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February 22, 2012
Iowa birds find refuge in prairie conservation strips
PRAIRIE CITY, Iowa -- With small strips of native prairies, Iowa farmers can provide vital habitat for grassland birds that have diminished in numbers across the United States, according to research funded by the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture. Anna MacDonald, graduate student in...

February 20, 2012
Policy tool can help Iowans invest in renewable energy
AMES, Iowa -- New research funded by the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture explores a valuable public policy option for creating a more resilient power grid in Iowa, one designed to strengthen rural economies and contribute to cleaner water and air.

February 16, 2012
'Ames Reads Leopold' event set for March 4
AMES, Iowa – An afternoon of readings, music and conversation will honor Iowa native Aldo Leopold, whose celebrated book A Sand County Almanac has inspired generations to strive for a more ethical relationship with the land.

February 13, 2012
Ecologist, author to speak on pollution and human health
AMES, Iowa -- Sandra Steingraber, acclaimed ecologist, author and cancer survivor, will speak at Iowa State University on Sunday, March 4 about her compelling call to abolish the fossil fuel dependency that forces parents to raise their children in a toxic, ecologically unstable world. Steingraber...

February 1, 2012
Leopold Center awards 21 new grant projects
AMES, Iowa – The Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture has awarded grants to 21 new projects that will bring Iowa’s ecology, economy and sociopolitical systems closer to sustainability and resilience. The projects fall under all four of the Leopold Center’s initiatives...

January 30, 2012
Research farm superintendent, organic farmer share Spencer Award
AMES, Iowa -- Bernie Havlovic and Michael Natvig work at opposite corners of Iowa. They’ve each spent more than thirty years in separate arenas—Havlovic managing research projects at Iowa State University farms, and Natvig transitioning his family farm to organic crops and livestock....

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