Posts in: Water Trails

  • A map of the central Iowa water trails

    September 29, 2021

    Years ago, when the Greater Des Moines Water Trails and Greenways Master Plan was adopted and ICON was officially set in motion, the group of masterminds leading the charge knew there had to be a strategy behind the progression of the project. Between dangerous low heads dams, a robust business model and dozens of projected [...]

  • Shoreline covered in yellow flowers

    August 31, 2021

    As we re-imagine our relationship to our creeks and rivers through ICON, so too will we reimagine the role of the arts in our community. In 2020 the National Endowment for the Arts awarded a grant to our region for Shoreline Signals. Shoreline Signals will use public art to educate new and current users on [...]