LOCAL TALK 13 April 2021

Domestic Felines: Ron Edwards, Supervisor of Ames Animal Control/Ames Animal Shelter, Marlene Ehresman, Director of Iowa Wildlife Center and Matt Wetrich, Naturalist with Green County and board member of Jefferson, Iowa’s city council along with KHOI’s Gina McAndrews;

 Discuss feral, stray and pet cats, their care, habits, and needs both indoor and outdoor.  Address property damage public health quality of life impacts on native wildlife.   What the City of Ames has done and is doing. The actions the responsible cat owner needs to consider and options that the realtor, renter and homeowner have for example a design for a “Catio”

Susan Qwiasda, City of Ames Public Relations Officer shares current city updates including yard waste “free”days.

Ames Public Library Director Sheila Schofer Discuss the phased reopening of the library that involve conference/meeting rooms,  small group gatherings, children activities,  hybrid meeting models, fines status.

Anna Magnussen,  KHOI’s Top “Good News Banana” brightens our day.
Offering Poems, Music, and a review of Tuesday programs; All Things Piano, Donna-Lana Kitchen, Science Bytes, and Heart2Heart along with a sneak peek of Thursday’s, You Name It.

 

Anna Magnusson: anna@iowaable.org
City of Ames: cityofames.org
Sheila Schofer: amespubliclibrary.org

Marlene Ehresman: marlene@iowawildlifecenter.org

Matt Wetrich: go_tweeting@hotmail.com

Matthew Bradner info@iowahomeconsulting.com.

 

Originally broadcast 04/13/2021