Restoring Rare Habitats for Wildlife and Water Quality – Beaver Habitat

July 28: <a href="https://practicalfarmers.org/events/field-days/restoring-rare-habitats-for-wildlife-and-water-quality-oxbows/">Restoring oxbows
Aug. 11: <a href="https://practicalfarmers.org/events/field-days/restoring-rare-habitats-for-wildlife-and-water-quality-long-term-habitat-management/">Long-term habitat management, land protection strategies

Tuesday, Aug. 4 | 5 – 5:30 p.m.

In partnership with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Iowa once boasted an incredibly diverse landscape. In this three-part series, landowners Jeff and Nancy will share their vision for their land and discuss the work they are doing on their property to restore rare and declining habitats, including fens, oxbows, beaver habitat, oak savanna and more. Also hear about Jeff’s ongoing partnership with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and learn about financial and technical assistance opportunities from USFWS biologist Darrick Weissenfluh.

Part 2 of this series will explore the work that Jeff, Nancy and Darrick have done to return beavers to the landscape and improve water quality in the North Raccoon River watershed.

Host: Jeff Pudenz

The Speakers:

Jeff Pudenz is a farmer and businessman from Greene County, Iowa, who has been active in conservation since 1970. Jeff and his wife Nancy have received Iowa Farm Environment Leadership and Blackhawk Watershed Conservation awards and have experience with a wide array of conservation programs and practices.

Darrick Weisenfluh is a fish and wildlife biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program stationed in Kossuth County, Iowa. Through the program, Darrick provides technical and cost-share assistance to private landowners in the Des Moines Lobe.