Environmental Coalition at Iowa - EnCo

It was an absolutely lovely day for a hike ! Our walk through Hickory Hills was so much fun ! Thank you to everyone who came out !

Sup peeps!! I hope you’re having a lovely April fools day! Earth month is ahead remember that being sustainable is all about doing you’re best! Keep up the good work 💚♻️
Hope to see some of you at upcoming events!

This morning some of EnCo members took a tour of the Iowa city Landfill and Recycling center.
We got to learn all about how they manage water quality, composting and recycling. ♻️🗑️
Please check out their website for more information on what happens to our trash.
Also thank you for the wonderful photos and

Have you every seen a beautiful tree on campus there is a good chance that this man had something to do!
Andrew Dahl is the Campus Arborist. Tonight at out weekly meeting he gave us a wonderful presentation about different trees on campus and their history. It was incredibly interesting getting to know all the things happening on campus with the trees 🌳
Did you know that University of Iowa is a Tree campus?
There are over 8000 trees on campus. Some of them have been around for over 100 years !
Please check out the the university of Iowa tree inventory to see the kinds of tree around you !

Although not in our usual place this week, it was still a blast playing games !

We had an awesome time this evening at , for our Enco social! ❤️🌻🌿
If your looking some delicious vegan food and good vibes please go check out Trumpet blossom!

had a beautiful performance last night! A round of applause to our very own who did an amazing job!
Thank you UIDance company for spotlighting this group by allowing Our co President and DEI leader to give a small talk in between dances.
This show is a collaboration of dance, live music,and an environmental message!
Please go check out their other performances ! Tonight, or Saturday!
(Sadly unable to take pictures of performance)

Our talented members crafted their responses to the Prompt for the Planet at tonight’s meeting!🌏🎨🌱✨

This month’s challenge isssss Sustainable Holidays! It’s very much a choose your own adventure challenge, so do whatever is feasible! 🎄🎊🎁❄️☃️

Want an easy way to reduce your carbon footprint and restore forests around the world? Make Ecosia your default browser! You can do this by adding a Chrome extension on your browser or downloading the app from the Apple app store! More info regarding installation & Ecosia’s mission is available in the post👀 Happy sustainable searching! 🌲🌴🌿🐸🌱🐢🐛🌳🥬

Today, a few EnCo members had the privilege of attending the 2022 Annual Iowa Organic Conference 🥔🍇🥦🥕🌽 Thank you for providing us with this opportunity! We had the pleasure of hearing from many intelligent individuals on a broad range of topics including the keynote speaker Dr. Rattan Lal, Professor of Soil Science at Ohio State University, who talked about regenerative agriculture as it pertains to climate change and food security. Some key information from his slides is pictured in our post. We also got to hear from members of the Coralville Community Food Pantry, Table to Table, and Iowa Valley RC&D talk about food justice within our local food system, which was really awe inspiring and informative. We heard from Neil Hamilton, Professor Emeritus at Drake University who talked about stewardship in Iowa and his new book, “The Land Remains.” Lastly we attended a talk on Co2, wind, and solar energy given by a local farmer and a member of the Iowa Environmental Council, which provided information about current renewable energy efforts in Iowa! Our favorite part though was definitely the beautiful all organic, locally grown lunch pictured in our post😉 It was definitely a great precursor to Thanksgiving this week! 🦃Overall the Iowa Organic Conference was incredibly informative and we were grateful for the opportunity to attend. 🥰