Scott County residents can become an Extension Master Gardener by completing the core training course this fall.   Gardeners will learn best practices for choosing plants, designing gardens and managing pests. Classes start in Septemb...

Environmental News
 
(Lenexa, Kan., May 27, 2015) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency  is announcing a public hearing to be held in Kansas City, Missouri on June 9, 2...

Washington, D.C. – It was announced today that Congressman Dave Loebsack will serve on the conference committee that will negotiate the final details of a comprehensive energy and natural resources package. The committee will assemble the final...

AMANA, Iowa- The gardeners of the Amana Colonies will show off their work at the 2nd annual “Colonies in Bloom” this summer on June 25th and July 30th.  Anyone with a green thumb will love this opportunity to view 18 private gardens that will...

(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad today signed 1 bill into law:

Grants for Energy Audits and Renewable Energy Development are Provided through the Rural Energy for America Program

WASHINGTON, May 10, 2016 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today awarded 26 grants to help rural small businesses and ...

Port Byron, Illinois / May 5, 2016--The MillionTrees Project was started by Living Lands & Waters (LL&W) in 2007 with the goal of planting/distributing one million trees. After nine years of hard wo...

NEWTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today took questions from workers at TPI Composites, a wind turbine blade maker, and marked the success of wind energy both in Iowa and nationwide.  Employees of TPI Composites and Trinity Structural Towers ...

Rock Island, IL  May 3, 2016 - The Quad City Botanical Center presents an action packed weekend:

Thursday, May 5, 2016 through May 8th,10am-5pm.  Plant and Book Sale.  This sale features some wo...

Living Lands & Waters (LL&W) is hosting FREE educational workshops this summer in the Quad Cities Area. Four different local high school classes will join LL&W May 16-19 at Illiniwek Forest Preserve in Hampton, IL. The day...

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