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Friends of Reservoirs honored three of our outstanding project leaders with the inaugural Friends of Reservoirs Award presented at the 2016 Annual Meeting. The award consisted of a Largemouth bass print (Golden Moments) donated by famed wildlife artist, Al Agnew. Each print also had a personalized plaque with the recipients... Read More
The Easter Lake restoration project has completed its hydraulic dredging stage and was drawn down during winter 2016-2017. This major milestone in the project timeline was featured on several news stations as Des Moines residents see progress in their own backyard: KCCI: http://www.kcci.com/article/lake-will-drain-6-inches-daily-in-restoration-project/8520754 WHO: http://whotv.com/2017/01/18/easter-lake-restoration-project-continues-with-final-drawdown/ Des Moines Register: http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/des-moines/2016/12/29/restoring-easter-lake-mark-ackelson-trail/95872408/ Read More
"The long process of improving conditions at Easter Lake in southeast Des Moines continues Wednesday with a ceremony marking the start of the lake’s final drawdown." Continue reading at WHOTV: http://whotv.com/2017/01/18/easter-lake-restoration-project-continues-with-final-drawdown/ Read More
