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Steamboat Island: Project will improve ‘mosaic of river habitats’

By: Dave Thompson|October 5, 2023
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    • Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, chief of engineers and commanding general of the U.S. Corps of Engineers, visits with people on Wednesday, Oct. 4, before a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the Steamboat Island Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project near Princeton, Iowa. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

    PRINCETON, Iowa – A $33.6 million habitat restoration project is underway with the goal of creating a better, healthier ecosystem for wildlife on an island near this Scott County community.

    “This (project) is all about the habitat; getting the correct habitat on the island,” said Julie Millhollin, the project manager for the Steamboat Island Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project.

    Ms. Millhollin was among about…

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