Residents in the Van Zante Creek watershed are invited to hear Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey speak at the project’s annual meeting.
In addition to Secretary Northey, the meeting will highlight accomplishments from the past year, discuss water monitoring activities conducted by the Iowa Soybean Association, and share plans for the upcoming year. Watershed Coordinator Terry McNeely says the project is conducted in partnership with the Jasper and Marion Soil and Water Conservation Districts and is located north of Pella. Van Zante is one of 13 watershed demonstration projects funded in part through the Iowa Water Quality Initiative. The meeting will be held Thursday at the Vermeer Global Pavilion from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.