LRTF Technical Advisory Committee
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The LRTF technical advisory committee provides advice on the development and implementation of IRVM plans, the LRTF program and its projects. Committee activities include providing assistance in the following areas:		  
 
  1. Research efforts
  2. Demonstration projects
  3. Education and orientation efforts for property owners, public officials, and the general public
  4. Activities of the integrated roadside vegetation management coordinator for integrated roadside vegetation management
  5. Reviewing applications for funding assistance
  6. Securing funding for research and demonstrations
  7. Determining needs for revising the state weed law and other applicable Code sections

  8. Liaison with the Iowa state association of counties, the Iowa league of cities, and other organizations for integrated roadside vegetation management purposes

  
LRTF Technical Advisory Committee members:
Blake Deiber
Crawford County
Denison, Iowa		 Brenda Durban
Earth Tech
Waterloo, Iowa		 Rick Edwards
Decorah Parks and Rec
Decorah, Iowa
Robin Fortney
MidAmerican Energy
Des Moines, Iowa		 Jane Halliburton
Story County Board of Supervisors
Nevada, Iowa		 Roger Jacob
Iowa DNR State Forest Nursery
Ames, Iowa
Joe Kooiker
Story County Conservation
Nevada, Iowa		 Joe McGovern
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
Des Moines, Iowa		 Shannon Ramsay
Trees Forever
Marion, Iowa
Beth Sandburg
Dep't. of Ag and Land Stewardship
Des Moines, Iowa		 Daryl Smith
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa		 Lois Tiffany
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
Christy VanBuskirk
Keokuk County
Sigourney, Iowa		    

last updated: December 2006