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Native Roadside Vegetation Enhancement Center

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1 UNI roadside program helps improve roadway safety and habitats in 34 Iowa counties
Public Relations News Release 2012:324, p.1
6/20/2013 UNI's Roadside Vegetation Management Program distributed native grass and native forb seed for roadway plantings that will improve roadway safety and habitats in 34 counties. UNI has helped facilitate this seed purchase since 1998.
2 Iowa's county roadside managers to pick up $200,000 worth of native seeds at UNI May 5, 6
Public Relations News Release 2008:513, p.1
5/1/2009 Representatives from 41 Iowa counties will pick up 20,000 pounds of native seeds from the Tallgrass Prairie Center. This is the 12th year the program has received this Transportation Enhancement Program funding from the Iowa Department of Transportation.
3 UNI Roadside Vegetation Center takes root with new name 'Tallgrass Prairie Center' reflects organization's mission
Public Relations News Release 2005:0, p.1
1/17/2006 New name reflects organization's mission of providing research, techniques, education and source-identified seed for restoration and preservation of native vegetation systems.
4 Professor beats National Geographic for documentary about prairie grass
Northern Iowan 102:28, p.12
12/9/2005 Daryl Smith receives honors for work involving native vegetation.
5 Gov. conference at CEEE
Northern Iowan 101:58, p.3
6/24/2005 Governor's Conference on Environmental Education makes stop at UNI.
6 UNI's Native Roadside Vegetation Center director produces film on Iowa's prairieland
Northern Iowa Today 89:1, p.19
1/1/2005 Professor Daryl Smith produced "America's lost landscape: the tallgrass prairie; photo.
7 UNI's prairie film to make Des Moines debut
Public Relations News Release 2004:0, p.1
11/8/2004 Daryl Smith's documentary will be shown on December 6 at the IPTV studio in Des Moines. Actress Annabeth Gish serves as narrator for the film.
8 UNI helps preserve Iowa prairie with new NRVC
Cisco--Laura (Student--2001-2003)
Northern Iowan 100:2, p.1
9/5/2003 The new Native Roadside Vegetation Center opens in renovated campus warehouse on 27th Street; photo.
9 Native Roadside Vegetation Center at UNI to be dedicated Friday, Aug. 29
Public Relations News Release 2003:0, p.1
8/22/2003 The funding for the center was provided by a federal appropriation and the University matched the appropriation with 35 acres of land.
10 UNI hosts native seedling workshop
Public Relations News Release 2002:483, p.1
4/22/2003 Native Roadside Vegetation Center will sponsor a workshop on propagating native prairie seedlings.
11 Center making Iowa roadsides traveler-friendly
Petersen--Zachory (Student--2001-2003)
Northern Iowan 99:37, p.9
2/18/2003 Native Roadside Vegetation Enhancement Center focuses on reducing spraying and mowing to create beautiful roadside scenes; photo.
12 Profile: Kirk Henderson
Campus News Network 12:17, p.2
4/23/2002 Profile of Kirk Henderson, manager of the Roadside Management Program for the Native Roadside Vegetation Enhancement Center; photo.
13 Native Roadside Vegetation Center to get new home
Northern Iowa Today 30:2, p.4
4/1/2002 Renovations are being done at the UNI Warehouse I for the center's new home; photo.
14 UNI to host the Iowa Prairie Conference
Public Relations News Release 2001:18, p.1
7/13/2001 The conference is entitled "The Prairie Puzzle" and will be held Saturday, July 21, 2001.
15 Native roadside vegetation gains international attention
Melloy--Kate
Northern Iowan 97:40, p.4
2/23/2001 Chinese official comes to UNI to discuss solutions for roadside erosion with members of the UNI Native Roadside Vegetation Center.
16 Chinese official seeks erosion-control advice from UNI
Public Relations News Release 2000:241, p.1
2/13/2001 Jiang Yulin will visit UNI on February 14 to learn more about integrated roadside vegetation management and erosion control practices in the United States.
17 UNI program receives federal funding to bring back prairie grasses
Public Relations News Release 1998:365, p.1
6/9/1998 UNI has received government funding for a Native Roadside Vegetation Enhancement Center.
18 Planting seeds to beautify Iowa
Deibler--Molly (Class of 1999)
Northern Iowan 94:48, p.1
4/7/1998 Roadside Management Program distributed wildflower and prairie grass seed to beautify Iowa's roadsides; photo.

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