Environment

Oct 10, 2022

Green Iowa AmeriCorps, housed in UNI’s CEEE, wins Outstanding Service Program of the Year

Green Iowa AmeriCorps, which is housed at UNI, can add being named Outstanding Service Program of the Year to its list of accomplishments.

Jul 26, 2022

IWRC’s Jennifer Trent to serve on the Des Moines Climate Action & Adaptation Plan Technical Advisory Group

Jennifer Trent of the Iowa Waste Reduction Center will be contributing to Des Moines's first Climate Action & Adaptation Plan.

Union High School students transplant a flat of native prairie seedlings at Irvine Prairie near Dysart

May 23, 2022

High school students assist with transplanting project at Irvine Prairie

Opportunities to reduce food waste in the 2023 Farm Bill

May 10, 2022

Iowa Waste Reduction Center recognized for contribution to food waste reduction efforts in 2023 Farm Bill Report

Apr 12, 2022

Iowa Waste Reduction Center to host Fighting Food Waste event

Mar 24, 2022

UNI to host inaugural competition of ideas to increase sustainability and reduce waste

Jan 05, 2022

UNI center certifies 31st Iowa brewery for sustainability efforts

Worth Brewing in Northwood, Iowa just became the 11th brewery in Iowa to achieve the Gold Certification from the Iowa Green Brewery Certification Program (IGBC).

UNI students in the field studying monarch butterfly habitat.

Jul 15, 2021

Helping save the monarch butterfly

Four UNI students are taking part in field research operated out of UNI’s Tallgrass Prairie Center this summer to help prevent the rapid decline of the monarch butterfly.

Members of Green Iowa AmeriCorps take a water sample.

Jun 03, 2021

AmeriCorps environmental program at UNI continues to grow

UNI’s Green Iowa AmeriCorps program recently received a $1.1 million federal grant that will fund thousands of statewide community environmental service projects. The three-year grant will support 114 service members who will partner with 24 organizations across Iowa to carry out projects in residential energy efficiency, environmental education, land restoration and water quality.

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