Environmental Sciences

Join the Graduate and Professional Student Government’s Sustainability Committee for a lecture event titled "Our Water, Our Community." The session will host speakers discussing different aspects of ongoing water quality topics in the state of Iowa. The featured speakers are:Dr. Chris Jones, Author and Water Quality ResearcherDr. Larry Weber, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Director of IIHR - Hydroscience and Engineering, Interim Director of Iowa Flood CenterDr. Danielle Land...

Celebrate Our Local Nature, Join the City Nature ChallengeThe University of Iowa is collaborating with Johnson County communities to join 700+ cities around the world in documenting nature as part of the City Nature Challenge! You can contribute to citizen science during this global biodiversity challenge no matter where you are in Johnson County! From April 25-28, 2025, take photographs of WILD plants and animals in backyards, in parks, along city streets, on school grounds, or any place in...

Join us for the Miyawaki Forest Tree Planting as we kick off our project on Arbor Day, Friday, April 25! This exciting initiative aims to plant 4,000 native tree saplings and shrubs using the Miyawaki Method, a technique for densely planting native trees to create bio-diverse and self-sustaining forests.Getting There:Planting will take place on the northeast side of Hillcrest Residence Hall, east side of Lot 13.Parking is limited, so we recommend using public transportation or carpooling.Lot 13...