The city of Windsor Heights is proposing improvements along University Avenue based on the Complete Streets Initiative. The concept includes protected bike lanes. The hearing is February 8 at 5:30 … Continue reading Windsor Heights Complete Streets Initiative Hearing →

Interested in creating butterfly and bird habitats? Then you don't want to miss this great deal from the Iowa State Forest Nursery--available only until March 25. You'll get 250 bare-root seedlings … Continue reading State Forest Nursery Sale →

The meeting's agenda includes further discussion of the University Avenue plans, which incorporate Complete Streets ideas, including a protected bike lane. Come and show your support!

*** Updated March 8 *** Join us March 10th at the Iowa Utilities Board's final deliberations meeting for the anticipated Bakken Pipeline permitting decision. We want to have a big presence to … Continue reading IUB Final Deliberations & Decision on Bakken Pipeline Permit →

The Windsor Heights Planning and Zoning Board will ask their City Council to adopt updated and revised building and design standards. The plan is designed to make the city more … Continue reading Windsor Heights Draft Design & Development Standards Hearing →

The Iowa Environmental Council (IEC) is hosting their annual Environmental Lobby & REAP Day at the Capitol. Lobby training will begin at 8:30 a.m. 1000 Friends of Iowa is a … Continue reading 2016 Environmental Lobby & REAP Day at the Capitol →

Iowa author Connie Mutel will discuss Iowa's natural heritage and Iowa geoarcheologist Joe Artz will be present to discuss natural artifacts. Attendees are encouraged to bring fossils, arrowheads, rocks, and … Continue reading Reading Our Land: Heritage and Legacy →

Scott County MidAmerican Energy Company customers are eligible to purchase trees for $30 each (with the remaining cost funded through a grant from MidAmerican Energy). Purchase is initially limited to … Continue reading Plant Some Shade Program: Scott County →

This April, the University of Iowa Office of Sustainability invites you to celebrate the culture of sustainability during Earth Month 2016. Events include an Earth Month Bike Challenge, "True Cost" … Continue reading University of Iowa Office of Sustainability’s Earth Month 2016 →

Hosted by Urban Ambassadors, All Things Solar is a monthly meeting for people interested in about solar energy in Iowa. This month's guest speaker is Tim Kruse, owner of Green Light … Continue reading All Things Solar →