Two million dollars does not buy much flood reduction. That’s one of the conclusions reported during the June 3 public presentation of flood-reduction projects on the Wapsipinicon River and its tributaries.

Larry Weber discusses the Iowa Watershed Approach in this radio interview.

Eight hundred new farm ponds, wetlands, reconnected flood plains, and water and sediment control basins were added to the state’s landscape over the past 5 years. It’s part of a $97 million initiative from the University of Iowa.

A $97 million flood mitigation project is now complete in Vinton.

A group of environment key players from around the region and the state gathered in Storm Lake Tuesday for an Iowa Watershed Approach Project bus tour of area watershed conservation projects.

Prolonged drought, severe sea-level rise, dramatic flooding, raging wildfires. Climate change is having tangible impacts in regions across the country. Here’s what the models are telling us.

The Research Development Office's Seeding Excellence Initiative (SEI) aims to sustain the continued growth of the campus research enterprise by providing competitive seed funding in four strategic areas.

Iowans are no strangers to floods. From the disastrous 2008 flood to the 2019 spring floods that devastated 250,000 acres of farmland in the Mississippi River Valley, resilience is constantly top of mind for the state.

The University of Iowa will be a key contributor to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s $360 million consortium to improve the United States’ ability to predict water-related hazards and better manage its water.

The University of Iowa has been selected to be a partner in a $360 million national consortium to work on improving flood predictions.