Good Neighbor Iowa aims to reduce unnecessary urban pesticide use and to transform lawn culture to encourage appreciation of diverse lawns as a way to protect child health, water quality, pets, pollinators, and biodiversity. This statewide public health education initiative is managed through partnership with the University of Northern Iowa’s Center for Energy and Environmental Education.
Good Neighbor Iowa is an initiative of the University of Northern Iowa. We would like to acknowledge the land on which UNI stands is the occupied territory of the Ioway, Sauk and Meskwaki, Wahpeton, and Sioux People. To see UNI’s full Stewardship Statement, please visit their website.