Join Iowa's Rally to Fund the Trust

What: Join Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever volunteers in Iowa and conservation partners from the Iowa Water & Land Legacy (IWILL) coalition as we rally support and meet with legislators about the importance of funding Iowa’s Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund.
 
Where: First Floor Rotunda, Iowa Statehouse, Des Moines
 
When: 1 p.m. on Monday, January 26
 
  • 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. - Arrive at the Iowa Statehouse (1007 East Grand Ave.). Wear your Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever apparel. Orange & camo hats will be supplied to the first 200 members.
  • 1 p.m. - Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever and other groups from the IWILL coalition will have booths on the First Floor Rotunda. Meet with Pheasants Forever staff, get updated IWILL information and find your legislator. Note. Please contact your legislator before you head to Des Moines. Find your legislator here.
  • 1:15 p.m. - Meet in the 2nd floor auditorium in the Wallace State Office Building (includes the Iowa Department of Natural Resources). This building is located across the street from the statehouse (502 E 9th St.). Here, Iowa legislators will provide an update on legislation to fund the trust.
  • 1:30 p.m. - Back to the Iowa Statehouse for more legislative meetings.
Who: IWILL is a diverse group of organizations - including Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever - agencies and individuals working in coalition to fund the Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund. The Trust Fund will provide a much needed permanent and constitutionally protected funding source for conserving and enhancing water quality and natural areas in Iowa, including agricultural soils, fish and wildlife habitat, parks and trails.
 
More info: Please contact Matt O’Connor, Pheasants Forever, at (319) 240-4075 / email