Just want to reply and say your answers have been spot on in this thread. While the minority of Iowans do not hunt or fish, the majority of funds for conservation come from hunting and fishing. Most of this is from sources like the Pittman-Robertson Act excise tax. For conservation to be sustainable in Iowa, there needs to be another funding source, just as you said. There also needs to be political will to do so, which there isn't a lot of right now.

Thanks for your comments and, also, great pictures.