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River Action receives $25K grant Nahant Marsh prairie
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River Action has received a $25,000 grant to expand a natural prairie area at Nahant Marsh in west Davenport. The grant, awarded by The Community Foundation of the Great River Bend, will go to the QC Wild Places Program to clean up a sandy area used by the Blandings Turtle for nesting. A boardwalk and viewing platform are included in the revitalization plans to protect the turtles and educate the public about them, River Action marsh educator Brian Ritter said, adding the Blandings Turtle is listed as an endangered species in Iowa. With more than 260 acres, clean up of the marsh began in 1999. Kathy Wine, River Action executive director, said the grant is a great indicator the QC Wild Places program is on the right track with the community."We believe that if people are in the environment and can view it, they will do something to protect it," she said. The QC Wild Places program includes 63 natural areas in an eight-county area within an hour's drive of the Quad-Cities. It's a partnership between 19 organizations and 27 site managers. Ms. Wine said many programs need money for simple things such as signs to mark the entrance to a walking trail. Also at the grant presentation were about 20 Augustana College students, who were touring the marsh to learn about wetlands on their annual Symposium Day. "The goal is to get people to natural areas and to improve the sites," said Tim Gillman, natural resources program director at River Action. Matt Mendenhall, vice president of programs for the community foundation, said they have been partnering with River Action for several years to protect wild areas and get people to use them. Some of it is awareness-building, he said. Development associate Toni Yanek said the foundation awarded $4.2 million in grants in 2012. River Action received 43 grants from the foundation, the first in 1979, and $25,000 is the largest, she said. "This is not typical for the foundation, that's why it's a big deal to us," foundation board member Jean Moran said. 
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Today is Thursday, May 23, the 143rd day of 2013. There are 222 days left in the year.
1863 — 150 years ago: Messrs. J. and M. Rosenfield have moved their leather and hidestore to the building formerly occupied by Temple Bufords's store. They buy and sellhides, pelts, furs, wool, beeswax, lard, tallow, etc.
1888 -- 125 years ago: The Rock Island Lumber Company has recovered 5,000 of the8,000 logs that were carried away by the Mississippi River flood last week.
1913 -- 100 years ago: John J. Ullemeyer has been awarded the contract to furnish RockIsland fire and police department members with uniforms, at the city's expense.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Work on Aledo's new $38,000 swimming pool was started thismorning at South Park when ground for the pool was broken by Mayor John W. Murphy.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Students and teacher at Moline High School called today "MissLeona Day" day at the school in honor of the government teacher who retires at theend of the school term. Although she's been teaching for 43 years at the school, Miss Dayfound a new way of arriving at the school this morning. At 7:30 a.m., a police squad carpulled up in front of Miss Day's home and escorted her to school. A caravan of students' cars joined the procession along the way.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Barbecue cooking and riverfront antics are planned for Discover the
River Day Saturday in Leach Park, Bettendorf. A 5K run, wind surfing, a canoe race, hogcalling and more will round out the day under the Interstate 74 bridge.
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