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OKOBOJI BLUE WATER FESTIVAL A HUGE SUCCESS
Nine stations kept kids involved in seeing whatʼs in the water, catching “fish”, T-shirt printing, printing arts…all having to do with clean water. Photo by Steve Weisman
A great day of fun, learning BY STEVE WEISMAN OUTDOOR EDITOR
The fourth annual Okoboji Blue Water Festival held on Saturday, August 10 is in the books, and it’s difficult to put into words the great success of this day. Simply put, it was the CLEAN WATER EVENT in the state of Iowa! There was literally something for everybody, and thousands of residents and visitors alike spent the day reveling in activities and events surrounding clean water. From sidewalk art murals, to family/kids’ activities, to 33 clean water groups/businesses lined along the promenade, to a fishing seminar, to a touring group of actors presenting “Nature,” a panel on clean water issues and to an evening of great music highlighted by the music icon Bruce Hornsby. On a day when the weather forecast was for rain (as much as 85 percent at times), the rain stayed away! Greg Drees, organizer of the Okoboji Blue Water
Festival, was ecstatic about the way things went. “I consider it a perfect day. There was a great crowd, and people had a great time experiencing everything about clean water. I want to thank all of the volunteers who worked so hard to make this event happen, all of the donors and sponsors whose donations made this an ‘ALL DAY-ALL FREE’ event for everybody and finally, the thousands of individuals and families who attended the Festival. Our goal is to showcase all of the great clean water efforts, while at the same time letting folks know there is so much more work to do. We all need to work together to make clean water a top priority.” Even with the forecast of rain, artists were at Preservation Plaza early turning the sidewalk into a huge colorful mural of clean water themes. The artists worked diligently, and their efforts were on display the rest of the day and into the
Even with the forecast of rain, artists were at Preservation Plaza early turning the sidewalk into a huge colorful mural of clean water themes. The artists worked diligently, and their efforts were on display the rest of the day and into the evening. Photo by Steve Weisman
evening. From the top of the promenade and down the hill, clean water businesses and individuals lined the sidewalk under individual white tents offering a fair-type atmosphere. By 10 a.m., visitors began to arrive, stopping and chatting with the clean water experts. At the same time, sounds
of laughter and the delighted squeals of youngsters proved that the Family /Kids’ activities were a great success. Nine stations kept kids involved in seeing what’s in the water, catching “fish”, T-shirt printing, printing arts…all having to do with clean water. At 11:30 a.m., over 100 fishing enthusiasts entered
the Big Tent to hear Dan Spengler, senior bait development engineer with Pure Fishing, share the bait making process from concept to reaching the public. In addition, Spengler showed those in attendance a variety of presentation tactics perfected through countless hours of practice and catching. Finally, each person
received two hard baits, the Berkley Shallow Cutter 90 and the Digger 8.5, while youngsters in attendance also received packages of Powerbaits. As the fishing seminar ended, music and singing began to occur to the south of the Big Tent and Tiger Lion Arts, a troupe of actors, Turn to FESTIVAL, Page 3B
The many jobs of the female worker bee BY KILEY ROTH DICKINSON CCB COMMUNITY RELATIONS
Since the Dickinson County Conservation Board is getting ready to celebrate pollinators at the annual Bee & Butterfly Festival Friday, Sept. 6, I thought it was appropriate to talk about one of our favorite pollinators – honeybees --- and the jobs the female worker bees have. Worker bees typically go through each of the following jobs in the hive during their six-week lifespan, but how long they spend in each job depends on the needs of the hive. 1. Nurse bee - Once a worker bee hatches, she immediately cleans out her own cell — drones, or males, need assistance with this task — and then her hormones kick in to start her off in her first job, a nurse. 2. Undertaker bee - The honeybee hive doesn’t know if a bee died of old age or if it was sick, so all dead are cleaned out of the hive to prevent the The final job of a worker bee is to gather pollen nec- spread of any illness. 3. Architect bees - These are the bees tar. Photo by Kiley Roth that are in charge of making honeycomb
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in the hive, and that honeycomb is used as brood cells and to store honey and pollen. Honeycomb is made from wax created by worker bees midway through their lifespan. When bees eat honey, they have glands that convert it into wax through pores on the abdomen. Other architect bees will chew off the wax flakes on their co-workers and soften that wax, which is then formed into honeycomb. 4. Cleaning bees - Unlike undertaker bees, these bees don’t clean up the hive. Instead, they clean each other. When foragers return to the hive, cleaners collect the pollen and nectar from them, pack it into cells and store it for later. Some of thse bees are also in charge of taking the nectar and fanning it down to create honey. 5. Queen’s attendants - Only a select group of about a dozen bees are chosen as the “ladies in waiting” of the colony. These bees groom and feed the queen as she goes about her business of laying eggs. 6. Guard - Some bees will stand guard over the hive’s entrances to make sure
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that no foreign bees — sensed through pheromones — get in to steal honey and to protect the hive from other intruders, including bumblebees, wasps, raccoons and even humans. 7. Forager - The final job of a worker bee is definitely the most visible, since foraging bees are the ones that we see out in the wild visiting flowers to gather pollen and nectar. Honeybees usually stay within about a 1-mile radius of the hive. Foraging is the last job because it is brutal for the bee, and most succumb to exhaustion at some point and die outside of the hive. If you love pollinators as much as we do, come to the free Bee & Butterfly Festival 4-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, at the Dickinson County Nature Center in Okoboji. Participate in monarch tagging, see great entertainment, make beeand butterfly-themed crafts, meet Sweetie the Bee and more. Find out details at www.dickinsoncountynaturecenter.com or call 712-336-6352. You can also keep up on the latest happenings on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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FIELD DAY TOUR OF WALLACE AND BOWERS NATURE AREA BY STEVE WEISMAN OUTDOOR EDITOR
As I traveled on Thursday, August 8, for the Prairie Lakes Conference field tour on the newly acquired Wallace and Bowers Nature Area on the north side of Big Spirit Lake, I wondered what I would find. As I turned south on the entrance road to Shore Acres, I saw the traditional corn and bean fields you see all across northwest Iowa. Nothing different, I thought. However, as I learned throughout the morning, this was far from being a normal corn and bean operation. First, a little history. How it became a nature area The 160-acre Wallace and Bowers Nature Area was purchased by the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation (INHF) in 2018 to be restored and managed primarily for water quality benefits. The generosity of two families made this possible: Jeff and Elizabeth Wallace and the children of Clifford and Sheila Bowers (Barbara Mendenhall, Abby Adams and Bert Bowers). However, it is not going to be simply tall grass prairie. Instead, it will be a working farm with a tenant who uses the best agricultural conservation practices available. Here is the rest of this exciting story. Field tour This property is adjacent to the north shore of Big Spirit Lake and has been cropland for generations. As I listened to Anita O’Gara, vice president of the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, she shared the foundation’s mission of restoring Iowa’s land, water and wildlife, the very reasons the INHF was so interested in this property. First off, everything drains to the lake. As a result, during big rain events, surface runoff into the lake can create an incredible amount of soil erosion and nutrients dumping right into the lake. Hence, this property is an extremely important piece of the puzzle in protecting Big Spirit Lake. This project will protect source
Newly seeded prairie buffer strip on the south side of the Wallace and Bowers Nature Area. Photo by Steve Weisman
water (drinking water), improve water quality in the entire Iowa Great Lakes system, increase habitat for wildlife habitat and may even offer recreational opportunities. All of this will happen even as half of the land will still be farmed, but with great conservation practices. Most importantly, where the property runs along the lake a prairie buffer strip 100-150 feet wide has been planted with 110 different types of plants, ranging from prairie grasses to an array of forbs. This first year is a slow one for native plants, as their energy focuses on root growth. As a result weeds are a challenge, but several clippings will control that, along with controlling thistles. Even so, the prairie is beginning to show itself and within three years, the restoration will be exciting to see. (If you
Iowaʼs rabbit, squirrel seasons open Aug. 31 DES MOINES — The good news for Iowa’s cottontail rabbit hunters is that Iowa has a strong population of rabbits, similar to last year, with only the east central part of the state seeing a decline in numbers. The better news for hunters is Iowa’s cottontail rabbit season begins Aug. 31 statewide. “It should be another great year for rabbit hunting not only for experienced hunters, but for young or novice hunters who can learn necessary skills with little competition,” said Todd Bogenschutz, upland wildlife research biologist for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Last year, an estimated 20,500 hunters harvested more than 123,000 cottontail rabbits. The most popular way to hunt is with a shotgun walking brushy areas with grass next to crop fields in the morning or evening. It can be done individually or with a group of friends. Rabbit hunting does not require a significant investment or high tech equipment, just a shotgun and some shells. Rabbit is a lean, low fat meat and popular table fare considered a delicacy in many culinary circles. Cottontail rabbit season is Aug. 31 to Feb. 28, 2020. The daily limit is 10 rabbits with a possession limit of 20. Jackrabbit season is closed. While wearing blaze orange clothing is not required to hunt rabbits, it is recommended. Shooting hours for rabbits is sunrise to sunset. Iowa’s cottontail rabbit population estimates are included in the recently completed August roadside survey of upland wildlife species. Results will likely be published around the first week of September at www.iowadnr.gov/pheasantsurvey. Iowa’s squirrel population generally follows the acorn production and last year saw good production statewide, with white oak and bur oak leading the way. Squirrel hunting is an inexpensive way to introduce novices to hunting with little competition and is a great way for experienced hunters to get their equipment out from storage and sharpen their outdoor skills before pheasant and deer seasons begin. The same skills necessary for squirrel hunting are also used for spring turkey hunting. Last year, nearly 17,000 squirrel hunters harvested 81,000 squirrels. “Squirrels are definitely an underutilized resource,” said Jim Coffey, forest wildlife research biologist with the Iowa DNR. Squirrel season is Aug. 31 to Jan. 31, 2020, with a daily bag limit of six squirrels and a possession limit of 12. There is no restriction on shooting hours. Both the gray squirrel and the fox squirrel can be taken in Iowa. Hunters looking for places to go rabbit or squirrel hunting should use Iowa’s online hunting atlas at www.iowadnr.gov/hunting, with more than 600,000 acres of public land that allows hunting.
want to see an established prairie buffer, check out the east side of Big Spirit Lake north of Reeds Run, where the native prairie and forbs are doing an incredible job of limiting runoff into the lake). To the north of the prairie, alfalfa has been planted and will be kept as alfalfa for five years. It will provide hay for cattle, will help eliminate synthetic fertilizers and put nitrogen back into the ground naturally, increasing the health of the soil. Toward the road (north) are the traditional soybeans and corn… except they are not what they seem to be. The beans have been planted into a no-till practice with no use of chemicals, and they look great. Farm tenant Jake Johnson explained to us that the corn already has a cover crop (rye, turnips and radishes) planted that is just kind of
sitting there until the corn plants mature and begin to dry out, and the sun gets to the cover crop. The cover crop will then begin growing but still be below the level to harvest the corn. The cover crop is grown primarily to hold the soil in place, increase water infiltration and help eliminate water runoff, help build and improve soil quality and suppress weeds. The Iowa Lakeside Lab is leading water monitoring and analysis so data can be collected to learn how these changes on the land impact the water, soil and wildlife over time. This fall one more conservation practice will be completed on the northwest corner of the property near the highway, where a wetland will be restored taking land out of production that most years drowns
out and produces little to no revenue. The crop rental income will help INHF pay the property taxes and complete the purchase of the land. Even more exciting news In addition to the Wallace and Bowers Nature Area, the INHF recently purchased three properties (fields) lying between the Wallace and Bowers Nature Area and MiniWakan State Park. As a result, land from Mini-Wakan State Park all the way to Trickle Slough Wildlife Management Area will now have conservation practices implemented that protect Big Spirit Lake. The morning was a great opportunity for me to learn more about protecting our natural resources while still being able to maintain agricultural profitability.
Catch more fish this fall BY BOB JENSEN FISHING THE MIDWEST FISHING TEAM
Autumn is in the air! Birds are gathered on power lines, butterflies are getting together to prepare for their southerly journey, there have even been reports of tree leaves changing colors. Summer fishing is different than spring fishing, and fishing in the fall in several very important ways is different than fishing in the summer. Some small changes in how and where we fish will help us be more successful in the fall. Following are some ideas for catching more fish and bigger fish in the next few weeks and months. Regardless of season, location is such an important consideration. We often think that fall fish will be in deeper water, and in some lakes and at some times they will be deep. But there are also times when they’ll move shallow. Lakes that have fall spawning baitfish such as tullibee and whitefish will see walleye, northern pike, and muskies in the shallows eating these fall spawners. They spend the day in the deeper water close to the spawning areas, then at night follow the spawning baitfish shallow. I fondly recall many nightfishing adventures in several Midwest states when double digit walleyes came to my net. I’ve also had some memorable days catching largemouth bass in shallow reeds in the fall. Warm days are best, and the best reeds will be near deep water vegetation where the bass will
Warm fall days can draw largemouth bass into the shallow reeds. Thatʼs where Mike Frisch caught this one. Photo by Bob Jensen
Minnesota a good number of years ago. Action had been slow in the traditional walleye haunts. We had been fishing for walleyes the way we usually fish for walleyes that time of year: We were pulling live-bait rigs and jigs tipped with minnows over and around
walleyes will move to the shoreline. We moved closer to shore and made a couple of casts. A couple of casts was all it took to make us aware of where the walleyes were. They were in about 2 feet of water and just a few feet off shore. We traded our eighth ounce Fire-ball jigs for sixteenth ouncers. FireTo see new and vintage episodes of Fishing the Midwest television, fishing articles and videos, go to ball jigs, with their shortshank, wide-gap hook, are outstanding when spend much of their time, but bass that are shallow in flats in 8 to 12 feet of water. live bait is employed. A The wind was blowing into 6’6” or 7’ medium or medithe fall are often biters. um light action rod is just In the fall, generally if a a shoreline nearby. predator fish is in shallow This particular lake, like right. Lew’s Black Speed water, it is eating and sus- quite a few bodies of water, Stick Walleye Rod is a ceptible to being caught. I was a wind lake: If the wind favorite. Team it with a 200 remember an afternoon on a blows from the same direc- size Lew’s spinning reel lake in north central tion for a day or two, the spooled with 6 pound test
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CX Premium P-Line. This set-up will throw the light jigs well and also reveal subtle strikes, although much of the time shallow water strikes aren’t that subtle. On this day the walleyes were mostly pound and halfers up to maybe 3 pounds. No big ones, but the action was almost non-stop that afternoon. It was probably the fastest walleye bite that I’ve ever experienced, and we got on it because we fished where the fish were, not where they were supposed to be. Autumn is a great time to be outside. The weather is mild, the colors can be spectacular, and so can the fishing. Plan now to take advantage of fall fishing.
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FESTIVAL, Continued from Page 1B presented a portion of “Nature,” a walking play centering around the lives of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. As I watched, I felt myself mesmerized by the story and the acting/singing abilities of the troupe. Although only a 45-minute segment, it was well received. Tiger Lion Arts performed the entire play three times over the weekend at the Lakeside Lab. If there was a glitch in the day, it occurred two days before when Drees learned that keynote speaker Alexandra Cousteau had encountered a medical emergency and had to cancel her speaking engagement. Drees says, “It’s life, and unfortunately things like this happen. We regret any inconvenience this might have caused.” Resiliency is the name of the As the fishing seminar ended, music and singing began to occur to the south of the Big Tent and Tiger Lion Arts, a troupe of actors, pregame, and in a matter of sented a portion of “Nature,” a walking play centering around the lives of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. Photo by Steve Weisman hours Drees had put together a panel of outstanding clean water experts to offer their insight to people who would attend the 3 p.m., panel under the Big Tent. Panelists included Mike Hawkins, Fisheries Biologist; John Wills, Director Dickinson County Clean Water Alliance; Joe McGovern, President Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation; David Thoreson, explorer and environmental/clean water advocate; John Lundell, Mayor of Coralville; Mary Skopec, Director of Lakeside Lab. Well over 100 people came to hear their thoughts, and the fact that the discussions went well over the allotted hour time period and the resulting applause from the appreciaBruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers-photo by David Thoreson) tive audience, showed that the panel had done its job. A separate story will appear on the panel discussion in a At 11:30 a.m., future story. over 100 fishing It was 4:30 p.m., and the enthusiasts day’s activities had concludentered the Big ed…but not the finale. Tent to hear Dan There was still the music. Spengler, senior Oh, yes, the music. As my bait developwife and I relaxed until the ment engineer music began, we sat along with Pure the shores of West Okoboji Fishing, share and marveled at the jewel the bait making we have right here. There is process from a reason why people come concept to to the Iowa Great Lakes! reaching the First the Firm, then Dave public. Mason (great entertainers) Photo by Steve Weisman and as darkness enveloped Preservation Plaza, a break came with a meaningful video about clean water and our challenges sponsored by the Okoboji Blue Water Festival. Then the headliner, Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers…and the 2019 Okoboji Blue Water Festival was complete!
Dove, teal seasons open September 1 BY STEVE WEISMAN OUTDOOR EDITOR
Both dove and the early teal season opened Sunday, September 1. Let’s take a look at both seasons. Dove It’s hard to believe that Iowa has had a dove hunting season since 2011. In addition to the mourning dove, there is also the Eurasian collard-dove, which is similar in appearance but has a distinctive mark or “collar” on their neck and are a little larger than the mourning dove. They can be legally bagged. Dove season is Sept. 1 to Nov. 29, with a daily bag limit of 15 doves, and possession limit of 45 The cool thing (even though it will probably be warm and humid) about the dove season is that you don’t need a lot of equipment. Just you, your shotgun, a lot of shells, a bucket to sit on and to carry out the bagged doves and a spot that has doves using the area you plan on hunting. Mourning doves prefer feeding on open ground and eat a variety of seeds and grains. As a result, several DNR wildlife areas in each county have food plots that have been planted to attract doves. Portions of these food
plots will be cut down/disked a few days prior to the season to help attract doves to the area. The Iowa DNR has a list of public wildlife areas and private land enrolled in Iowa Habitat Access Program (IHAP) where dove plots – primarily sunflowers – have been added. With the wet spring, however, check to see if they were able to plant the food plot. An ideal hunting spot would be a harvested/disked sunflower field, a supply of water (pond or slough) in the area and a nearby roosting area. Check to see what hiding spots are available. Standing corn? Standing sunflowers? Good fence line cover? Some tall grass prairie? Maybe a thicket or tree? Look for multiple hiding spots, because these areas often will have multiple hunting groups in the same field. Check out where the sun will be when you hunt. If possible, avoid having to look into the sun. Best hunting times are early morning (the first two hours) and early evening (the last 1-2 hours). However, if you’re hunting a popular public area, don’t expect to just show up at sunrise or an
hour before sunset and get your preferred spot. Since doves are considered a migratory game bird, hunters will need to have a plug in their gun limiting them to three shells and must register with the Harvest Information Program before they go hunting. They do this in two ways: •Go to the DNR’s online license sales site and login as if they were going to buy a license. Once they have entered their ID information (either the DNR # printed on their hunting license, their driver license number or their social security number and date of birth) they will see a “Dove Registration” button on the right side of the screen. If they click on the button, they will be automatically registered to hunt doves. That is all the hunter needs to do to be registered. •Hunters who do not have access to the Internet can call a toll-free number: 855-242-3683. They will need to enter 1) their DNR ID number and 2) their date of birth (mm/dd/yyyy) using their phone’s keypad. If they have a license, then they will be automatically registered to hunt doves. Hunters are required to have a valid Iowa small
game hunting license and the habitat fee to hunt doves. Shooting hours are one-half hour before sunrise to sunset. The daily bag limit is 15 doves with a possession limit of 30. Hunters must have a plug in their shotgun just as they would during the waterfowl season later in the fall. Early teal season This early season runs for 16 days statewide (September 1-16), and success relies pretty much on the weather. Any type of cool weather-gets these early migrators heading south. You can have teal around one day and lows get into the 40s that night, and they are gone by morning! For that reason, success often depends on cool weather north of Iowa and cool weather in the Hawkeye state. As a result, it can be hit and miss. This early season is the perfect time to get youngsters and new hunters out. Teal season shooting hours are sunrise to sunset which is different than regular duck season to help prevent misidentification. The daily limit is six teal (blue-winged, green-winged or cinnamon only) with a possession limit of 18. Bluewing teal will be
the prevalent teal bagged. Regulations License requirements include small game license, habitat fee, Iowa migratory game fee and federal duck stamp. Nontoxic shot is required, and guns must be restricted to hold no more than three shells. Look for teal to frequent shallow water wetlands and with the spring flooding, they can be found in these
drowned/flooded out areas of fields. Teal are the acrobats of the waterfowl world, darting in and out of a marsh in seemingly a split second. They often fly low over the cattails zipping through the area or all of a sudden, they will land. Remember, too, that this is the first year that you can purchase your Federal Duck Stamp from any license vendor.
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Helping a feathered friend
VIRUS CLAIMING DEER IN IOWA DES MOINES - An outbreak of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) is impacting deer primarily in south central Iowa with the largest concentration of infected animals being reported in Warren County. EHD is caused by a virus spread by female midges that feed on deer. It causes high fever in deer and the cell membranes in their heart, lungs and diaphragm to weaken and burst. Infected deer are attracted to water to combat the fever and dehydration due to the hemorrhaging and usually die within a few days. In dry years it can be worse as deer are more concentrated around water and since the disease is spread by a biting midge more deer can become infected. EHD remains active until rain disperses the deer, wind disburses the midges or a heavy frost kills them. EHD is not related in any way to chronic wasting disease. Losses due to EHD occur annually, usually at low levels and in localized areas. Current loss estimate is more than 400. The number is likely to increase as bow hunters head to the timber to begin placing their tree stands.
Iowa's pheasant population steady, quail down
Mike Fredrickson found this injured juvenile redtailed hawk in Estherville. He was able to capture it and take to Dickinson County Animal Clinic in Spirit Lake. X-ray was taken and broken humerus in right wing. The wing was wrapped and in three weeks another X-ray will be taken. Hopefully it can be healed and the hawk released. Fredrickson thanks Dr. Dirks for giving this bird another chance. Photos and text by Mike Fredrickson
Iowa's pheasant hunters should expect to find a similar number of birds as last year, with the exception of south central and southeast Iowa, where the pheasant population decline was more significant. Based on the August roadside survey, Iowa's statewide average is 17 pheasants per 30 mile route, down from 21 per route last year. "The survey shows a population similar to last year for most of the state and based on those results, pheasant hunters can expect 2019 to be a near repeat in most regions of 2018," said Todd Bogenschutz, upland wildlife research biologist for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The 2019 roadside index is nearly identical to 2008, when hunters harvested almost 400,000 roosters. Iowa's quail population was down 36 percent from last year. Iowa's quail range is across the southern three tiers of counties.
and quail seasons open Oct. 26. The full report is available at www.iowadnr.gov/pheasantsurvey. Iowa's pheasant and quail seasons open Oct. 26.
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