Iowa’s Resource Enhancement and Protection (REAP) assemblies are taking place over the next several weeks, giving Iowans a chance to make a real difference for Iowa’s outdoor recreation, soil and water, historical resources, land management and more.
REAP assemblies are locally led meetings where issues can be brought forth and voted upon. Delegates may also be selected from the local meeting to attend the REAP congress in January at the State Capitol in Des Moines.
Each assembly represents a region of counties. Participants must attend the region for the county in which they reside. Each meeting begins with an open house with displays at 6 p.m., followed by the assembly at 6:30.
Each year, the Legislature approved funding for REAP, which goes to local projects through a grant process. Since the program debuted in 1989, more than $300 million has been awarded to more than 14,500 projects.
Below is the schedule of meetings. For more information, go to www.iowareap.com.
| CITY | DATE | ASSEMBLY LOCATION | COUNTIES IN REGION |
| Correctionville | 9/29/15 | Correctionville Community Center | Cherokee, Ida, Monona, Plymouth, Woodbury |
| 312 Driftwood St. , Correctionville, IA 51016 | |||
| Spencer | 9/30/15 | Clay County Regional Events Center | Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Lyon, O’Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Sioux |
| 800 W. 18th St., Spencer, IA 51301 | |||
| Carroll | 10/1/15 | Conserv. Center at Swan Lake State Park | Audubon, Carroll, Crawford, Greene, Guthrie, Sac |
| 22676 Swan Lake Dr, Carroll, IA 51401 | |||
| Maquoketa | 10/6/15 | Hurstville Interpretive Center | Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson |
| 18670 63rd St., Maquoketa, Iowa 52060 | |||
| Davenport | 10/7/15 | Credit Island Lodge | Muscatine, Scott |
| 2200 West River Drive, Davenport, IA 52802 | |||
| Oxford | 10/8/15 | Conserv. Education Center – Kent Park | Benton, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Linn, Washington |
| 2048 Highway 6 NW, Oxford, IA 52322 | |||
| Burlington | 10/13/15 | Star’s Cave Nature Center | Des Moines, Henry, Lee, Louisa |
| 11627 Star’s Cave Road, Burlington, IA 52601 | |||
| Ottumwa | 10/14/15 | Bridgeview Center | Davis, Jefferson, Keokuk, Mahaska, Van Buren, Wapello |
| 102 Church St., Ottumwa, IA 52501 | |||
| Chariton | 10/15/15 | Pin Oak Lodge | Appanoose, Lucas, Monroe, Wayne |
| 45996 Hwy. 14 Chariton, IA 50049 | |||
| Webster City | 10/20/15 | Briggs Woods Golf Course Lodge | Calhoun, Hamilton, Humboldt, Pocahontas, Webster, Wright |
| 2501 Briggs Woods Rd, Webster City, IA 50595 | |||
| Marshalltown | 10/21/15 | Grimes Farm – Conservation Center | Hardin, Marshall, Poweshiek, Tama |
| 2349 233rd St., Marshalltown, IA 50158 | |||
| Afton | 10/22/15 | Three Mile Lake Lodge | Adair, Adams, Clarke, Decatur, Madison, Ringgold, Taylor, Union |
| Campground Road, Afton, IA 50830 | |||
| Cedar Falls | 10/27/15 | Hartman Reserve Nature Center | Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Chickasaw, Grundy |
| 657 Reserve Drive, Cedar Falls, IA 50613 | |||
| Decorah | 10/28/15 | Luther College – Olin Building, Room 102 | Allamakee, Clayton, Fayette, Howard, Winneshiek |
| 700 College Dr., Decorah, IA 52101 (park in library lot) | |||
| Ventura | 10/29/15 | Ventura Community Center | Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Franklin, Hancock, Kossuth, Mitchell, Winnebago, Worth |
| 4 North Weimer Street, Ventura, IA 50482 | |||
| Clarinda | 11/3/15 | Lied Center | Fremont, Mills Montgomery, Page |
| 1140 E Main St, Clarinda, IA 51632 | |||
| Council Bluffs | 11/4/15 | Breezy Lodge | Pottawattamie, Harrison, Shelby, Cass |
| 39357 310th Street, Neola, IA 51559 | |||
| Bondurant | 11/5/15 | Bondurant Public Library | Boone, Dallas, Jasper, Marion, Polk, Story, Warren |