

County coordinator recognized for source water protection work in the Central Turkey River Watershed DECORAH, IA (IAWA) – Matt Frana has been named a recipient of the prestigious Iowa Watershed Coordinator of the Year Award for his work as the Central Turkey River Watershed Project Coordinator with the Winneshiek Soil and Water Conservation District. He…

Hardin County contractor proved out a batch and build model now being copied across the country HARDIN COUNTY, IA (IAWA) – Jacob Handsaker, owner operator of Hands On Excavating, has won the Individual Impact Award for water quality in Iowa. His work includes installing several hundred water control structures across the state, proving out Iowa’s…

Harry Ahrenholtz, Chairman of the Board for Agriculture’s Clean Water Alliance (ACWA), a non-profit committed to improving Iowa’s water quality, has won the 2025 Watershed Lifetime Achievement Award.
