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.

A year at the Conard Environmental Research Area

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.

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

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

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 during April - May 2016

Join other volunteers for the savanna restoration and greenhouse work day at Conard Environmental Center.

CERA will be closed to the public during our annual managed deer hunt December 12-20, 2015.

Play explores Emerson and Thoreau’s friendship and love of the natural world.