Most pesticides used on lawns are not essential, and they don’t just harm weeds. They wash into our water, linger in our soil, and endanger health. Together, we can choose a better way.
Being a Good Neighbor is vital to the health of our ecosystem. One small change can have a big impact on the natural world around us.
I think all parents want to keep their children safe, and can’t do that on their own without the support of their community. This is one way we, as the City, can help create safe environments for all of our children
We want all children to have access to pesticide-free play spaces and to safe, nutritional food!
From backyards in Cedar Falls to parks in Sioux City, Local Champions are making Iowa safer—one lawn at a time.
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.
