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Posted on: May 9, 2019

[ARCHIVED] "A Practical Backyard Tour" June 15, 2019

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Save the Date!

The Healthy Cedar Valley Coalition & community partners are proud to present "A Practical Backyard Tour" of Cedar Falls & Waterloo on Saturday, June 15th from 10 AM-1 PM, with a Finale & prizes at SingleSpeed Brewing in Waterloo at 1:30 PM.

Organizations and homeowners will be opening up their green spaces and backyards to share various sustainable or earth-friendly practices. This event will be FREE and open to the public. Participants can visit the tour spots at their own pace & in any order.

The backyard tour is sponsored by the Healthy Cedar Valley Coalition's Sustainability Theme Group in partnership with Green Iowa AmeriCorps, Land and Water Stewards AmeriCorps, Black Hawk County Soil & Water Conservation District, Dry Run Creek Watershed Improvement Project, City of Waterloo, City of Cedar Falls, Waste Trac Education Team, Cedar Falls Seed Library, Northeast Iowa Food Bank, Hartman Reserve Nature Center, Black Hawk County Conservation, Good Neighbor Iowa, & SingleSpeed Brewing.

Tour locations are still being determined by the committee, but will be listed here as the date approaches! Have a organic garden or sustainable backyard that you would like to share with the Cedar Valley? Give the Waste Trac Education Team a call at 319-266-8722!

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