Conferences for Iowa Environmental Education Week will be at Drake University. (Photo courtesy of Drake University)
Iowa Environmental Council has partnered with the Harkin Institute to create a week of environmental education events.
According to a press release from the council, Sept. 22 through Sept. 26 is the first “Iowa Environmental Education Week.” The goal is to “foster dialog, education, and awareness of the environmental health issues facing Iowa communities.”
The events begin Monday with a tour of Des Moines Water Works.
Tuesday, Iowa Environmental Council has its annual conference at Drake University. Attendees can choose between sessions on environmental justice, health and the environment, legal engagement and more. Benjamin Pauli of Kettering University in Flint, Michigan will give a keynote address about environmental justice and democracy in the Flint water crisis.
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Wednesday and Thursday, the Harkin Institute for Public Policy and Citizen Engagement will host a conference on industrial animal production and public health, in collaboration with Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future.
The conference, also held at Drake University, is a book launch for “Industrial Farm Animal Production, the Environment, and Public Health,” published by Johns Hopkins University Press. Sessions at the conference will detail the “history, structure and trends of factory farming,” and its implications with health, water, air and rural prosperity.
The sessions will be available via livestream, and the conference is free to Drake University students.
The educational week concludes with cocktails and appetizers at the council’s 11th annual Pro H2O event, celebrating its work towards clean water in the state. Discounts for the event, held at Iowa State Historical Building in Des Moines, are available to folks who participated in the conferences throughout the week.
Saturday is also the statewide volunteer day for Iowa state parks and forests. Folks interested can join staff to help clean and maintain the parks in their communities. Details and RSVP information can be found at Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
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