Environment

The Nature Conservancy in Iowa is doing its annual roundup of bison Tuesday at Broken Kettle Grasslands Preserve in northwest Iowa.

Harry Smith grew up in Illinois and went to Central College in Pella, where he will return on October 24th to give the keynote address at “Called to Climate Action 2020: Uphold & Upheave!” The event is sponsored by Iowa Interfaith Power & Light and Central College.

The 10th Iowa Climate Statement attracted 230 signers from 37 colleges and universities across the state.

An environmental scientist describes what the EPA rollbacks during the Trump administration mean for air and water quality in the Midwest and for the coming climate crisis.

Charles Connerly joins the program to talk about his new book: “Green, Fair and Prosperous: Paths to Sustainable Iowa.”

Forty Iowans have signed up this year through the Iowa DNR Forestry – Fire Program to fight wildfires outside of Iowa. Some are helping battle wildfires out West.

Iowa Lakeside Laboratory researchers want to know if native plant species will come back to a unique wetland called a “fen” in Emmet County. This large fen was drained 70 years ago and used for agriculture.

An Iowa conservation group wants to plant more than 800,000 acres of monarch habitat in the next 18 years.

A conversation about how wildlife copes during natural disasters like the August 10th derecho.

It’s hard to make music when a deadly virus is making the rounds. On this episode of Talk of Iowa, host Charity Nebbe is joined by maestros and educators from the symphony, college and K-12 level to explore how the pandemic is impacting the state’s music community.