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In celebration of Earth Day's 30th anniversary, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
published Iowa - Portrait of the Land. This 92-page book provides a look at
Iowa's natural resource history, the status and trends of those resources and a challenge
for all Iowans to pass a healthy land ethic to those who follow.
In his forward, Paul Johnson, DNR director, states Iowa - Portrait of the Land is a story about this land we call Iowa and our place in it. It is now our turn to help paint our portrait on the land. We will add color everyday as we make personal and community decisions on how we live. Let's paint a landscape in which our children and all of creation can thrive."
Iowa - Portrait of the Land offers a combination of enlightening reading and a beautiful array of color illustrations, in a format designed to make it both a quality keepsake and valuable reference tool. Copies can be purchased for $5 by writing the Iowa DNR, Wallace State Office Building, Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0034, or by calling 515/281-5918.
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