*UNI Tallgrass Prairie Center to hold open house*

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa's Tallgrass Prairie 
Center will hold a fall open house from 3 to 5 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 12, 
to showcase new renovations and building expansion. The center is 
located on the western edge of campus at 2412 W. 27th Street, west of 
Hudson Road.

Visitors can learn about programs and projects, visit with the staff, 
view the facilities and landscape and enjoy refreshments. "We really 
want to encourage everyone to come and see what is going on," said Daryl 
Smith, director of the center. "We have lots of programs that will 
interest many people. The open house is a good opportunity to learn 
about what we are doing. We are also very proud of our newly renovated 
and expanded facilities which include a new laboratory, seed storage 
room, new office space for graduate students and expanded shop and 
equipment storage facilities."

The center's mission is to restore native vegetation for the benefit of 
society and environment through research, education and technology.There 
are three primary programs that include the Prairie Institute, the 
Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management Program (IRVM) and the Natural 
Selections Program (Iowa Ecotype Project). The Prairie Institute 
continues UNI's 35-year commitment to prairie reconstruction, 
restoration, management and advocacy. The IRVM program assists Iowa 
counties in implementing programs utilizing native vegetation. The 
Natural Selections Program provides and promotes source-identified seed 
of Iowan origin to increase its commercial availability and affordability.

This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be 
provided. For more information, visit www.tallgrassprairiecenter.org.


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