Blaming a Tight Budget, UI to End Lease on Popular Nature Area - Radio Iowa

Blaming a tight budget, UI to end lease on popular nature area - Radio Iowa

After more than 60 years, the University of Iowa is ending its lease on the MacBride Nature Recreation Area, as officials say renewing the lease would be too expensive. The UI first leased the land from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the early 1960s. Over the decades, the park has welcomed countless researchers […]

Blaming a tight budget, UI to end lease on popular nature area

(Radio Iowa) – After more than 60 years, the University of Iowa is ending its lease on the MacBride Nature Recreation Area, as officials say renewing the lease would be too expensive. The U-I first leased the land from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the early 1960s. Over the decades, the park has welcomed countless researchers and locals, while Johnson County Conservation director Brad Freidhof says it’s also home to the university’s wildli…

UI announces end of partnership with Macbride Nature Recreation Area

Hunter 07/11/25 The University of Iowa has announced a decades-long partnership will end once its current lease runs out. The Press-Citizen reports the university announced that it won’t renew its lease at the Macbride Nature Recreation Area after reviewing the “financial and operational sustainability” of the property. The lease expires on July 1, 2029. The university has leased the 485 acres, for free, from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sin…

University of Iowa will not renew lease for Macbride Nature Recreation Area

The University of Iowa has announced it will not renew its lease for the Macbride Nature Recreation Area (MNRA) when the agreement expires on July 1, 2029. The university has operated the 485-acre property, located on land owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, since the early 1960s. The decision comes after a comprehensive […]The post University of Iowa will not renew lease for Macbride Nature Recreation Area appeared first on Corridor Busi…