IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) -On February 11th, Project Green hosted a forum at the Iowa City Public Library highlighting the challenges Iowa faces with its environment.
Project Green has spent millions on improving the landscape of Iowa City for over 55 years. and Cindy Parsons has been with them since nearly the start.
“My mom was one of the original volunteers back in the late 60′s so I started in 1970-71,” said Parsons who is co-president of the nonprofit.
On Sunday afternoon, they shined a light on climate change, runoff, erosion, and other issues facing the state of Iowa.
This forum was centered around the book Tending Iowa’s Land: Pathways to a Sustainable Future.
It’s a collection of 28 different essays by Iowa scientists on different environmental topics in Iowa – like climate change, water pollution, and loss of topsoil.
Today five writers discussed those issues and possible solutions.
One professor at UI the Civil and Environmental Engineering Director Dr. Larry Weber pointed to the …