Events Archive
The Forest City Parks department and the Iowa DNR would like to invite you to a forestry field day at Thomas Bearse Park in Forest City Iowa to talk about invasive species and forest management.
The Forest City Parks Department has started the difficult process of controlling the European Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) in the park. This field day will talk about what has been done and what will be needed to control this very invasive species. We will also talk about oak management and the difficulties of perpetuating oak on the landscape.
The Women's Woodland Stewardship Network is offering an event at McFarland Park in Ames on Saturday, April 27th, from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm. We will spend the morning exploring the woods around the park with ISU professor Dr. Cathy McMullen who will talk about woodland wildflower identification and woodland understory restoration.
Farmers across the Midwest and beyond have been incorporating cover crops into their rotation at an increasing rate – mostly to improve soil health and reduce water quality concerns. But can cover crops also provide habitat for birds and other wildlife? Two wildlife experts will help answer this question during an April 25 webinar hosted by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service.
The Women's Woodland Stewardship Network (WWSN) is partnering with the Iowa DNR and Bur Oak Land Trust to offer a chainsaw class for women that will be led by women instructors. Bur Oak Land Trust will lead the chainsaw education during the day, and WWSN and the DNR will lead an evening learning session about woodland management and tree identification. This is a nice weekend getaway opportunity and a great way to meet other women who care for woodlands!
Iowa Learning Farms, in partnership with the Mahaska County Soil and Water Conservation District, will host a wetland and beaver dam water quality workshop on Tuesday, March 26 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Mahaska County Environmental Learning Center in Oskaloosa.
Farmers and landowners are encouraged to attend this free workshop and to join for a complimentary meal. Iowa Learning Farms is a conservation program with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
This field day will be hosted by Iowa Learning Farms. Follow this link to register for the virtual field day.
Learn about CWD management and ecology, network with wildlife managers and other community members and become an ambassador for the scientific management of CWD. The class meets three times on March 12, 19, and 26th from 6-8 PM. Attendence at each class session is expected, though one absence can be arranged. Learn more about the program on this page.
What's this green goo? Get the scoop on harmful algal blooms (HABs) in an upcoming "HABs 101" webinar, hosted by Michigan Sea Grant and partners around the state.
Tune in on March 6, 2024, at 6-7:30 pm ET, to bust some myths, get tips for keeping your family and pets safe, and learn how you can take action to support healthy water quality on your property and in your community.
Iowa Learning Farms, Marshall County Soil and Water Conservation District, and USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), will host an edge-of-field and forestry workshop on Tuesday, March 5 from 10:30-12:30 p.m. at the Grimes Farm & Conservation Center outside of Marshalltown. The free event is open to farmers and landowners and includes a complimentary meal.
The Tri-State Forest Stewardship Conference will return to its usual in-person format on March 2, in northwestern Illinois (Freeport) from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
To participate in the live virtual field day, shortly before 1:00 pm CT on February 8, click HERE.
Or, join from a dial-in phone line:
Dial: 312-626-6799
Meeting ID: 986 0833 5082
To participate in the live virtual field day, shortly before 1:00 pm CT on January 18, click HERE.
Or, join from a dial-in phone line:
Dial: 312-626-6799
Meeting ID: 986 0833 5082
This webinar is hosted by Iowa Learning Farms. The speaker is Laura Jackson from the Tall Grass Prairie Center. To join the webinar follow the link below:
https://iastate.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xtAwWxycQZW8iwtNLz34GA
Iowa Learning Farms, in partnership with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach in Madison and Warren County and Conservation Learning Group, will host “Conservation On Tap,” Thursday, November 9 from 6-7 p.m. at Middlebrook Mercantile in Cumming.
Cover crops help prevent nitrate loss and protect soil from erosion, but also add work to plant in the fall. What if you could have a cover crop that you only had to plant once? Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will examine this topic during a field day, Wednesday, Nov. 1, at Gaesser Farm, 2507 Quince Ave., Corning, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The field day is open to the public.
Iowa Learning Farms will host this webinar with Jessica Nelson from Iowa State University. To join the webinar, follow this link.
Iowa Learning Farms will host this webinar with Christine Eckles from the Blank Park Zoo. To join the webinar, follow this link.
The Iowa Tree Farm Program will celebrate the 2023 Iowa Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year during this forestry field day. The event, hosted in partnership with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the Buchanan County office of ISU Extension and Outreach, will take place on October 10, near the town of Jesup. The site offers exceptional examples of forest mangement to achieve wood, water quality, recreation, and wildlife habitat goals.
The Private Well Stewardship Program is an educational program offered through Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. "The Private Well Stewardship Program helps Iowa’s 230,000 private well owners to learn about the responsibilities and risks of being a private well owner and connect them to local experts to manage their well,” said Catherine DeLong, water quality program manager with ISU Extension and Outreach. "Many private well owners in Iowa don't know that there is funding available in every county to help test their well annually.
The 2023 Shimek State Forest fall forestry field day will occur on October 3, at beautiful Lacey-Keosauqua State Park in Van Buren County. The site offers impressive examples of forest management for a wide range of goals, including wood, water, and wildlife. Partners include the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the Lee and Van Buren County offices of ISU Extension and Outreach.
Graduates of Iowa State University’s Master Conservationist Program are invited to gather in the Loess Hills this September for the first-ever statewide meetup.
“The goal for this event is to get graduates together to explore different parts of Iowa while providing space for socializing and learning,” said Kaycie Waters-Brocka, natural resources field specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and co-director of the Master Conservationist Program.
The Private Well Stewardship Program is an educational program offered through Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. "The Private Well Stewardship Program helps Iowa’s 230,000 private well owners to learn about the responsibilities and risks of being a private well owner and connect them to local experts to manage their well,” said Catherine DeLong, water quality program manager with ISU Extension and Outreach. "Many private well owners in Iowa don't know that there is funding available in every county to help test their well annually.
The Private Well Stewardship Program is an educational program offered through Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. "The Private Well Stewardship Program helps Iowa’s 230,000 private well owners to learn about the responsibilities and risks of being a private well owner and connect them to local experts to manage their well,” said Catherine DeLong, water quality program manager with ISU Extension and Outreach. "Many private well owners in Iowa don't know that there is funding available in every county to help test their well annually.
The 2023 Yellow River State Forest fall forestry field day will ne held on Tuesday, 9/19/23, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The event will focus on forest change, and how foresters guide this change to achieve a range of management objectives of interest to private woodland owners and stewards.
Participants will experience a chrono-sequence of forest management results, as we visit forest stands 5, 10, and 50 years post-management!
The Iowa Woodland Owners Association will host it's annual fall forestry field day on September 14, 2023, at beautiful Ledges State Park in Boone County.