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• Local real estate investment firm details success of downtown Des Moines development (February 11, 2026)
• Birdland Park to get relief for flood-prone trail, more amenities (January 27, 2026)
• 10 developments to watch with Des Moines on the rise in 2026 (January 13, 2026)
• BPC 2025 News Changemakers Awards (December 22, 2025)
• Bravo announces $6.1M in grant awards (December 10, 2025)
• City council approves $7M grant for soccer stadium, seeks IRA funding for Market District (December 9, 2025)
• Urbandale opens new Walnut Creek access and art installation (October 28, 2025)
• What will actually improve Iowa water quality? (October 27, 2025)
• RELEASE: Local Competitors Achieve Record Fundraising at Wild Prairie Showdown (October 21, 2025)
• Event Preview: Power Breakfast panelists say shared purpose, trust are drivers of strong community leadership (October 17, 2025)
• ICON Water Trails Receives $1.3 Million Gift from Great Outdoors Foundation's Conservation Acceleration Fund (October 17, 2025)
• Local leaders honored for conservation and recreation efforts (October 8, 2025)
• RELEASE: Local Leaders Celebrated with Creative Conservationist, Waveshaper Awards (October 6, 2025)
• Paddles, pedals and profits: The economic power of Iowa’s trails (September 12, 2025)
• How ICON Water Trails, Great Outdoors Foundation collaborate to support recreation while tackling water quality issues (September 8, 2025)
• ICON Water Trails Take Shape at the Confluence of the Raccoon and Des Moines Rivers (August 27, 2025)
• Great Outdoors Foundation and ICON Water Trails launch annual fundraising campaign (August 22, 2025)
• RELEASE: Local Competitors Launch Annual Wild Prairie Showdown Campaign (August 21, 2025)
• RELEASE: Wild Prairie Showdown Award Nominations Open (July 21, 2025)
• Durham talks incentives philosophy, CAT grants awarded to ICON Water Trails, others (July 18, 2025)
• RELEASE: ICON Water Trails, Partners Break Ground on Hubbell Trailhead (July 16, 2025)
• On your marks, get set, paddle! ICON begins work on new Hubbell Trailhead (July 15, 2025)
• 140 volunteers participate in ICON Water Trails cleanup event (June 30, 2025)
• ICON Water Trails Hosts Inaugural ICONic Riverfest (June 30, 2025)
• The power of ‘We’: Honoring the past, shaping the future (June 30, 2025)
• RELEASE: ICON Water Trails Mobilizes 140 Volunteers at Inaugural ICONic Riverfest (June 17, 2025)
• New ICON trailhead breaks ground at Gray’s Lake (June 16, 2025)
• ICON Water Trails’ ICONic Riverfest volunteer cleanup event June 11 (June 16, 2025)
• RELEASE: Iowa Department of Natural Resources Designated the Des Moines River & Beaver Creek as State Water Trails (May 30, 2025)
• Des Moines River, Beaver Creek designated as state water trails (May 30, 2025)
• ICON Water Trails receives $250,000 grant (May 20, 2025)
• RELEASE: ICON Water Trails Receives $250,000 Bank of America Grant (May 16, 2025)
• ICON Water Trails Issues Statement on the Death of Jay Byers (April 18, 2025)
• 7 Cheap Places Gen Z Will Move to in 2025, According to Real Estate Experts (April 7, 2025)
• RELEASE: MidAmerican Energy Regional Fund Grant Awarded to City of Windsor Heights (February 17, 2025)
• RELEASE: MidAmerican Energy Regional Fund Grant Awarded to City of Windsor Heights (February 17, 2025)
• New Report: This Is the Most Livable City in the U.S. (January 29, 2025)
• Johnston approves public access for kayak and boat launch project (November 19, 2024)
• RELEASE: Wild Prairie Showdown Achieves Record Fundraising (October 15, 2024)
• RELEASE: ICON Water Trails Unveils Rendering of Second Whitewater Site (October 11, 2024)
• ICON Water Trails project hits $100 million fundraising milestone (October 11, 2024)
• ICON marks $100M in funds raised for water trails projects (October 11, 2024)
• RELEASE: Prairie Meadows Awards $250,000 Legacy Grant to ICON Water Trails (October 2, 2024)
• Casey's to name ICON feature along Des Moines River (October 1, 2024)
• ICON Center Street site receives $1 million from Casey’s (October 1, 2024)
• Casey's donates $1 million to downtown ICON Water Trails, will be overlook's namesake (September 30, 2024)
• Casey's donates $1 million to downtown Des Moines water trails project (September 30, 2024)
• RELEASE: Casey's Invests $1 Million in ICON Water Trails Downtown Run (September 30, 2024)
• RELEASE: Wild Prairie Showdown Award Recipients Announced (September 26, 2024)
• Register: ICON Water Trails project gets $1 million for Raccoon River site near Fleur Drive (September 10, 2024)
• Business Record: ICON receives $1M boost from federal government for Fleur Drive dam project (August 30, 2024)
• RELEASE: Nunn Secures Major Federal Investment in the Fleur Drive Dam ICON Water Trails Project (August 30, 2024)
• RELEASE: Local Competitors Launch Annual Wild Prairie Showdown Campaign (August 15, 2024)
• Register: Transformation of Des Moines' Birdland Park gets big boost from federal grant funding (August 9, 2024)
• RELEASE: National Endowment for the Arts Piece Installed Along ICON Water Trails (June 28, 2024)
• dsm: ICON Water Trails Current Affairs (April 30, 2024)
• RELEASE: Interactive Art Installation Identified for ICON Water Trails (April 9, 2024)
• Register: Even in Nascent Form, Central Iowa Water Trails Network Has Generated Millions (February 29, 2024)
• Business Record: West Des Moines Receives MidAmerican Grant to Establish ICON Site at Raccoon River (February 8, 2024)
• Business Record: New ICON Report Shows “We’re … On the Right Path” (February 7, 2024)
• RELEASE: ICON Water Trails Sites Produce $20 Million in Regional Economic Impact (February 7, 2024)
• Podcast: The Economic Impact of Rivers and Streams (February 6, 2024)
• RELEASE: MidAmerican Energy Regional Fund Grant Awarded to City of West Des Moines (February 1, 2024)
• Business Record: Winners of 2023 BPC News Changemaker Awards Announced (December 14, 2023)
• IPR: Could Whitewater Trails in Downtown Des Moines Help Change the State's Course on Water Quality? (November 8, 2023)
• WHO Newsradio 1040: Water Trails Project Takes Shape in Des Moines River Basin (October 30, 2023)
• Business Record: A Closer Look at Stephanie Oppel (October 20, 2023)
• Business Record: Local Competitors Raise More Than $120,000 During Wild Prairie Showdown (October 18, 2023)
• WHO 13: Construction on ICON Water Trails Begins in Des Moines (October 17, 2023)
• Business Record: Learn About This Year's Best of Des Moines 2023 Winners (September 22, 2023)
• Business Record: Best of Des Moines 2023 Winners (September 22, 2023)
• Business Record: ICON Water Trails Hires Oppel As Executive Director (September 7, 2023)
• RELEASE: ICON Water Trails Selects Stephanie Oppel As New Executive Director (September 7, 2023)
• RELEASE: Local Competitors Launch Annual Wild Prairie Showdown Campaign (August 17, 2023)
• Register: $425,000 Grant from Prairie Meadows Will Help Complete ICON Water Trails Site Downtown (July 12, 2023)
• RELEASE: ICON Water Trails Receives Prairie Meadows Legacy Grant for Fleur Drive Site (July 11, 2023)
• RELEASE: MidAmerican Energy Regional Fund Grant Allocated to Greenbelt Landing (June 20, 2023)
• Business Record: ICON Launches Scott Avenue Segment of Water Trails Project (April 28, 2023)
• RELEASE: ICON Breaks Ground on the First of Its Downtown Sites (April 27, 2023)
• Business Record: Converse Named ICON Project Manager (March 21, 2023)
• RELEASE: ICON Water Trails Hires Converse to Fulfill Project Manager Role (March 20, 2023)
• RELEASE: MidAmerican Energy Regional Fund Grant Awarded to City of Urbandale (January 23, 2023)
• Business Record: MPO board approves contract for Phase 1 of ICON project at Scott Avenue (November 9, 2022)
• Des Moines Register: Bidder Identified for ICON Water Trails project (November 1, 2022)
• Business Record: MPO preparing possible contract for ICON Water Trails after bid received within budget (November 1, 2022)
• Business Record: ICON, Bravo Collaborate to Create Public Art Along Central Iowa Waterways (October 18, 2022)
• Business Record: ICON, Val Air Awarded Destination Iowa Grants (September 19, 2022)
• Des Moines Register: ICON Water Trails, Val Air Ballroom Receive $8 million from Gov. Kim Reynolds (September 18, 2022)
• Business Record: Networking on Water (September 16, 2022)
• Des Moines Register: ICON Water Trails Seeks $10 million from State to Help Plug Inflation-Driven Funding Shortfall (July 30, 2022)
• Business Record: ICON to Take Phased Approach with Revised BUILD Grant Agreement (June 13, 2022)
• Business Record: ICON Water Trails Receives $300,000 Gift from Prairie Meadows (June 2, 2022)
• Business Record: Perseverance Pays Off (April 22, 2022)
• Business Record: ICON Water Trails to Reject Bid for Downtown Projects, Seeks Options to Keep Project on Track (April 11, 2022)
• Des Moines Register: Water Trails Organizers Back to Drawing Board; Bid for Downtown Des Moines Segments Too High (April 8, 2022)
• Business Record: Bondurant Awarded First Grant from ICON Water Trails’ MidAmerican Energy Fund (March 22, 2022)
• RELEASE: Great Outdoors Foundation Awards First MidAmerican Energy Regional Fund Grant (March 22, 2022)
• Business Record: ICON Water Trails Begins Shift to Regional Projects (March 18, 2022)
• Des Moines Register: $15 million State Grant will Help Create Des Moines Site Where People Can Learn to Kayak, Surf (January 28, 2022)
• Business Record: ICON Water Trails Receives $15M from Water Infrastructure Fund for Raccoon River Improvements (January 28, 2022)
• RELEASE: Great Outdoors Foundation Announces $500,000 Wellmark Gift (November 18, 2021)
• RELEASE: Iowa Confluence Water Trails Unveils New Website (November 16, 2021)
• RELEASE: Great Outdoors Foundation Announces $300,000 Meta Grant (November 4, 2021)
• RELEASE: ICON Water Trails Announces Board of Directors (October 20, 2021)
• RELEASE: ICON Water Trails Capital Campaign Surpasses 200 Private Donors (August 10, 2021)
• Des Moines Register: Iowa Confluence Water Trails Project Gets Another Major Gift: $3 Million from Nationwide (August 3, 2021)
• Business Record: Artist Named for Shoreline Signals Art on ICON Water Trails (July 30, 2021)
• RELEASE: ICON Water Trails Announces $5M MidAmerican Energy Investment (July 22, 2021)
• Business Record:New brand, new director named for Central Iowa Water Trails (July 14, 2021)
• Des Moines Register: Call it ICON (July 13, 2021)
• RELEASE: Central Iowa Water Trails Consortium Announces New Brand (July 13, 2021)
• Business Record: Scott Avenue Portion of Central Iowa Water Trails Gets Final Nod (June 15, 2021)
• RELEASE: Great Outdoors Foundation Announces $1M Polk County Water Quality Fund (June 15, 2021)
• RELEASE: Great Outdoors Foundation Announces $1M Gift from the Athene Charitable Foundation (May 11, 2021)
• RELEASE: ICON Water Trails Announces $3M Nationwide Foundation Gift (April 3, 2021)
• Des Moines Register: $54 million master plan would overhaul Birdland Park (March 15, 2021)
• Des Moines Register: Three key sites for Water Trails gain city approval (January 28, 2021)
• Business Record: Central Iowa Water Trails: From a plan to reality (January 5, 2021)
• Des Moines Register: In Greater DSM, we can create a strong future (November 16, 2020)
• Enjoying Central Iowa's Water Trails (October 19, 2020)
• Outfitter Opens on Water Trail in Johnston (June 25, 2020)
• Raccoon River Boathouse Looks Ahead to Opening (June 11, 2020)
• NEA Grant awarded for public art at Central Iowa Water Trails (June 11, 2020)
• Business Record: Biggest Project Yet (November 13, 2019)
• RELEASE: $25 Million BUILD Grant Announced for Central Iowa Water Trails (November 7, 2019)
• Des Moines Register: 'A really big damn deal' Beaver Creek access open (October 21, 2019)
• Water Trails featured in Des Moines Partnership's OneVoice DSM Podcast (September 30, 2019)
• RELEASE: Regional Water Trails Project Celebrates First Completed Access Point in Johnston (August 21, 2019)
• KCCI: How Iowa could cash in on Des Moines waterways (June 16, 2019)
• Water Trails Announces LLC and Board of Directors (June 16, 2019)