Iowa Learning Farms, in partnership with the Middle Iowa Watershed Management Authority and Marshall County Natural Resource Conservation Service, will host a wetland and prairie field day Thursday, June 12 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Tony and Roberta Brink’s farm near Haverhill. The no-cost event is open to farmers and landowners and includes a complimentary meal.

Wetlands and prairie once dominated the Iowa landscape and today they continue to provide important benefits to water quality and wildlife habitat. Strategically placed wetlands can also help reduce with downstream flooding. This field day will explore the wetland system developed on...