DIXON, IOWA (September 5, 2025) — On Saturday, September 13, 11AM-2:30PM, there will be a Monarch Festival held at the Wapsi River Environmental Education Center in Dixon, Iowa. Join the Wapsi River Center Staff and the Friends of the Wapsi Center as we celebrate Monarch Butterflies during this festival. There will be a monarch presentation at 11:00 A.M.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 26, 2025) — Join River Action for our 20th annual Taming of the Slough Adventure Triathlon this fall to paddle, mountain bike, and run your way to the top! This year's Taming of the Slough will take place on Saturday, September 13th, downtown Moline at Bass Street YMCA (1701 1st Ave Moline, Illinois) and begins promptly at 8AM. No, that’s not a typo! 😊

RIVERDALE, IOWA (August 18, 2025) — The next meeting of the Quad Cities Flood Resiliency Alliance will be held on Thursday, August 21, 3PM, in the City Hall Community Room in Riverdale, Iowa. The Alliance is open to the public and is a forum for timely and educational information on flood prevention, mitigation, flood insurance, and floodplain management. The agenda for the Augst 21 meeting includes:

RIVERDALE, IOWA (August 13, 2025) — The next meeting of the Quad Cities Flood Resiliency Alliance will be held on Thursday, August 21, 3PM, in the City Hall Community Room, 110 Manor Drive, Riverdale, Iowa. The Alliance is open to the public and is a forum for timely and educational information on flood prevention, mitigation, flood insurance, and floodplain management. The agenda for the Augst 21 meeting includes:

EAST MOLINE, ILLINOIS (August 12, 2025) — Living Lands and Waters took flight (quite literally) at the 2025 Red Bull Flugtag in Cincinnati, Ohio, earning second place out of nearly forty teams with a daring 66-foot flight over the Ohio River on Saturday, August 9.

DIXON, IOWA (August 7, 2025) — On Wednesday, August 20, 10AM, there will be a Wetlands and Watersheds Event held at the Wapsi River Environmental Education Center in Dixon, Iowa. This program is open to the public, all ages welcome.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 4, 2025) — Habitat for Humanity Quad Cities in partnership with the Jaycees of the Quad Cities and the Davenport Jaycee Foundation will be presenting a new accessibility ramp at Café on Vine at 2PM, Thursday, August 7. Davenport Jaycee Foundation generously sponsored this project as well as gave their time to pre-build ramp the sections that will be installed. Chapter President, Brianna Powell has this message:

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 1, 2025) — This week, the Iowa Attorney General’s office announced a settlement with NEW Cooperative in Red Oak over a major fish-kill event in March of 2024.

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 13, 2025) — Public education is central to IEC's mission to create a just, healthy environment and sustainable future for all Iowans.

This summer, we are pleased to present learning opportunities that help Iowans better understand our shared environmental challenges and potential solutions.

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 13, 2025) — Recent air-quality-monitoring data show exceedances of air-quality standards, and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) needs to increase its monitoring, according to comments from three environmental groups.

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