{"id":16,"date":"2020-08-07T18:01:52","date_gmt":"2020-08-07T18:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iowawatercenter.org\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2024-03-08T12:19:28","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T18:19:28","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.iowawatercenter.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"16\" class=\"elementor elementor-16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3252a78 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3252a78\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d18c7d\" data-id=\"2d18c7d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd6856d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd6856d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Spotlight Initiatives<\/h2><p>The Iowa Water Center makes a statewide and regional impact through the programs and projects we serve. Check out these featured initiatives or go to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iowawatercenter.org\/initiatives\/\">initiatives<\/a> page to learn about other efforts. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b15a17b\" data-id=\"b15a17b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-927c768 elementor-view-default elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"927c768\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-water\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebbec6a whitetext elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebbec6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework Hub<\/h4><h4><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 15px;\">A focus on implementing\u00a0 the use of ACPF in conservation planning across the nation.<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab25d16 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ab25d16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"b4037b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:20}\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-users\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38991f6 whitetext elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38991f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>2024 Iowa Water Conference<\/h4><p>Iowa\u2019s premier education, professional development, and\u00a0networking event.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7895d33 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erosion in Iowa and beyond.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79d1a31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"79d1a31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyerosion.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">LEARN MORE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-427bb90 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-244f3f8\" data-id=\"244f3f8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9210b39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-raven-posts\" data-id=\"9210b39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;query_posts_per_page&quot;:3,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;_skin&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;classic_layout&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;query_offset&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"raven-posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"raven-posts raven-grid raven-grid-3 raven-grid-mobile-1 raven-grid-tablet-3\" data-post-id=\"16\" data-archive-query=\"\" data-lang=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"raven-grid-item raven-post-item post-7573 news type-news status-publish hentry\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"raven-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"raven-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"raven-post-title\"><a class=\"raven-post-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iowawatercenter.org\/news\/the-water-resources-research-institutes-national-competitive-grants-program-for-aquatic-invasive-species-is-now-accepting-proposals-2\/\">The Water Resources Research Institutes National Competitive Grants Program for Aquatic Invasive Species is Now Accepting Proposals<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"raven-post-excerpt\">The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the National Institutes for Water Resources, requests proposals for research projects to address aquatic invasive species. For the 2024 National Competitive Grants Program,<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"raven-post-read-more\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"raven-post-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iowawatercenter.org\/news\/the-water-resources-research-institutes-national-competitive-grants-program-for-aquatic-invasive-species-is-now-accepting-proposals-2\/\"><span class=\"raven-post-button-text\">Read More<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"raven-grid-item raven-post-item post-7568 news type-news status-publish hentry\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"raven-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"raven-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"raven-post-title\"><a class=\"raven-post-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iowawatercenter.org\/news\/the-water-resources-research-institutes-national-competitive-grants-program-accepting-proposals-for-per-and-polyfluoroalkyl-pfas-substances\/\">THE WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTES NATIONAL COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROGRAM ACCEPTING PROPOSALS FOR PER-AND POLYFLUOROALKYL (PFAS) SUBSTANCES<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"raven-post-excerpt\">The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the National Institutes for Water Resources, requests proposals for research projects to address the challenges and opportunities of understanding the effects of per-and<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"raven-post-read-more\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"raven-post-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iowawatercenter.org\/news\/the-water-resources-research-institutes-national-competitive-grants-program-accepting-proposals-for-per-and-polyfluoroalkyl-pfas-substances\/\"><span class=\"raven-post-button-text\">Read More<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"raven-grid-item raven-post-item post-7558 news type-news status-publish hentry\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"raven-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"raven-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"raven-post-title\"><a class=\"raven-post-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iowawatercenter.org\/news\/the-water-resources-research-institutes-national-competitive-grants-program-104g-accepting-proposals\/\">THE WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTES: NATIONAL COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROGRAM 104(G) ACCEPTING PROPOSALS<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"raven-post-excerpt\">The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the National Institutes for Water Resources, requests proposals for research projects to address improving and enhancing the nation\u2019s water supply and availability, as<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"raven-post-read-more\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"raven-post-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iowawatercenter.org\/news\/the-water-resources-research-institutes-national-competitive-grants-program-104g-accepting-proposals\/\"><span class=\"raven-post-button-text\">Read More<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c9b53cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c9b53cb\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c320f36\" data-id=\"c320f36\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e2c77b whitetext elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e2c77b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Rusty Crayfish Invasion Status and Potential Impacts<\/h1><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0This project led by Michael Weber and Michael Moore (Iowa State University) will\u00a0assess the distribution and habitat and biotic associations of Rusty<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Crayfish and the impact on water quality populations of aquatic flora and fauna.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b12b23 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3b12b23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iowawatercenter.org\/portfolio\/rusty-crayfish-invasion-status-and-potential-impacts\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">LEARN MORE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1158a18 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1158a18\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-03cc33f\" data-id=\"03cc33f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4188d5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4188d5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Waves of change over the last ten years.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba1eaa2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba1eaa2\" 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class=\"raven-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"raven-counter-number\" data-raven-counter=\"\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"45\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"raven-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"raven-counter-title\">IOWA-BASED RESEARCHERS SUPPORTED<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"raven-counter-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"raven-counter-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-graduation-cap\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"raven-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"raven-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"raven-counter-number\" data-raven-counter=\"\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"75\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"raven-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"raven-counter-title\">IOWA-BASED 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