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2026 Annual Meeting

Join us Saturday, 7 November from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm for great speakers, food, friends and fun! Register today!

Registration for individuals is $35, registration for two people registering together is $60. and Students are $25. Registration includes all Annual Meeting activities, including Speakers, lunch, snacks, and beverages on November 7, 2026. Sign up here!

The theme of our annual meeting is Farm Fields vs Server Fields – tackling the newest land use threat. We will have a panel discussion on data centers and the organizing that is happening in Iowa to hold them accountable and protect our land and water. Lunch will be served afterwards and in the afternoon we will have a discussion about federal legislation and how it can impact land use.

Register today!

In addition to two great speakers and a delicious lunch, hear about what has been happening with 1000 Friends and how you can take action on important land use and transportation issues. Don’t miss out and register today!

Leveraging Federal Funds for Clean Transportation!

This summer, 1000 Friends of Iowa has worked with our partners in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan to ensure Federal Transportation dollars are being spent on clean transportation options, such as transit, and other multi-modal options. As part of this work we commissioned a report from the Shared Use Mobility Center called “Flex Your Grants! Leveraging federal dollars for clean transportation projects.”

This report explores different pots of funding and how it can be used for something other than more highways. The report also gives examples of how the funds have been used in other states & communities. Check out the report here:

Click to access FlexYourGrants_Final_September2023.pdf

Stay tuned for ways you can get involved with influencing how federal dollars are spent!