Iowa State, city of Ames partner to reduce nutrient runoff, improve recreation
Caroline Westort
Newswise — AMES, Iowa — A partnership with the city of Ames is giving Iowa State University students an opportunity to propose the redesign of an area of the city with the goals of reducing nutrient runoff and improving recreation.
An ISU College of Design interdisciplinary studio, “Farmscape,” led by Caroline Westort, associate professor of landscape architecture, is collaborating with the city of Ames on a project to design possibilities for a 70-acre parcel west of Veenker Golf Course and Moore Memorial Park and alongside Ioway Creek. This is the last year that a portion of the land will be leased to and farmed by Iowa State.