Have these questions & more answered tomorrow at 7 PM in Mahan Hall. Refreshments & discussion to follow in the library.
*Natural Resources Conservation Service
WILDWEDNESDAY
Animal Voices
5 PM
Mahan Hall
THANK YOU!
Lakeside has been awarded a grant from the Spirit of Okoboji, as a part of the Lakes Area Museum Alliance (LAMA), of $10,000 for our Dining Hall Deck Renovation!
This improvement supports the Lab’s environmental education mission by enhancing safety and functionality for students, researchers, and visitors. The deck renovation will make our shared spaces more welcoming and accessible for all, helping us to continue to foster community & gather outside in nature.
The Lakeside Dining Hall was originally a barn, that was moved to its current location in the 1930’s & placed upon a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built foundation. Since then, it’s had countless students, researchers & community members gathering & eating inside. Support from Spirit of Okoboji enables us to continue &expand our usage of this historical building.
The Okoboji Writers’ and Songwriters’ Retreat Returns Again!
The event will take place from September 28th to October 1st, 2025, at the historic Iowa Lakeside Laboratory on the shores of West Lake Okoboji, offering writers and songwriters a unique blend of education, creativity, and community.
Scholarships are also available to assist writers from all backgrounds.
SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT
The Multi-species Kinship & Literature Class, after collecting & braiding sweetgrass from the Lakeside prairie. Thank you to Dr. Brianna Burke for sharing this knowledge.
Dr. Burke is a Visiting Assoc. Professor in Environmental Studies at Hamilton University and continues to retain her status as an Assoc. Professor at Iowa State University in American Indian Studies & Environmental Humanities.
Lakeside intern, Jordan Barry, is working on a project with the IA DNR about the Little Sioux River. Please contact him for more information or to tell your story!
COFFEE & GROUNDS
Join our facilities manager, Matt Fairchild, on Tuesdays at 8:30 AM at the Waitt Lab to help manage our 147 acres of land! Work hard, make friends, & learn about native ecosystems while helping to restore Lakeside to its original prairie & oak savanna landscape. No experience required!
Coffee, snacks, & conversation to take place afterwards, around 9:30-10 AM, on the Waitt Lab deck.
Questions? More information? Call Matt at 712-260-1474
CLAMP
Cooperative Lakes Area Monitoring Project
Summer is almost here and CLAMP will be starting to sample in June!
Since 1999 this citizen science program has relied on the help of volunteers like YOU to collect samples for testing at Iowa Lakeside Laboratory’s water quality lab. This information is used to monitor the health of all the different lakes in the area & to inform decision makers like those at the Department of Natural Resources.
Boat not needed to join!
Contact megan-vigdal@uiowa.edu or ashley-scheve@uiowa.edu for more information!
Looking for a fun way to spend time in nature? Try our Treasure Hike! For all ages. Follow the map around campus to put the pieces together! Maps are available beginning Memorial Day weekend and can be found by the map in the parking lot, or in Waitt Lab.
Iowa Lakeside Laboratory is located on the homelands of several Indigenous nations including the Báxoǰe (Iowa), Umoⁿhoⁿ (Omaha), Póⁿka (Ponca), Dakota/Lakota/Nakoda, and Sahnish/Nuxbaaga/Nuweta (Three Affiliated Tribes) and acknowledges the sovereignty and traditional territories of these people, the treaties that were used to remove them, and the histories of dispossession.
Mitakuye Oyasin – We are all related.
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