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EDUCATION AND INTERPRETATION Historical Society and county conservation boards, encourage the
establishment of conservation easements to protect archaeological
● See the Historic Intrinsic Quality discussion in Point 3 for very sites, especially those of a sensitive nature such as prehistoric
specific action items.
burials. **
● Develop grant application for audio tour with print guides.
● Consider development of a Sensitive Areas Ordinance for cultural
● Increase public outreach about IVSB archaeology to schools, and natural resources within the IVSB corridor working with county
historical societies, community museums, libraries and Boards of Supervisors and county conservation boards. **
county conservation boards via presentations, resources, and ● Compile a master floral and faunal species list for use in Byway
programming during special events such as Iowa Archaeology marketing.
Month sponsored annually by the Office of the State Archaeologist,
UI, and the Iowa Archeological Society. ● Promote, with the Marketing and Development Committee, bird
watching opportunities along the Byway.
● Create additional venues for the dissemination of knowledge
about and appreciation for the Byway’s scenic resources. In ● Organize a series of public meetings for Byway constituents with
addition to kiosks and information available at facilities such appropriate agencies to discuss the state of the Iowa River and
as the Iowa Welcome Centers, Amana Colonies Visitor Center, assess current legislative and agency policies regarding river
Amana Heritage Museum, Meskwaki Casino, and Belle Plaine quality, flooding, and other pertinent issues.
Area Museum, additional workshops and classes focused on the MARkETING AND DEVELOPMENT
Byway’s scenic landscapes could be organized (i.e., seasonal
landscape workshops: painting/photography). ** ● See the discussion on Marketing Positioning in Point 12 and on
Development in Point 5 for very specific action items.
● Create additional venues for the dissemination of knowledge about
the Byway’s natural resources. ** ● Apply for a Scenic Byways Marketing Grant from the Federal
Highways Administration to conduct a marketing plan for the IVSB.
● Create destination signage/kiosks that can withstand flooding for
cyclists and paddlers� ● Promote the region as an ecotourism area to protect, so people
feel they have arrived in a special place that should be treated with
LAND USE: PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION, AND respect�
RECREATION ● Support Tour Iowa (Economic Development) efforts to market and
● See the Natural and Recreation Quality discussions in Point 3 for promote IVSB cultural events.
very specific action items. ● Include cultural intrinsic quality features in regular community
● Conduct a public restroom site assessment to gather information newspaper columns, Facebook, and other promotional venues.
for restroom building projects throughout the Byway, in order to ● Develop and promote recreational qualities via social networking
gather technical and architectural information needed for building sites (Facebook, Twitter).
projects and grant funding.
● Submit archaeological intrinsic quality features and archaeological
● Working with agencies such as the Iowa Natural Heritage stories to community newspapers as part of regular columns and
Foundation (INHF), Office of the State Archaeologist, State as features on local and state radio broadcasts.
