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Welcome to the New Great Rivers Chapter IECA Website! If you're reading this, you've discovered the fresh website for the Great Rivers Chapter of the IECA. We've recently revamped our website's format to make it more accessible for updates by our Great Rivers Officers. This enhanced capability allows us to consistently provide you with the latest ...

IECA is currently accepting abstracts for the 2022 IECA Great Connections Conference St. Louis, MO July 26 – 28, 2022 For more information, or to submit an abstract, please click HERE . Hosted by: IECA – Region One, IECA – Great Lakes & Great Rivers Chapters Attendance: 150 people Presentation Length: 30 minutes or 1 hour Conference ...

Well this is my first year as president and I look forward to serving the Great Rivers Chapter. I consider myself as a third generation soil conservationist. My grandfather, a pastor in the upper midwest, received the “Distinguished Service Award” from the “National Association of Soil Conservation Districts” for his work in developing the national ...

I hope everyone is ready for spring and to put COVID behind us. I was excited to receive my first COVID vaccination shot last week! I hope everyone is doing well. This first full year as President had a common theme; either canceling an event due to COVID or going virtual. Our Fall Conference, scheduled for October 2020 in Omaha, was canceled due ...

I hope everyone is off to a busy and productive spring season. Throughout our Chapter, significant snowfall and unprecedented flooding has challenged the beginning of the 2019 construction season. In Nebraska, this has led to probably the largest single erosional event in history. Now that many roads are back open to traffic, we are challenged with ...