Tallgrass Prairie Center | Tallgrass Prairie Center

The Tallgrass Prairie Center empowers people to value and restore resilient, diverse tallgrass prairie.

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Tallgrass Prairie: Heritage & Innovation

2026 Restoration and Management Seminar Series

Join us for our Spring 2026 Restoration and Management Seminar Series

February 24, 2026, 6 p.m. CST
March 10, 2026, 6 p.m. CST
April 21, 2026, 5:30 p.m. CST

LEARN MORE & REGISTER

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Students participate in prescribed burn at Irvine Prairie.

September 2024 - August 2025

TPC Highlights

This 2024-2025 edition celebrates the accomplishments of our staff, students, AmeriCorps members, collaborators, and volunteers. We thank the UNI College of Humanities, Arts and Sciences, government funding agencies and generous donors who make our work possible.

‌2024-25 TPC HIGHLIGHTS

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Ethan and Ella in front of an oak changing colors in the fall.

Welcome our new 11-month members!

Green Iowa AmeriCorps

Meet Ella and Ethan, our 2025–26 Green Iowa AmeriCorps members! They kicked off their term of service, running from October through August, by planning volunteer work days, staffing a table with children's activities at Cedar Valley STEM Fair, and helping with seed collection.

Learn more about Green Iowa AmeriCorps

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Connor Lagan joins as Prairie on Farms program manager

Welcome Connor

Connor is a Waterloo native and excited to return to the Cedar Valley after three years of working on a variety of private lands projects in north-central Iowa. He will lead efforts to help rural landowners use prairie as a resilient, multifunctional conservation practice and ensure its long-term value in the agricultural landscape.

Learn more about Prairie on Farms