# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Through Nature’s Lens: Reflections on Iowa’s Challenges and Opportunities
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 24 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 24 Sep, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Iowa has a rich history of natural resource protection and thousands of our citizens actively engage with nature and organizations working to protect it. But we face many challenges – deteriorating water quality, loss of wildlife habitat, conversion of farmland to development, burgeoning cancer rates and threats to public health – and the continuing struggle to adopt sound soil conservation and soil health practices. The good news is all across our state individuals, organizations, and communities are working with nature to address these challenges and to build a brighter future for Iowa. In this program, the audience will have the opportunity to learn about many of these issues and consider the lessons nature can offer – if we take time to listen.

Prof. Neil Hamilton is an emeritus professor of law and director of the Agricultural Law Center at Drake University in Des Moines where he has taught for over 40 years. Raised on a small farm in Adams County, he has spent his lifetime working at the intersection of law, farming, and conservation. A passionate advocate for nature, he has spent 35 years on the board of the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, the state’s leading land stewardship organization. In the last four years, he has written three books – The Land Remains (2022), The River Knows (2023) and Through Nature’s Lens (Nov. 2025) – all of which detail Iowa’s natural and political history and document the challenges we face in our relations with the land, water, and nature. All the books share an optimistic, hopeful perspective of what Iowans can do to enhance nature.

Cost: $12 Nonmembers $10 Members Pre-registration is strongly encouraged. Suitable for all ages.

This program is part of Indian Creek Nature Center’s Speaker Series; The Nature of Things: Voices from Indian Creek and the Wild World Around Us.

Learn more about the 3-part speaker series featuring Iowan voices speaking on Iowa's environmental challenges at https://indiancreeknaturecenter.org/speaker-series/.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cedar-rapids/through-natures-lens-reflections-on-iowas-challenges-and-opportunities/200030456595149
- **Event Categories**: health-wellness
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 8

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Cedar Rapids
- **state**: IA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Amazing Space at Indian Creek Nature Center
- **lat**: 41.966507068262
- **long**: -91.58900182288
- **full address**: Amazing Space at Indian Creek Nature Center, Cedar Rapids,IA,United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Through Nature s Lens: Reflections on Iowa s Challenges and Opportunities being held?
  - **A:** Through Nature s Lens: Reflections on Iowa s Challenges and Opportunities takes place on Thu, 24 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 24 Sep, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Amazing Space at Indian Creek Nature Center, Cedar Rapids,IA,United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Through Nature s Lens: Reflections on Iowa s Challenges and Opportunities?
  - **A:** Through Nature s Lens: Reflections on Iowa s Challenges and Opportunities is organized by Indian Creek Nature Center.
- **Q**: What has been the experience of attendees at Indian Creek Nature Center's events?
  - **A:** Attendees have given Indian Creek Nature Center a rating of 5/5 based on reviews from early attendees on AllEvents. Indian Creek Nature Center has a verified profile on AllEvents where you can read reviews and explore their upcoming events.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Through Nature s Lens: Reflections on Iowa s Challenges and Opportunities is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Cedar Rapids, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Through Nature s Lens: Reflections on Iowa s Challenges and Opportunities sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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