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Center for Prairie Studies

  1. Volunteer Opportunity at CERA

    Feb 05, 2016
    Join other volunteers for the savanna restoration and greenhouse work day at Conard Environmental Center.

  2. CERA Closed to Public Dec. 12-20

    Dec 10, 2015
    CERA will be closed to the public during our annual managed deer hunt December 12-20, 2015.

  3. Increasing the Quality of Our Food Supply

    Nov 09, 2015
    Dan Kittredge, farmer, will share his ideas for improving soils and the nutritional quality of foods.

  4. Little House in the Empire

    Nov 02, 2015
    Daniel Perlstein will discuss American education and imperialism on the literary and educational frontier.

  5. From the Cornfields to the Gulf

    Oct 02, 2015
    Scott Hagen will discuss aspects of climate change, relating them to Midwestern agriculture and the Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico.

  6. Meskwaki Food Sovereignty Initiative

    Sep 29, 2015

    The mission of Meskwaki Food Sovereignty Initiative (MFSI) is to secure food sovereignty by seeding, growing, and harvesting Meskwaki indigenous knowledge and life-ways.

    Join MFSI staff…

  7. Women and the Regenerative Agriculture of the Future

    Sep 11, 2015
    New and experienced farmers discuss the past and future of the field.

  8. Climate Reality

    Sep 04, 2015
    Liz Queathem presents Climate Reality: Problems and Solutions on the Road to Paris.

  9. A Closer Look at the Iowa Prairie

    Aug 27, 2015
    Take a closer look at the beauty of the prairie and the unintended consequences of development.

  10. Nature - A Walking Play

    Aug 26, 2015
    Play explores Emerson and Thoreau’s friendship and love of the natural world.

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