When looking at the history of Kirkwood Community College and the Iowa Raptor Project, the two are intertwined through decades of collaboration. It is this partnership that defines both the past, present and most importantly the future of parks and natural resources students, as well as the birds [Continue Reading »]
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August signaled a return to campus for Kirkwood Community College’s horticulture and parks and natural resources students after a busy summer with their internships. They arrived with confidence and a new set of skills. As a required part of their degree, students must complete 240 hours or more [Continue Reading »]
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Pura Vida, or pure life, is the foundation of Costa Rican culture, and a group of 11 Kirkwood students got to experience it firsthand. On April 12, this mix of future conservationists took flight to one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. Throughout the following week, [Continue Reading »]
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At Kirkwood Community College, parks and natural resources students share a passion for conserving Iowa’s ecosystems. Land management of wetlands and tall grass prairies is a major part of the program’s curriculum as well as studying the native plants and animals that inhabit them. One way that students [Continue Reading »]
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The spring semester is off to a cold start, and the once-vibrant campus has given way to bare grass and negative wind chills. Still, green life thrives on the outer edges of the college. Inside the Horticulture building stands a 7,000-square-foot greenhouse that is home not only to [Continue Reading »]
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The saying goes “Virginia Beach is for Lovers,” but this November, Virginia Beach was for Kirkwood Community College. Ten Kirkwood parks and natural resources students attended the National Association of Interpreters conference in this coastal city. Each student who attended is a member of the Women in [Continue Reading »]
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