Making paper from Iowa’s ecosystem
Annual student excursions organized for my University of Iowa Center for the Book courses and Iowa City-area community groups
Responsibly harvesting plant matter in cooperation with farmers and community members
Discussing challenges facing Iowa’s agricultural sector and resulting ecological concerns
Understanding prairie and wetland ecosystems
Engaging communities with on-site papermaking activities
Partners include: Amana Hemp, Land Alliance Folk School, Public Space One, Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory (APLL) & Prairie Research Lab, and the University of Iowa Office of Sustainability and the Environment