Suzan Erem | Executive Director, Sustainable Iowa Land Trust The Idea: Across the country, agri-communities or “agri-hoods” are booming because they are a win-win for entire metro […]

Jessica Maldonado | Public Affairs Director, PolicyWorks The Idea: In today’s technology-driven world, energy costs continue to climb as businesses and communities need more energy to power […]

Brianne Sanchez | Program Officer, Principal Foundation The Idea: Sometimes economic development opportunities come at the expense of nature. How can we ensure our natural resources and […]

Matt McQuillen | City Manager, City of Clive The Idea: The community should create a series of watersheds and/or a regional stormwater utility that encourages planning […]

Leslie Berckes | Program Development and Innovation Director, Trees Forever The Idea: Increase the DSM metro area’s tree canopy by 3 percent in the next 30 years. […]

Pat Boddy | Retiring Sustainability Director, RDG Planning & Design The Idea: Convert a busy downtown street into a linear green park celebrating urban agriculture and […]