Nominations are open now through Nov. 15! Celebrating 15 years of recognizing smart growth and sustainable practices, the Best Development Awards program puts a spotlight on Iowans doing great work and inspires others … Continue reading Best Development Awards Call for Nominations
You’re invited to the University of Iowa to join this cross-sector collaboration aimed to elevate intercultural perspectives and build policy presence for deeper consideration of rural creative placemaking. Held October … Continue reading Rural Creative Placemaking Summit
Please join the Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club for a day of food, conversation, interesting ideas, and celebration for the Iowa Chapter’s Annual Dinner. The dinner will be local and … Continue reading The Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club Annual Dinner
Jeff Speck, author of Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time will speak Monday, Oct. 24, at 6:30 p.m. at the Iowa City Public Library, … Continue reading Walkability Lecture: Author Jeff Speck in Iowa City
Join The Iowa Association for Energy Efficiency (IAEE) from 12:30-3:30 p.m. on Oct. 25 for the Emerging Professionals Workshop. The workshop is open to all industry professionals – whether you’re … Continue reading Iowa Energy Summit
Join the Science Center of Iowa as they explore the delicate relationship between nitrogen’s necessity and the societal implications of excess nitrogen on ourselves and our landscapes with Dr. Peter Levi. … Continue reading Nitrogen: Streams, Society & Statewide Impact
Iowa State University presents “Fiction, the Future and Environmental Crisis,” a lecture by Margaret Atwood, revered author, poet and environmental activist whose more than forty books include "The Handmaid's Tale," "The … Continue reading Lecture: Author Margaret Atwood
The Urban Land Institute Iowa, Greater Des Moines Partnership, and City of Des Moines will host two public meetings on Nov. 2 at noon to 1 pm or 6 to 7:30 … Continue reading Connect Downtown Public Meetings
The Women, Food and Ag Network 2016 annual conference is set for Friday and Saturday, Nov. 4-5, at the Lied Lodge and Conference Center, Nebraska City, Neb. The conference theme … Continue reading Women, Food & Ag Network Annual Conference
Iowa has been called the most radically transformed environment in the U.S. How has this transformation affected Iowa, the Midwest, and beyond? What will the future bring as climate change influences Iowa? How … Continue reading Water, Prairies, & Climate Change: Iowa’s Environment in Historical Perspective