Iowa Department of Natural Resources River Restoration Toolbox is LIVE!

Iowa’s River Restoration Toolbox is a recently completed series of best management practices developed to assist designers in stream stabilization and restoration projects in Iowa with proven techniques with emphasis on incorporating natural materials, such as logs, stone, and live plantings. The Toolbox effort initially researched and merged common engineering and restoration practices. It was then reviewed and adapted by a statewide team of Iowa … Read more

Great News!

Governor Reynolds has signed Senate File 2414 which contains a $500,000 appropriation to the Iowa DNR for the Low Head Dam Safety and River Trails programs! Thank you to all our supporters and friends who contacted their legislators about the importance of this funding!  For more information on the Iowa DNR’s River Program check our our River Restoration Tab.

Celebrating Elgin as our 2018 River Town of the Year!

Iowa Rivers Revival is proud to present Elgin, Iowa as our 2018 River Town of the Year! Elgin is a picturesque town of 683 people on the banks of the Turkey River in Fayette County in Northeast Iowa.  It is nestled in beautiful territory, with wooded bluffs and a deep valley cut by the river.  Elgin is a tiny town, but it’s done a mighty … Read more

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