Maintenance of Macbride Nature Recreation Area will cost UI $14.8 million, according to report

By: Annie Smith Barkalow|May 28, 2025

A sign marks the entrance to Macbride Recreation Nature Area, located in the Solon area.

A sign marks the entrance to Macbride Nature Recreation Area. CREDIT ANNIE SMITH BARKALOW

For the past 60-plus years, the University of Iowa has leased the Macbride Nature Recreation Area – a 485-acre natural area part of the historic “Big Grove” in Johnson County featuring native woodlands, a wetland ecosystem and prairie – from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, using it to host a yearly average of 33 courses from at least four of the UI’s colleges. Programs like School of…

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Maintenance of Macbride Nature Recreation Area will cost UI $14.8 million, according to report

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