BioBlitz at Project GREEN Gardens

When: Saturday, August 1, 2026 9 – 11 a.m.
(rain or shine)
Where: Project GREEN Gardens, 820 Park Road, Iowa City
Meetup Point: Parking along Normandy Drive;
accessible parking in Ashton House parking lot

Free; *Registration Required*
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Project GREEN did this:

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BEFORE Project GREEN:
Iowa Avenue, 1969
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What does Project GREEN do? Our volunteers:

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Raise money to…

Project GREEN raises money to make the Iowa City area an even more beautiful place to live and work through:

  • Donations from individuals who value beauty in our public areas
  • Local business sponsorship of our annual Open Gardens Weekend event
  • Grants from local, state and federal community improvement funds

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Beautify public areas

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and Educate the public about gardening

  • Project GREEN’s annual Winter Garden Forums at the Iowa City Public Library are highly educational and free to the public
  • The annual Open Gardens Weekend inspires through visiting numerous real gardens, and educates through chatting with friendly, knowledgeable garden hosts — all for free!

Project GREEN has donated $2.3 million to make Johnson County more beautiful!

Your donations make Johnson County a more beautiful place in springtime!

Donate to Project GREEN

Project GREEN relies on donations to fund the many projects we do in the greater Iowa City area.
Your donations make our community an even nicer place to live and work!

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A few Project GREEN activities:

Project GREEN designs and maintains the beautiful gardens at Ashton House
Numerous gardens are open for free in our annual Open Gardens Weekend
Our annual Winter Garden Forums are educational and free to the public
A few of Project GREEN’s major activities. Click for more info.

Find out more about the Lunar Horizon moongate sculpture being installed at the Project GREEN Gardens this summer!

Watch: Have you seen the new improvements taking root at the historic Ned Ashton House? Thanks to a $200,000 REAP grant from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, the Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department and Project GREEN have transformed the grounds with native trees and prairie plantings, a new community gathering space, bike amenities, a bird blind, and more:

What’s going on with Project GREEN volunteers: