Upcoming Events
Landowners and forest stewards in the Midwest are encouraged to attend this year’s May 21 in northwestern Illinois. The conference is sponsored by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the University of Illinois Extension Forestry Program. The event will include speakers from both universities, as well as the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Illinois DNR, private forestry consultants, forest soils graduate students, and more.
This event marks the first offering of what is hoped to be a spring forestry tradition in northeast Iowa. For topic and speaker lineups, details, directions, and registration instructions (RSVP required), please see link below.
The Volga River State Rec. Area field day offers opportunites to experience firsthand an array of active forest management efforts, intent on achieving a diversity of forest management goals, including timber revenue, wildlife habitat, water quality, climate resilinecy, and recreation.
In an effort to better educate Iowans on how to manage white-tailed deer and the spread of the challenging Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) that impacts their populations, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is partnering with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to offer two sessions of their educational program Chronic Wasting Disease Ambassadors.
In an effort to better educate Iowans on how to manage white-tailed deer and the spread of the challenging Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) that impacts their populations, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is partnering with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to offer two sessions of their educational program Chronic Wasting Disease Ambassadors.