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The Des Moines
Ike Newsletter
DES MOINES
CHAPTER NEWSLETTER
DEFENDERS OF SOIL, AIR, WOODS,
WATERS, AND WILDLIFE
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Notes
From President, Tom Holm
More on Global Warming
According to the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change, the twentieth century was the warmest of the
past 1,000 years and 19 of the 20 hottest years on record
occurred after 1980. They concluded that most of this warming
resulted from human activities, not nature..
The chief culprit in global warming is increased atmospheric
carbon dioxide from industries and motor vehicles and
atmospheric carbon dioxide is now at the highest concentration
in at least 420,000 years. This is indicated by studies of gases
trapped in ancient ice. This rise in density turns the
atmosphere into an increasingly heavy blanket, allowing it to
hold in more of the sun’s heat rather than letting it radiate
back into space.
A
study involving 95,000 participants from 150 countries concluded
that green-house gases could raise global temperatures as much
as 20 degrees F by 2100 resulting in major droughts, sea-level
rise and crop failures. This should raise grave concerns since
other predications of scientists about effects of rising
temperatures are coming true. Some of these are: Warming will
take place most rapidly at the poles, (Artic warming was 8 times
faster in past 20 years than previous 100, twice rate of rest of
planet); Glaciers and ice sheets will melt, (1,200 acre ice
shelf in Antarctica collapsed in 2002, the 3rd to do so since
1995. Artic sea ice was 13% below avg. in 2004 and is melting
20% faster than two decades ago.); Sea level will rise, (Sea
temperatures have risen 2 degrees F in past 20years, although
link to global warming not yet determined, but the mean sea
level has risen as much as 7.8 inches in past century);
Precipitation patterns will change, (Annual precipitation in
southern New England increased 25% in past century while
northern New England had 15% less snowfall since 1953. Severe
droughts now affect 30% of earth’s surface compared to 10 to 15%
35 years ago). These are just some of the predications that have
verifiably come true.
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Newton Ikes To
Celebrate 60th Anniversary
The Emerson Hough
Chapter of the Izaak Walton League will celebrate their 60th
anniversary July 30, 2005.
They are inviting
all fellow Ike members and friends to join them in this
celebration. The celebration begins at their chapter house at 10
a.m. starting with a fishing derby including free hamburgers and
hotdogs around noon. The other activities include a horse shoe
tournament, Blue Grass Pickin' & Grinin' music, supper at 5 p.m.
and a dance with live music from the “Summit Road” band.
For more information contact Steve Ratliff, 641-792-0348.
IWLA
Announces New Book Release
A handbook for
Stream Enhancement and Stewardship, by the Izaak Walton League,
is scheduled to be released this month.
This handbook
provides ideas and information with which readers can assess and
document local stream conditions, learn about and evaluate
methods of enhancement, etc.
To order call
McDonald & Woodward Publishing Co. (1-800-233-8787) or e-mail (mwpubco@mwpubco.com)
THANKS TO:
Jim Stockdale for donating $50 for the Special Person Fish Day.
Bud Lemke for
donating his time and labor to rebuild the brick outdoor cooker
pit
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Calendar of
Events
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July 10: Monitoring/Cookout,
Yeader Creek, 11 AM – 1 PM.
July 12: SOS meeting, 6 PM – 7 PM
July 19 – 22: National Convention
July 26: Uncle Ikes Meeting 6:30 PM
July 29: Annual Corn Feed |
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Menus and Programs
July 12 - Walleye –
Program: Ron Andrews, DNR Wildlife Biologist, Bobcats & Cougars.
July 19 – French
Cut Pork chops – Program: Jerry Schnepf, Executive Director of “Keep
Iowa Beautiful”.
IMPORTANT NOTICES:
July 29, Annual Corn
Feed. Volunteers are needed for shucking corn etc. Contact Larry Clark
at the Club house if you can help.
Hunter Safety Education class tentative schedule, held from 6 pm to
9:30pm:
July 7, 11, & 13
Aug. 22, 24 & 25
Sept. 19, 21 & 22
You must attend all three days of a session to receive your
certificate. To reserve a spot, call the Club House office at
244-3773. (Note: Dates are subject to change)
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