League Lecture Series presentation Iowa, the Beautiful Land? Envisioning an Action Agenda for Nature and Agriculture, by noted science writer Connie Mutel.  Based on decades of observing, thinking, and writing about Iowa's natural history and transformed ecology, human-intensified natural disasters, Connie Mutel will summarize the complex evolution of Iowa's environmental challenges, call attention to current initiatives that address key problem areas, and offer guidelines for communicating environmental concerns to policy makers and fellow Iowans.

Larry Weber, Director of IIHR – Hydroscience & Engineering, will introduce Connie Mutel. The speaker’s presentation will be followed by Q & A with the in-person audience. The program will close with a drawing for a copy of Tending Iowa’s Land: Pathways to a Sustainable Future.

The event will also be livestreamed on Iowa City Public Library’s YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/thelibrarychannel. After event recordings will be available on the LWVJC website www.lwvjc.org, and on the ICPL Library Channel website https://www.icpl.org/video

This latest League Lecture Series event is co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Johnson County, Iowa City Public Library, University of Iowa Environmental Coalition, Bur Oak Land Trust, Project GREEN, 100 Grannies, TRAIL (Tools and Resources for Active Independent Living) of Johnson County, Sierra Club Iowa City Area Group, and Johnson County Master Gardeners. The event is free and open to the public.