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  • Meet the 2024 Wild Prairie Showdown Competitors

    Over the next month, these esteemed individuals will be using their outdoor prowess to raise awareness, support, and capital for the Great [...]

  • RELEASE: Local Competitors Launch Annual Wild Prairie Showdown Campaign

    DES MOINES, IA (Aug. 15, 2024) – The Great Outdoors Foundation and ICON Water Trails are pleased to announce the launch of [...]

  • Unlocking Water Quality Investments Through Public-Private Partnerships

    Just over a year ago, we launched our Conservation Acceleration Fund (CAF) with the intent to expedite and maximize investments in water [...]

  • RELEASE: Google Provides $1.3 Million in Support to Conservation Acceleration Fund

    DES MOINES, IA (July 11, 2024) – The Great Outdoors Foundation is pleased to announce that Google has provided $1.3 million in [...]

  • Google Will Spend Another $1B on Council Bluffs Data Center, $1.3M for River Restoration

    Google will invest another $1 billion in a Council Bluffs data center and $1.3 million on water quality projects in the Missouri [...]

  • Google Announces $1 Billion Investment in Iowa Data Centers, $1.3 Million in Water Quality

    Google announced its plans to invest $1 billion into its Iowa facilities. It also announced it will contribute $1.3 million towards water [...]

  • Google Announces Additional $1 Billion Investment in Council Bluffs Data Center

    On Tuesday afternoon Google announced plans to invest another $1 billion in its data center in Council Bluffs. The tech company also [...]

  • Google to Invest $1 Billion in Iowa This Year

    Today, Google announced plans to invest $1 billion in Iowa this year at an event at the company’s Council Bluffs data center [...]

  • Google Announces Expansion of Council Bluffs Data Center Campus

    The company is investing $1 billion into two new buildings. It will make the Council Bluffs location one of the largest data [...]

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    RELEASE: MidAmerican Energy Regional Fund Grant Awarded to City of Johnston

    DES MOINES, IA (June 20, 2024) – The Great Outdoors Foundation is pleased to announce that it has awarded its $125,000 spring [...]

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    From Deadly Dams to Revitalized Recreation: Iowa Initiatives Transform Waterways

    This content was originally published on the website of Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance, a partner of the Great Outdoors Foundation. To [...]

  • Midwest Regional Sustainability Summit: Creative Conservation

    On Thursday, May 2, Great Outdoors Foundation CEO, Hannah Inman, had the opportunity to give a short talk on Creative Conservation at [...]