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Kids and Teens/4-H - Ag and Natural Resources

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Ag and Natural Resources Information

Learn about Conservation, Environment  and Environmental Issues
Care for damaged trees and shrubs; get tips for flooded trees.
Find out about water quality and watersheds.
Study Backyard Wildlife; volunteer for Nature Mapping

Find Information for Entomology and Gardening Projects
Find safety guidelines for flood-damaged produce.
Find out more about bugs, gardening, and plant diseases.
Find out more about butterflies from Iowa State's Reiman Gardens.

Get into Iowa Land Use Issues
Learn about urban sprawl in Iowa and  an urban wind farm.
Find out what makes a city "green."

Know Iowa Rivers
Get expert information about flooding
Connect to the Iowa Rivers Information Systems (IRIS)
See maps of Iowa rivers. Purchase a map of Iowa rivers.

Learn more about Bioeconomy
Check out Biorenewable fuels.
Find various crops (corn, soybeans, switchgrass ) for fuel production in Iowa. 
Know what cellulosic ethanol is. 

Find Out  More about 4-H Projects
Visit a county fair or the state fair and look at the ag and natural resources 4-H exhibits 
Get into Shooting Sports and Sport fishing
Connect with 4-H Agriculture