IIHR Director Gabriele Villarini will participate as the keynote speaker for the ICEC Winter Workshop. Dr. Villarini's research focuses, in part, on climate change and tropical cyclones, especially as related to flooding. He works with faculty in the UI College of Education to develop professional development opportunities for Iowa teachers to learn how to use real data in the classroom. Dr. Villarini will present on the IFC, its flood-related tools, and evidence of climate change.

Iowa Flood Center Staff will have their interactive watershed model on display at Family Enrichment Night at Hoover Elementary. Families will learn about watersheds and how land use changes impact flooding.

Thanks to the Iowa legislature's leadership and foresight in creating he Iowa Flood Center in 2009, Iowans have access to the latest technology and resources to help the prepare for floods and become more resilient to their effects. The center's outward-facing philosophy focuses on providing direct services to benefit the people of Iowa. IFC students, staff, and researchers will host their annual legislative breakfast reception on Tuesday, March 5 from 7-9 am at the Iowa State Capitol building (room 116).…

Bur Oak Land Trust’s 36th annual Prairie Preview will be held Tuesday, March 5, at the Clarion Highlander, 2525 North Dodge St., Iowa City just south of I-80. Contact Tammy Wright at (319) 338-7030 for more details.

The theme for the 2019 Iowa Water Conference is “Back to Basics: Land, Water, People.” The state of Iowa has the most altered landscape in the nation. Increasingly, we look for solutions to our water management issues that bring us closer to nature and back to Iowa’s natural environmental processes. From restoring prairies and wetlands on agricultural landscapes to green infrastructure that couple natural and engineered systems, we are building a future through a respectful look to our state’s history.…

The event will be held Tuesday, May 21st, 2019, 9am – 2pm. Investigate Your Future will continue to provide interactive, hands-on sessions which will expose 300 plus eighth grade girls to a variety of interesting aspects related to the areas of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).  Students will attending will be from Lee, Des Moines, Henry and Louisa Counties. Please respond soon and let us know whether you will be available for this event again this school year.   A simple yes…