Can Iowa's Waters Be Saved?

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Apr30

Date: April 30, 2023
Time: 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Location: Plymouth Congregational UCC
4126 Ingersoll Ave
Des Moines, IA

Contact:
Amy Elbert (elbert.amylou@gmail.com)

Plymouth Church's Creation Care & Justice Committee presents a discussion on Iowa's water quality Sunday, April 30, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Plymouth Church. A free light lunch
featuring locally produced and sustainable foods will be offered at 12:15 p.m.

Keynote speaker is Neil Hamilton, an agricultural law and policy expert and author of The Land Remains. A discussion featuring a panel of farming and water policy experts will follow
moderated by Pat Boddy, a water resources engineer and former conservation administrator.
Panelists are:

Chris Henning, landowner and recipient of the Practical Farmers' 2022 Farmland Owner Legacy Award;
Ruth McCabe
leaders at the Conservation Team at Heartland Co-op;
John Norwood, business owner and former Polk County Soil & Water Commissioner,
and Matt Russell, Iowa State Executive Director of the USDA Farm Service Agency, and a fifth-generation Iowa farmer.

Event co-sponsors are Iowa Interfaith Power & Light, the Interfaith Green Coalition, and Sierra Club of Iowa.

The Iowa Environmental Council hosts several events throughout the year, including our Environmental Lobby Day during legislative session and Pro H₂O in the spring.