The Lower Cedar River Watershed Plan
The Lower Cedar River Watershed Plan is made possible by a competitive grant award through the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
Project Partners.
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East Central Iowa Council of Governments (ECICOG): Provide technical assistance and grant administration services.
Iowa Department of Natural Resources: Provide technical and planning assistance to watersheds and are a direct resource to watersheds for formation of watershed management authorities and capacity building.
The Iowa Flood Center: Provides technical hydrologic analysis and community outreach.
Iowa State University-Extension and Outreach (ISUEO): Provide assistance for outreach and communication planning, technical assistance training, and outreach materials development.
United States Geological Survey (USGS): Provide water quality and quantity data for the entire Cedar River basin.
The Iowa Water Center: Provide data and analysis from the Daily Erosion Project as well as communication and outreach assistance.
University of Northern Iowa-Tallgrass Prairie Center: Provide outreach and technical assistance for native prairie and the Prairie on Farms program.
The Nature Conservancy/World Wildlife Fund/University of Minnesota: Provide data and analysis from SWAT model to help prioritize conservation efforts and effectiveness of various conservation practices.
University of Iowa-Hydroscience and Engineering (IIHR): Program lead for watershed projects implementation, modeling, and monitoring.
Hydroscience & Engineering
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship: Direct resource to watersheds for assistance with implementing watershed projects.
Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management: Aid in outreach and education activities for public resilience programs and development of planning documents and technical assistance.
