Local Talk for Friday, July 23, 2021 featured Dennis Hart news from the past week from the Ames Tribune. Liz Garst from Coon Rapids, Iowa discussed her Garst family history of farming. Her discussion of conservation easements on property they will be selling includes a "soil health" requirement. This is a new concept that Ms. Garst spelled out nicely. Public Relations Officer for the City of Ames, Susan Gwiasda invited Ames Fire Chief, Rich Higgins to discuss Emergency Preparedness sign up. It is good to double check and observe that special medical needs are included in your contact information. Check with Melissa at 515-382-7316 or Story county emergency.org. Doug Harr, President of Iowa Audubon rounded out the hour with a disturbing story concerning song bird populations on the East Coast. A mysterious calamity is killing song birds. The malady has migrated west to Indiana yet it has not be diagnosed in Iowa at this time. Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued a news release that it is timely to clean bird feeders and the feeding area with a 10% bleach solution. However it is not necessary to discontinue feeding birds at this time. John Trudell provided music interludes with Baby Boom Che from his CD Graffiti Man.
