Department awards cost share grants for 14 initiatives to advance Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy goals. 

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) has announced investments in 14 urban water quality projects across Iowa, awarding cost-share grants to support practices such as bioretention cells, bioswales, native plantings, permeable pavers, rain gardens, tree trenches, native landscaping, sediment forebays, oxbows, wetlands and other conservation efforts.

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig joined city and community leaders in West Des Moines April 28 at the site of the future...