The back of the Conservation Station houses a rainfall simulator demonstrating the effects of rainfall on undisturbed soils with a variety of soil covers and impervious and porous surfaces. The front part of the Conservation Station is a learning center with interchangeable learning modules covering topics such as soil, water, and wetlands. There are age-appropriate modules for grade school, middle school, and high school students. The Conservation Station is fully staffed by Iowa Learning Farms personnel and is available for single-day events. We are unable to fulfill multi-day requests at this time.
The Conservation Station may be able to be part of your event at no charge. Complete the Conservation Station Request Form or complete the Online Form and email it to astaudt@iastate.edu. Call 515-294-8912 for questions regarding your request. The ILF staff reserves the right to select which trailer will be at your event.
Our schedule is full for spring 2012! We are currently accepting requests for summer and fall 2012 events.
2012 Schedule
April 5
Iowa Valley Community Schools/Marengo FFA School Visit, Marengo
April 13
Davis Co. Community Schools Ag Day, Bloomfield
Mahaska Co. 3rd Grade Ag Day
April 18
Epworth Elementary School, Epworth
April 19
Southeast Polk Junior High, Pleasant Hill
April 20
Earth Day Celebration, Muscatine
April 22
Floyd Co. Outdoor Family Fair, Charles City
April 23-May 7
Cedar Rapids Linn Co. Solid Waste Agency 6th Grade Tours,
Marion
April 23
Strawberry Hill Elementary, Anamosa
Carpenter Elementary, Monticello
April 26
Arbor Day 3rd Grade Outdoor Classroom, Cresco
April 30
"Soil to Spoon"/Iowa Soil and Water Conservation Week,
Des Moines
May 1
Van Buren Community Schools Elementary Ag Day, Keosauqua
May 3
Waukon 6th Grade Conservation Education Day, Waukon
May 4
Decatur Co. 4th/5th Grade Ag Awareness Day
May 7
Sioux Co. 5th/6th Grade Outdoor Classroom, Hawarden
May 8
Buena Vista Co. 6th Grade Outdoor Classroom, Peterson
Bremer Co. 5th Grade Outdoor Classroom, Frederika
May 9
Carroll Co. 6th Grade Environmental Field Day
May 10
"Green: What Does It Mean?" Day at UNI, Cedar Falls
Iowa Children's Water Festival, Ankeny
May 11
Palo Alto Co. 5th Grade Conservation Field Day, Ruthven
Edgewood-Colesburg 2nd Grade Field Day, Edgewood
May 15
Pocahontas Co. 4th Grade Conservation/Ag Day, Pocahontas
May 16
Independence Community Schools, Independence
May 17
Edwards Elementary, Ames
May 18
Roland-Story Elementary, Story City
May 22
Jefferson High School, Cedar Rapids
May 23
Dubuque Co. Field Day, Swiss Valley Park and Nature Center,
Peosta
May 24
Dubuque 6th Grade Outdoor Classroom, Dubuque
May 31
Fremont Co. Ag/Natural Resources Youth Day Camp, Sidney
June 2
Big Creek Lake Watershed Appreciation Day, Polk City
Cedar Rapids Farmers Market, Cedar Rapids
June 5
Black Hawk Lake Strip-Till Field Day, Breda
June 6
Leopold Center Board Meeting, Nashua
June 8
Des Moines Science Teachers @ ISU, Ames
June 12
Western Iowa No-Till Demonstration Field Day, Shelby
June 14
No-Till Field Day, Waverly
June 15
Worth Co. Fair, Northwood
June 19
Iowa Teacher Agricultural Academy, Nashua
June 20
No-Till and Cover Crop Field Day, Manning
June 21
Strip-Till and No-Till Field Day, Osage
June 22
Butler Co. Fair, Allison
June 23
Breakfast on the Dairy, Calmar
June 29
Ag in the City, Knoxville
July 7
Clinton Farmers Market, Clinton
July 12
Cedar Co. Fair, Tipton
Dallas Co. Fair, Adel
July 13
Cherokee Co. Fair, Cherokee
July 14
Badger Creek Lake Field Day and BBQ, Winterset
Quad Cities Watershed Festival, Davenport
July 16
Adams Co. Fair, Corning
July 18
Henry Co. Fair, Mt. Pleasant
July 20
Tama Co. Fair, Gladbrook
July 22
Mills Co. Fair, Malvern
July 23
RAGBRAI Route, Lake View
July 24
Union Co. Fair, Afton
July 25
Grundy Co. Fair, Grundy Center
Wayne Co. Fair, Corydon
July 27
Humboldt Co. Fair, Humboldt
Plymouth Co. Fair, Le Mars
July 28
Hancock Co. Fair, Britt
Sioux City Farmers Market, Sioux City
July 30
Lucas Co. Fair, Chariton
August 2
Bremer Co. Fair, Waverly
Kossuth Co. Fair, Algona
August 24
Cedar River Coalition Field Day, Brandon
August 28-30
Farm Progress Show, Boone
Sept. 5-6
Conservation Districts of Iowa Annual Conference,
West Des Moines
Sept. 7
Competine Creek Field Day, TBA
Sept. 12
Gulf of Mexico Task Force/National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, Ames
Sept. 25
Fairfield Public Library, Fairfield