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A small white flower blooms on the forest floor, among decaying leaves and sprouting plants.

An Afternoon with Organisms, Evolution, & Ecology

May 25, 2023
Tag along with biology students as they identify spring ephemeral wildflowers at the College’s Conard Environmental Research Area.
Spring flowers in CERA

CERA Open to Visitors over Commencement Weekend

May 16, 2018
The Conard Environmental Research Area (CERA) invites students, families, and friends to visit and explore 8 a.m.–7 p.m. May 19 to May 21, 2018.

Apply To Be a CERA Summer Restoration Assistant

Mar 07, 2018
Grinnell is accepting applications for summer restoration assistants through March 12, 2018, to help at the Conard Environmental Research Area and at urban prairies in Grinnell.

Conard Environmental Research Area Winter Hours Announced

Nov 29, 2017
CERA schedule and access from Dec. 2, 2017, to Jan. 5, 2018, announced. CERA open to the public for much of the winter, but closed during the annual managed deer hunt.

Grinnell's Prairie

Sep 27, 2017
A year at the Conard Environmental Research Area
Jarren Santos ’17

Blazing a Trail of Opportunities

Jul 04, 2017
Jarren Santos ’17’s journey to a master of public health degree included an innovative science program, faculty-mentored advanced projects, a tour to meet alumni in data analysis and technology, off-campus research, and a cooperative degree program.
A sunset over a prairie with a wind turbine

Communicating Climate Change, Composing Hope

Apr 17, 2017
Noted ecologist and science writer Cornelia Mutel will visit Grinnell on April 25-26 to discuss the challenges of confronting climate change.

Prairie Meanders at CERA

Sep 02, 2016
Grinnell College sponsors a vibrant hybrid art form in rural Kellogg, Iowa, at Conard Environmental Research Area.

Grass Workshop

Jul 01, 2016

The Grass Workshop at Conard Environmental Research Area (CERA) will consist of intensive, hands-on learning guided by one of Iowa’s top botanists, Dr. Thomas Rosburg. Field-based…

Celebrate the Earth

Apr 11, 2016
Celebrate the Earth during April - May 2016

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