One Iowa landowner fights to farm a delegated wetland. Others may face penalties downstream
DELAWARE, Iowa — In northeast Iowa, a wispy stand of bushes seems misplaced. It’s surrounded by crop fields on the north aspect of a four-lane freeway, an oasis of nature that’s unusual in rural Iowa, the place farming each inch…
Thwarted from connecting the Decrease 9 to its wetland roots
This story is one among 5 tales in The Lens’ Embracing Katrina Narratives undertaking. Arthur Johnson, 71, grew up visiting his grandmother on Forstall Road within the Decrease 9. He moved to New Orleans full-time six years earlier than Hurricane…