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The Iowa Water Trails Association (IWTA) facilitates the exchange of information, ideas, and encouragement among Iowans working to create, improve, or increase the utilization and benefits of our water trails.  Our newsletters are intended for anyone who might be interested in creating, sustaining, or simply enjoying our Iowa water trails. 

We encourage you to share in the fun and learning of Water Trail events, ideas, experiences, & more, by subscribing to the free, monthly email IWTA Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/IWTASubscribe

You may also find useful information on our IWTA website, http://iowawatertrails.org/
 
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  • Our 2016 IWTA Newsletters.
  • Miss an issue? Need a WT event or an info contact? Just click on one of these:
  • IWTA NEWSLETTER November 2016
  • Mussel Rescue, Migration Float, Photo Reward, Get Out & Vote, "River Roadshow" Recap, & Prepare for Paddling & Outdoor Shows!

  • IWTA Mid Month Reminders Oct 2016
  • River Restoration Training, Fall Color Floats, Migrations, Grant Apps Due, What You Are Following, & Prepare to Vote!

  • IWTA NEWSLETTER October 2016
  • Fall Color Floats, Blue Grass & Boats, Paddling Underground Railroad, Tours, Migrations, Grant Apps Due, What You Are Following, & Prepare to Vote!

  • IWTA Mid Month Reminders Sep 2016
  • Events, Cleanups, Disabled Vets, Happy Hours, Birds, Geodes, Underground RR, Bluegrass, Fall Colors, Congrats to Larry & Orlan!

  • IWTA NEWSLETTER September 2016
  • Paddling Events, Cleanups, Chickens & Pelicans, Disabled Vets, Canoe School, Birding, Congrats to Larry & Orlan, Water & Land Legacy On the Rise?

  • IWTA Mid Month Reminders Aug 2016
  • Presenter Applications Due, Paddling Events, Tours, Training Sessions, Cleanups, Vets Paddle, What You Are Following, State Fair, & Planning Calendar!

  • IWTA NEWSLETTER August 2016
  • New Paddling Events, Tours, Training Sessions, Event Announcements, Outdoor Photography Box, What You Are Following, & State Fair!

  • IWTA Mid Month Reminders Jul 2016
  • Volunteers Needed, Heritage Funding Takes a Hit, Tours, Training Sessions, New August Events.

  • IWTA NEWSLETTER July 2016
  • New Paddling Events, New WT Designation, Tours, Training Sessions, Event Announcements, Outdoor Photography Box, What You Are Following, & A Quiz! Upper Cedar River Dam.

  • IWTA Mid Month Reminders Jun 2016
  • Corrections & Additions, Trails Summit, Tours, Training Sessions, New Event Dates.

  • IWTA NEWSLETTER June 2016
  • WT Cleanup, Paddling Events, Iowa Trails Summit, Tours, Training Sessions, Event Announcements, Outdoor Photography Box, & A Quiz!

  • IWTA Mid Month Reminders May 2016
  • Paddling Events, Training Sessions, Tours, Cleanups, Conferences, Open Registrations,

  • IWTA NEWSLETTER May 2016
  • Website Calendar, Paddling Events, Full Moon Paddles, Open Houses, Open Registrations, New Outdoor Photography Box, & A Quiz!

  • IWTA Mid Month Reminders & Updates Apr 2016
  • Cleanups, Paddling, Demos, Mom's Day, Canoe School, Wild Edibles, Eagle Egg Update

  • IWTA SPECIAL ISSUE April 2016
  • Congratulations to Clinton, recipient of 2016 Iowa Rivers Revival "Rivertown of the Year" award.

  • IWTA NEWSLETTER April 2016
  • Website Calendar, Conferences, Workshops, Paddling Events, New IRR Director, 2016 Event Itinerary Announcements, Get Those Decals!, & A Quiz!

  • IWTA Mid Month Reminders Mar 2016
  • Collapsed Bridge Strainer Alert, News, Events, Meetings, Workshops, 2016 Planning Calendar.

  • IWTA NEWSLETTER March 2016
  • Paddler Shows, News, Events, Workshops, New Book, New Livery, 3 New Eggs, 2016 Planning Calendar, & A Quiz! Dry Run Creek

  • IWTA Mid Month Reminders February 2016
  • "Paddler Shows Keep Coming!", Indoor Competition, Workshops, Conferences, Meetings, New Decals, 2016 Planning Calendar.

  • IWTA NEWSLETTER February 2016
  • "The Paddler Shows Keep Coming!", Indoor Competition, Helping Eagle & Silver Award Candidates, Before You Apply That New Decal, 2016 Planning Calendar, & The Quizzes!

  • IWTA Mid Month Reminders Jan 2016
  • Win a Canoe!, ICNC Paddle Day, River History, IA Paddle Pedal Expo, Winter Waters Fun Fest, Outdoor Adventure Fest, Pool Sessions!

  • IWTA NEWSLETTER January 2016
  • "The Shows Are Coming!", Win a Canoe!, River History, Be a Friend, Pool Sessions, Boat Registrations, 2016 Plans & Planning, & The Quizzes!

  • Our 2015 IWTA Newsletters.
  • Miss an issue? Need a WT event idea or an info contact? Just click on one of these:
  • IWTA Mid Month Reminders Dec 2015
  • Listening Sessions, Win a Canoe!, "The Shows Are Coming!", Pool Sessions, Hull ID Number Notice, Gift Ideas, 2016 Plans!

  • IWTA NEWSLETTER December 2015
  • Nominations, Listening Sessions, "The Shows Are Coming!", Pool Sessions, Hull ID Number Notice, Event Reports, Gift Ideas, 2016 Plans, & The Quizzes! River Birch.

  • IWTA Mid Month Reminders Nov 2015
  • New Pool Sessions, Nominate IRR River Town of the Year, Send In Your 2016 Event Dates.

  • IWTA NEWSLETTER November 2015
  • River Restoration Workshop, IRR River Town Nominations, Reports on Mussel Move, IEC Conference, Iowa River Cleanup, & Vets Paddle, What Readers are Recommending, Song Lyrics.

  • IWTA Mid Month Reminders October 2015
  • Share Your 2015 Event Reports, Iowa Tourism Conference, MATAG Conference, Iowa Nonprofit Summit, River Restoration Workshop, Iowa Wildlife Diversity Newsletter.

  • IWTA NEWSLETTER October 2015
  • Share Your 2015 Event Reports, Shores of Clinton County Paddles, Jones CCB Fall Colors Float, Maquoketa River Float, Conferences, Great Horned Owl Mystery, Mussel Blitz Report, Louisa County SUP Report, IDNR Canoe School Report, Northern Pike.

  • IWTA Mid Month Reminders September 2015
  • Event Reminders for September and October, Soliciting 2015 Event Reports.

  • IWTA NEWSLETTER September 2015
  • Paddling Events, Day Trips, Seen an Owl Lately?, Cleanups, Goats, Volunteer Opportunities, Need Your Input to October Issue, & The Quizzes! Pokeweed.

  • IWTA Mid Month Reminders August 2015
  • Schedule Changes, Paddling Events, Training, Cleanups, & Volunteers Needed!

  • IWTA NEWSLETTER August 2015
  • Paddling Events, Day Trips, Tours, Cleanups, Volunteer Opportunities, What YOU Are Reading & Recommending, & The Quizzes! Northern water snake.

  • IWTA Mid Month Reminders July 2015
  • Reminders, Updates, Reschedules, & Added Events.

  • IWTA NEWSLETTER July 2015
  • Paddling Events, Celebrations, Competition Results, Volunteers, Tours, Cleanups, What YOU Are Reading & Recommending, & The Quizzes! Sphinx Moth.

  • IWTA Mid Month Reminders June 2015
  • Reminders, Updates, & Several Added Events.

  • IWTA NEWSLETTER June 2015
  • Biggest Calendar Ever! Workshops, Paddling Events, Celebrations, Tours, Cleanups, What YOU Are Reading & Recommending, & The Quizzes!

  • IWTA Mid Month Reminders May 2015
  • Reminders, Updates, & Several Added Events.

  • IWTA NEWSLETTER May 2015
  • Updated Calendar, Workshops, Paddling Events, Tours, Cleanups, What YOU Are Reading & Recommending, & The Quizzes!
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  • IWTA Mid Month Reminders Apr 2015
  • Updated Calendar of Paddling Events, Workshops, Meetings; What YOU Are Reading & Recommending; Midwest Events; Legislature Nears End.

  • IWTA Special Issue PHOTO REVIEW April 2015
  • Photos and Info from Various Events Attended by IWTA during Jan-Feb-Mar 2015.

  • IWTA NEWSLETTER April 2015
  • Updated Calendar, Workshops, Two Paddling Events, Congrats to River Town & River City of the Year, What YOU Are Reading & Recommending, Love the Chickadee, & The Quizzes! Sandhill crane.

  • IWTA Special Issue March 2015
  • CHANGE OF VENUE for NE Iowa PaddleFest, NEW Apr 18 "Crossing the Delaware" Paddle, NEW Mar 29 Begin Iowa City Waterways Cleanups.

  • IWTA Mid Month Reminders Mar 2015
  • Photo "Alert," Paddler Shows, Training Sessions Filling, What YOU Are Reading & Asking, Love the Chickadee, & Need Your Help Defining Future IWTA!

  • IWTA NEWSLETTER March 2015
  • "Future" Survey, Paddler Shows, Training Sessions, What YOU Are Reading & Asking, Love the Chickadee, & The Quizzes!
    Regal Fritillary.

  • IWTA Mid Month Reminders Feb 2015
  • "Future of IWTA" Survey, Paddler Shows, C&K School Sessions, IOWATER Training, 2015 Calendar, Love the Chickadee, Wildlife Diversity Volunteers.

  • IWTA NEWSLETTER February 2015
  • New Survey, Paddler Shows, Training Sessions, What YOU Are Reading, 2015 Calendar, Love the Chickadee, & The Quizzes! Youth book about Sigurd Olson.

  • IWTA Mid Month Updates Jan 2015
  • More Event Details Posted, Help Update Calendar & Website, New Legislator Contact Info.

  • IWTA NEWSLETTER January 2015
  • 2015 Events, Survey Results, Update Our Calendar, Website Adds, & The Quizzes!
    Grooved stone axe.
  • Our 2012 IWTA Newsletters
  • Miss an issue? Need an event idea or contact? Just click on one of these:
  • IWTA NEWSLETTER December 2012  (12/1/2012)
  • What WT means to Robin Fortney, Jones Co Rescue Boat, Checklist for Successful WT Event, Cliff Jacobson on Gray-Hairs, It's Showtime!,
    Interactive 1837 Ioway Map, event reports & photos, willows.

  • IWTA Mid-Month Reminders Nov 2012  (11/12/2012)
  • IDNR Low Head Dam Funding Competition, IDNR Canoe School 2013, Planning with Purpose for WT Events.

  • IWTA NEWSLETTER November 2012  (11/1/2012)
  • What WT means to Longfellow, Des Moines WT History Event, Planning with Purpose for WT Events, fall colors float reports, Skunk Logjam, Iowa Mussel Corps Workshop, Rock River WT in WI/IL, pistol grip mussel.

  • IWTA Mid-Month Reminders Oct 2012  (10/12/2012)
  • River floats, logjam, fall colors, new river history event.

  • IWTA NEWSLETTER October 2012  (10/2/2012)
  • What WT means to Mike Delaney, events on Maquoketa WT, Skunk River WT, Iowa River WT, several event reports, neotropical migrations; berries.

  • IWTA Mid-Month Reminders Sep 2012  (9/17/2012)
  • Iowa Outdoor Expo needs volunteers, cleanups on Lower Wapsi and Iowa Rivers, Skunk River WT designation events.

  • IWTA NEWSLETTER September 2012  (9/1/2012)
  • What WT means to Carol Sweeting, WT activity on West Nishnabotna, Odessa, Lower Wapsi, Iowa River. Amana Indian Dam, Iowa Mussel Corps, White River WT in Indiana; caterpillar.

  • IWTA NEWSLETTER August 2012  (8/1/2012)
  • What WT means to Todd Robertson, Lizard Creek WT designation, lots of WT events & reports, Rockin' Rivers, low-water ideas for WTs, National WT System, & Okee Dokee Brothers; killdeer.

  • IWTA NEWSLETTER July 2012  (7/9/2012)
  • Our first issue! Dubuque WT designation, Great Race on Iowa River WT & Treetown Adventure Race on Winnebago River WT, & a bit about poison ivy.

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