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Saving wild Iowa (March 2008)
The Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation has embarked upon “the largest single private campaign” ever launched for the protection of wild areas. The goal is to protect some 15,000 acres of relatively untouched land.
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| Limestone cliffs on the Upper Iowa River (photo courtesy of Iowa DNR) |
At least 7,500 acres in the Mississippi River bluffs land region and the Upper Iowa River are on the foundation’s wish list. Rugged limestone and sandstone bluffs, with caves, sinkholes and springs, dominate the area along with trout streams.
Another 6,000 acres is in the Loess Hills of western Iowa and 1,500 acres of shoreline along the Iowa Great Lake and Clear Lake in the northern part of the state.
The estimated cost is $40 million. So far, $3 million has been raised from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, which protects wildlife areas in the United States.
For more information, call 515-288-1846 or visit www.inhf.org.
Best of the Bluffs
I was pretty excited; I work hard,” said Jan Gardner, owner of Jan-Tiques antique store in Council Bluffs.
What
got Jan happy was having her store named Best in the Bluffs by The
Encounter Magazine. Based in Omaha, the publication designated
Jan-Tiques — through Internet voting — the best antique
store in its Sept/Oct 2007 issue.
Jan-Tiques specializes in American antiques, particularly quality oak furniture. Said Jan. “You won’t find reproduction merchandise in our store.”
Jan said her inventory is “hand-selected.” Helping out, no doubt, are Jan’s 10 brothers and six sisters. Jan is number 14 from a family of 17 children.
“I have siblings spread all over America. They buy for me. I have eight buildings of stuff.”
Jan-Tiques is stand-alone shop, no dealers. Jan thinks the antique business is great. “The best part is refurnishing furniture for other people,” Jan said. “I like to see the looks on their faces when they get it back.”
For more information, call 712-323-6624 or go to www.jantiques.net.
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