The UI WILD (Wildlife Instruction and Leadership Development) department passionately provides programs that awaken awareness, nurture appreciation, and inspire action for all things Wild in our students and program participants.  

Dave Conrads, director, Iowa Raptor Project, and one of the program's raptors

Iowa Raptor Project

Connect to conservation and learn about the care and preservation of birds of prey.
 

Instructor places a docile chickadee in a student's hand during banding

Iowa Wildlife Camps

Iowa Wildlife Camps offer hands-on experiences to excite and kindle a love for nature.

Young teacher holds frog for elementary students to see

School of the Wild

Take your student teaching outside of the classroom and teach middle school students across the state of Iowa.

News

Tree lined path at Macbride Nature Recreation Area

School of the Wild, Wildlife Camps, and Iowa Raptor Project will continue

All College of Education UI WILD (Wildlife Instruction and Leadership Development) Programs – School of the Wild, Iowa Wildlife Camps, and the Iowa Raptor Project – will continue, even though the University of Iowa will not renew its lease for the Macbride Nature Recreation Area (MNRA) when it expires on July 1, 2029. All camps and programs will continue at their current locations through August 2026 and in new locations after that time. Click here to read more

New UI WILD director Karen Allen

UI alumna Karen Allen named UI WILD director

University of Iowa alumna Karen Allen joins the College of Education as the new director of UI WILD, Wildlife Instruction and Leadership Development, bringing more than two decades of experience as an administrator and educator in K-12 settings.

Contact Us

Contact UI WILD at COE-WILD@uiowa.edu or 319-467-3287