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