Over 500 of Iowa's waterways are impaired - lakes, streams, and rivers where our children swim, fish, and get their drinking water. With 71,665 miles of streams and rivers and more than 161,000 acres of lakes, ponds and wetlands, it may seem as if Iowa has a wealth of water resources. Yet, less than one percent of the state's land area is covered with water. It is vital that this limited resource, both above and below ground, be protected and available for Iowans to use for drinking water, recreation and industries.

Iowa's Water and Land Legacy is an Iowa based ballot committee organized in all 99 counties working to secure the passage of Iowa's Water and Land Legacy Amendment in November 2010. The campaign represents a coalition of over 60 organizations with more than 250,000 members in Iowa - a grassroots coalition of conservationists, sportsmen, environmentalists, community leaders, and businesses committed to creating an accountable and sustainable source of funding for natural resources and outdoor recreation.  

The Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund will provide a permanent, dedicated and accountable funding mechanism for protection of water quality, conservation of agricultural soils and improvement of natural areas in Iowa, including fish and wildlife habitat.

We are asking businesses, elected officials, and others to ENDORESE Iowa's Water & Land Legacy and the creation of the Natural Resources & Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund.