River Action office, 822 E. River Dr, Davenport Discuss: Water Always Wins: Thriving in an Age of Drought and Deluge by Erica Gies. Discussions are free and open to the public. Riveraction.org or 563.322.2969. We help make you a little more comfortable. • Heating and Cooling • Plumbing and Drain Cleaning • Electrical • 24/7 Service
Quad City Audubon Society: Princeton Wildlife Management Area Thur, Mar 11, 8 am, Meet at boat ramp (south end of management area) Spring waterfowl walk. quadcityaudubon.org.
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Don’t forget to buy a ‘Retain the Rain’ Rain Barrel for April showers!!! Rain Barrels hold 60 gallons and come with a diverter, mosquito netting, and spigot for a hose! $85 includes a standard-sized diverter, or $90 for a large diverter at River Action, 822 E River Drive, Davenport, or online at www. riveraction.org.
Canoecopia Fri-Sun, Mar 10-12, Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI Canoecopia is the largest paddlesports consumer event in the world. With over 100 presentations and clinics, Canoecopia is an educational event to learn about specific gear for your style of paddling, develop skills to get you where you want to go, and discover some of the many places to paddle, both near and far. Stop by River Action’s Floatzilla booth! canoecopia.com. QCCA Flower and Garden Show Fri-Sun, Mar 24-26, QCCA Expo Center, 2621 4th Ave, Rock Island Admission $6 in advance, $8 at the door. qccaexpocenter.com/lawn-garden-event. River Action’s Environmental Book Club Tues, Mar 28, 7 pm, River Action office, 822 E. River Dr, Davenport Discuss: Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law, by Mary Roach. Discussions are free and open to the public. Riveraction.org or 563.322.2969.
River Action’s Fish & Fire Fundraiser and Friendraiser and Eddy Awards Fri, Apr 28, 5:30 pm, Holiday Inn Hotel & Conference Center, 226 17th St, Rock Island Social hour, silent auction, and cash bar 5:30 pm; Dinner 7 pm. Bid on dozens of silent auction items, enjoy dinner and celebrate those in our community who have gone against the current at the 24th Annual Eddy Awards Presentation. Riveraction.org or 563.322.2969.
QCCA Flower and Garden Show Fri-Sun, Mar 24-26, QCCA Expo Center, 2621 4th Ave, Rock Island Admission $6 in advance, $8 at the door. qccaexpocenter. com/lawn-garden-event.
April Green Drinks Tues, Apr 4, 5 pm, El Patron, 1829 2nd Ave, Rock Island Drinking Water for Kenya – Duro Johnson, West High School. For more info contact Lori_mccollum@sbcglobal.net. Quad Cities Henry Farnam Dinner Thur, Apr 20, 5 pm, Bally’s Casino & Hotel, 777 Jumer Dr, Rock Island Displays/cocktails 5 pm, Dinner 6:15, Program 7:30. Dinner and program. “From Low Speed to High Speed—The 1856 Mississippi Rail bridge and the Future of High Speed Rail in the Midwest”, Riveraction.org or 563.322.2969. River Action’s Environmental Book Club Tues, Apr 25, 7 pm, River Action office, 822 E. River Dr, Davenport Discuss: Fen, Bog, & Swamp: A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate Crisis, by Annie Proulx. Discussions are free and open to the public. Riveraction.org or 563.322.2969.
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