Events

Tree Tours on the Pentacrest

Tree Tours on the Pentacrest

June 17, 2023 - 12:00pm

Join the Pentacrest Museums in partnership with UI liveWELL and UI Facilities Management for guided strolls on campus featuring the ecological diversity, symbolism, history, and lore of our trees. We'll dedicate some time once each season to these nature walk & talks for discovery in a program—designed for you—with resilience and curiosity in mind....

West Campus Tree Tour

West Campus Tree Tour

June 23, 2023 - 12:00pm

Tree Tours are back: this time, we’ll bring opportunity for connectedness, wonder, and movement closer to our friends across the river. New route, new trees, same wonderful experience....

3rd Annual BioBlitz at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory

3rd Annual BioBlitz at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory

July 8, 2023 - 9:00am

What types of plants, animals, and fungal life might you find at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory? Let's find out! ...

Tree Tours on the Pentacrest

Tree Tours on the Pentacrest

October 14, 2023 - 12:00pm

Join the Pentacrest Museums in partnership with UI liveWELL and UI Facilities Management for guided strolls on campus featuring the ecological diversity, symbolism, history, and lore of our trees. We'll dedicate some time once each season to these nature walk & talks for discovery in a program—designed for you—with resilience and curiosity in mind....

Sustainability on Social Media

    Sustainability by the Numbers

    1st
    University in the Big10 to receive
    Fair Trade University designation
    8.16
    million pounds of waste composted,
    recycled and diverted from landfill
    100%
    of UI Cambus fleet is
    powered by clean-diesel technology
    387
    Sustainability Certificates granted
    to UI students and graduates
    $135m
    awarded in funding for sustainability
    research across the UI campus
    $900k
    spent every year by UI Housing and Dining
    to purchase local foods, dairy, and goods
    from local farmers and vendors

    Rated “Silver” in Sustainability Tracking (STARS) by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.
    Designated a Tree Campus USA by the Arbor Day Foundation for 10 years and running!