Join Iowa Prairie Network for their Annual Membership Meeting hosted by Region 2 on Saturday, August 6 at the Floyd County Conservation Fossil and Prairie Park Preserve near Rockford! The event is free and open to the public. Come for the day or camp over the weekend. Camping accommodations are included below. RSVP for meals by July 30 (more details below) WEEKEND EVENT SCHEDULE: FRIDAY -- tour local prairies and attractions on your own SATURDAY 8:30-10:00: Pancake Breakfast * 10:00: IPN Annual Meeting 11:00:…

Sponsored by the Iowa Environmental Council, the Prairie Lakes Conference is a vibrant example of the connectivity where prairie and lakes meet. That is why conservation professionals from throughout the region have banded together to create the Prairie Lakes Conference Thursday-Friday, Aug. 11-12, at the Arrowwood Resort & Conference Center in Okoboji. Professionals, students and interested members of the public are invited to attend to learn about soil health, water quality, and the connections between the two. In addition to the…

Practical Farmers of Iowa will host "Enhancing Pollinator Habitat" at the Bremer County Extension Building in Tripoli with hosts Rob and Tammy Faux and Steve Schmidt. The workshop is for farmers and landowners who want to better understand links between their farm landscape and pollinators. In the morning, Xerces Society pollinator expert Sarah Foltz Jordan will lead the classroom portion at the Extension office. After lunch, the group will caravan to two area farms for "eyes-on" work. For more information contact leocenter@iastate.edu

Farmers, business owners, and homeowners interested in going solar will hear answers to common questions and see solar technology in action at this Solar Energy Fair/Mini conference. The event is designed to be a “one-stop-shop” for those considering solar PV for electricity production at their farm, home, or business. Schedule of Events 9:00 a.m. – Noon — Vendor Expo 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. — Solar Energy Technology 101, Scott Timm, ISU Extension and Outreach 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.…

Clarke University presents Fred Kirschenmann, a longtime national and international leader in sustainable agriculture, farmer, and author of Cultivating an Ecological Conscience: Essays from a Farmer Philosopher (2010), for a timely and crucial conversation about the future of food in a changing climate. Kirschenman is a Distinguished Fellow for the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture and professor in the Department of Philosophy & Religious studies at Iowa State University and has received international recognition for his writing on land ethics.…