Thank you to the nearly 100 people who attended the community climate action meeting in July.
Members of the Climate Action Steering Committee were there to explain the City's emissions goals, and staff helped explain the five action areas that will help the community reach its goals. These areas include buildings, transportation, waste, adaptation and sustainable lifestyle.
Take action! Take the pledge online to make life changes that will help reduce emissions.
Summary meeting notes and a video are available for viewing online.
Learn more at icgov.org/climateaction.
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Come celebrate and learn more about the Monarch Butterfly during the third annual Iowa City Monarch Festival.
Monarch populations, which thrive in prairie environments with plenty of milkweed, have declined 90 percent in the last 20 years, and Iowa City is committed to creating habitats to support and revitalize the native insect.
Enjoy activities for kids, including a photo booth with Monarch and caterpillar costumes, arts and crafts, face painting, a live Monarch display depicting all different stages of its life, and more.
ISU Entomologist Dr. Donald Lewis will be available with information and will answer questions during the festival.
See you from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 26 at the Terry Trueblood Recreation Area Lodge, 579 McCollister Blvd. The event is free and fun for the whole family!
Become informed ahead of the festival with special speaker Nathan Brockman, curator of the ISU Reiman Gardens Butterfly Wing. He will present the lecture titled, "Everything you always wanted to know about Monarchs" at 6 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 24, at the Iowa City Public Library, 123 S. Linn St.
Learn more at icgov.org/ICMonarchs.
The Iowa City Bike Library and the Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County teamed up to provide kids in need with bicycles thanks to a City grant.
The program, which received a $5,000 Community Partnership for Climate Action Grant from the City in April, provided 50 kids with refurbished bikes, 36 with helmets, and educated 48 students on how to ride a bike safely.
The program aims to reduce barriers to guide the next generation of bicycle commuters, contributing and connects community groups to work together on climate action.
Image via Iowa City Downtown District
The countdown is on for the Farm to Street Dinner, which will dazzle North Linn Street for the third year in a row.
Tickets are sold out for the event, happening from 5 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 16. Participants will gather together to enjoy a six-course meal of locally sourced food prepared by Iowa City chefs.
The fundraiser raised $8,000 last year, and this year will benefit Table to Table, a local organization working to reduce food waste by distributing it to those in need.
As July came to a close, 50 households in Johnson County and West Branch had committed to Solarize Johnson County, a group solar energy program aimed at reducing the cost of renewable energy.
Combined, these residential arrays add up to 356 kilowatts of solar power — which means the last of four benchmarks has been reached to achieve maximum savings for program participants.
More than 500 people have shown interest in the program and
Moxie Solar, the solar energy provider, has conducted more than 100 home
estimates.
Households have until Aug. 31 to sign a contract for a
solar array through the program. Estimates will need to be completed a few
weeks prior. If you are interested, visit the Solarize Johnson County website.
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