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The Friends of Reservoirs Foundation (FOR) and King Enterprises, makers of Mossback artificial fish habitat products are pleased to announce the recipients of the inaugural grants program available exclusively to Friends of Reservoirs member organizations. Mossback has been a corporate sponsor of Friends of Reservoirs for several years and wants... Read More
Join the Easter Lake Area Neighborhood Association and the Easter Lake Park Homeowners Association for a presentation and update about the Easter Lake Watershed Project. Project Coordinator, Julie Perreault will provide background and motivations for the project, information on completed projects, and what is on the horizon for Easter Lake... Read More
Lake Livingston Friends of Reservoirs Designated a Conservation Wrangler by Texan by Nature Austin and Livingston, Texas: Lake Livingston Friends of Reservoirs (LLFoR) has been designated a valued partner as a Conservation Wrangler by Austin-based nonprofit Texan by Nature for leadership in the restoration of Lake Livingston. Founded by former... Read More
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
