Natural Resources Stewardship

The goal of the Natural Resources Stewardship team is to assist in accomplishing all three portions of the Land Grant mission - creating, sharing, and applying knowledge - for the betterment of Iowa's natural resources.

Natural resource management challenges in Iowa are not confined to the few remaining "wild areas" of Iowa.  Rather, they cut across our diverse landscapes: from rural to suburban to urban; from forests to prairies to wetlands and streams; from row crops to trees.  Our extension team is split into four disciplines - Fisheries, Forestry, Water Quality, and Wildlife - to help Iowans confront these natural resource challenges.  Visit each discipline's page to find resources to learn about and manage Iowa's rich wildlife, forest, fish, and other aquatic resources.

Fisheries and Aquaculture

• Fisheries program
• North Central Regional Aquaculture Center
• Fisheries resources

ISU Extension Store: Fisheries and Aquaculture Publications

Forestry

• Forestry program
• Interactive Tree Identification Key
• Forestry contacts by county

ISU Extension Store: Foresty Publications

Water Quality

• Water Quality Program
• Iowa Water Center
• Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy
• Iowa Nutrient Research Center
• Managing the N Factor
• Ag Drainage Research Group
• Iowa Learning Farms

ISU Extension Store: Water Quality Publications

Wildlife

• Wildlife program 
• Wildlife Conservation
• Problem Wildlife
• Master Conservationist Program
• Wildlife Contacts
• Wildlife Articles

ISU Extension Store: Wildlife Publications