Tim Wagner of Iowa's Coldwater Conservancy (ICC) will visit the Des Moines Izaak Walton League. To talk about their work in collaboration with other groups and organizations committed to improving Iowa’s Coldwater resources and ensuring a legacy for future generations. 4343 George Flagg Pkwy (intersection of Geo. Flagg & Park), Des Moines, 50321. Collaborating organizations include the Iowa Environmental Council, Trees Forever, Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, Iowa DNR, Trout Unlimited, Northeast Iowa RC&D, and the Trout and Salmon Foundation. In 2021, ICC awarded a grant to the ‘Save Bloody Run Committee’.

ICC joined numerous conservation partners to help this grass roots group purchase equipment and test kits for water quality testing on multiple sites within the Bloody Run Creek Watershed. This timely, collaborative support was in response to the ongoing cattle operation sited near the headwaters of Bloody Run Creek. This popular coldwater trout stream and its tributaries, which flow through fragile, karst topography, has been designated by the Iowa DNR as one of only 32 Outstanding Iowa Waters.

To quote Tim: "We must protect our beautiful landscape and our natural resources if we want healthful, clean water -- for all of us and for our grandkids. These treasures are at risk: We dare not take them for granted." Tim Wagner’s love of the outdoors and all its wonders is directly connected to his Iowa farm roots, where he first learned to appreciate the beauty of the Monarch and the tug on the lure in that deep pool. That awareness would eventually lead him to a full-time career in conservation and environmental protection.

This included more than two decades in Utah working on climate protection and energy policy. Tim recently retired from the Izaak Walton League in his advocacy for regenerative agriculture practices and policies to protect Iowa’s precious soils and water. He lives in Decorah, Iowa with his wife, Shawna where he enjoys the coldwater streams of northeast Iowa, the local bike trails, and canoeing the rivers of the Driftless.