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March 2019
13th Annual Iowa Water Conference
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.…
Find out more »Conservation Partners Gathering
View the link to learn more! - 2019 Conservation Partners Gathering
Find out more »April 2019
Weber Elementary School Earth Week Fun Night
Iowa Flood Center students will demonstrate an interactive watershed model that shows how changes in the landscape impact flooding. Participants will learn to "discover" their watershed!
Find out more »Spring Clean-up Along the Iowa River!
The University of Iowa's Environmental Science Club will be hosting a trash pick-up event on Saturday, April 13th, 2019! PARTICIPANT SIGN UP FORM: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1IFyPM7Jpa4A4j1snLEdFS4FFuG7Ic6YfIw8tyPuJPNU The central location and meet-up point of the event will be at the Lagoon Shelter House, right next to Hancher Auditorium. The trash pick-up itself will take place along the Iowa River--participants can walk at their own pace in a loop that wraps from the Lagoon Shelter House, over to the IMU bridge, across the IMU…
Find out more »American Heart Association STEM Goes Red Event
The American Heart Association is hosting their inaugural STEM Goes Red event on April 24th at Mount Mercy Graduate Center in Cedar Rapids. This event is targeted to 9th grade females with the intent to empower them to consider a future in STEM and research careers, and to learn how to keep their hearts healthy as they grow into adults.
Find out more »Earth Fest
Join us for: Live music, Raptors, games, free prizes, info from local sustainable organizations, environmental nonprofits, fun activities, games, a FREE Saplings Giveaway & MORE!
Find out more »May 2019
Iowa Emergency Management Association Conference
Iowa Flood Center Associate Director will present on Thursday, May 9 of the conference from 2:00-3:00 pm. Presentation title: Iowa Flood Center—Serving Iowans with Innovative Tools and Reliable Information Nate Young serves as associate director of the Iowa Flood Center (IFC) and helped lead the statewide floodplain mapping project for 85 of Iowa’s 99 counties. The maps show the probability, extent, and depth of flooding for every Iowa stream draining more than one square mile and are an important resource…
Find out more »Iowa Children’s Water Festival
The 2019 Iowa Children’s Water Festival is May 09, 2019, at Des Moines Area Community College Campus in Ankeny, Iowa. The Iowa Children's Water Festival is a FREE educational event that provides your FIFTH GRADE class the opportunity to learn about the importance of water in their daily lives through presentations, hands-on activities, exhibits, games and entertainment! Iowa Flood Center staff are partnering with the National Weather Service to educate students about watersheds, flooding, and flood safety. We hope to see you…
Find out more »Investigate Your Future – 8th Grade Girls STEM Event
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…
Find out more »June 2019
Come Celebrate the Iowa Flood Center’s 10th Birthday!
You’re Invited! Iowa Flood Center 10-Year Birthday Celebration Thursday, June 13, 2019 C. Maxwell Stanley Hydraulics Laboratory | Iowa City, IA All-day event Friends, partners, and the general public are invited to participate in a day-long celebration reflecting on our collective achievements over the past 10 years. By fostering collaborations, we are solving our state’s complex water challenges the Iowa way: together. But we have more work to do, and floods in Iowa are changing. As we prepare for another 10…
Find out more »IIHR—Hydroscience & Engineering
