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RELEASE: Wild Prairie Showdown Achieves Record Fundraising
October 15, 2024DES MOINES, IA (Oct. 15, 2024) – The Great Outdoors Foundation and ICON Water Trails are pleased to announce that the Wild [...]
RELEASE: Great Outdoors Foundation Launches New Brand, 30th Anniversary
October 11, 2024DES MOINES, IA (Oct. 11, 2024) – The Great Outdoors Foundation (GOF) has launched its new brand as the kickoff of its [...]
Watch: The Biggest Bang for the Environmental Buck
October 10, 2024The 2024 Iowa Ideas Conference gathered hundreds of Iowans to explore and share perspectives on issues impacting the state. The biggest [...]
Meet the 2024 Wild Prairie Showdown Competitors
August 19, 2024Over 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
August 15, 2024DES 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
July 18, 2024Just 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
July 11, 2024DES MOINES, IA (July 11, 2024) – The Great Outdoors Foundation is pleased to announce that Google has provided $1.3 million in [...]
Gazette: Google Will Spend Another $1B on Council Bluffs Data Center, $1.3M for River Restoration
July 3, 2024Google will invest another $1 billion in a Council Bluffs data center and $1.3 million on water quality projects in the Missouri [...]
Des Moines Register: Google Announces $1 Billion Investment in Iowa Data Centers, $1.3 Million in Water Quality
July 3, 2024Google announced its plans to invest $1 billion into its Iowa facilities. It also announced it will contribute $1.3 million towards water [...]
KMTV: Google Announces Additional $1 Billion Investment in Council Bluffs Data Center
July 2, 2024On Tuesday afternoon Google announced plans to invest another $1 billion in its data center in Council Bluffs. The tech company also [...]
KJAN: Google to Invest $1 Billion in Iowa This Year
July 2, 2024Today, Google announced plans to invest $1 billion in Iowa this year at an event at the company’s Council Bluffs data center [...]
KETV Omaha: Google Announces Expansion of Council Bluffs Data Center Campus
July 2, 2024The company is investing $1 billion into two new buildings. It will make the Council Bluffs location one of the largest data [...]
