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.
![Falconer holds turkey vulture on glove](/sites/wild.education.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2021-12/FamilyNight-Fall2021-1.jpg?h=91829dda&itok=jOWom2pE)
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](/sites/wild.education.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2021-12/FamilyNight-Fall2021-96.jpg?h=02b5d948&itok=aCk6DFlV)
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](/sites/wild.education.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2021-12/School-of-Wild-LoneTree-2021-426.jpg?h=4b9aa4d4&itok=laXZDIG1)
School of the Wild
Take your student teaching outside of the classroom and teach middle school students across the state of Iowa.
News
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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.