Tweak, Adapt, Transform

Lisa Schulte Moore will discuss the results of her social-ecological research on innovative land management practices in “Tweak, Adapt, Transform: Building a Resilient Future for Agriculture in Iowa and Beyond.” The free public lecture will begin at 7 p.m., Monday, March 9, in Joe Rosenfield ’25 Center, Room 101.

Conservation of ecosystem services in agricultural regions worldwide is fundamental to — but often perceived to be in competition with — food and energy production and thriving rural communities.

Perhaps nowhere is this clearer than in Iowa, where topsoil, water quality, flood control, and native biodiversity are sacrificed for agricultural productivity.

Schulte Moore’s discussion will include the strategic integration of perennial vegetation over landscapes and watersheds, the Science-based Trials of Rowcrops Integrated with Prairie Strips (STRIPS) project, and its potential to foster a balance between growing ecosystem services and commodity crops in the Corn-Belt.

Schulte Moore, an associate professor of natural resource ecology and management at Iowa State University, studies the causes, consequences, and design of land-use change. Because humans are a major driver of change, she uses “coupled human and natural systems” as a lens to understand and anticipate change. Learn more about her expertise and projects at her Landscape Ecology and Sustainable Ecosystem Management Lab.

Schulte Moore's visit is sponsored by the Center for Prairie Studies.

Grinnell welcomes and encourages the participation of people with disabilities. You can request accommodations from the event sponsor or Conference Operations.