01/13/2026
City of Lake Mills, Iowa selected for 2026 community visioning program
AMES, Iowa – Lake Mills is one of 10 Iowa communities have been selected to participate in the Iowa's Living Roadways Community Visioning Program in 2026.
The award-winning program integrates technical landscape planning and design techniques with sustainable community action to assist community leaders and volunteers in making sound and meaningful decisions about the local landscape.
In addition to Lake Mills, Volga, Dumont, Albion, Kalona, Farmington, Murray, and Sioux Rapids will also be part of the 2026 visioning program. The program is sponsored by the Iowa Department of Transportation in partnership with Iowa State University Landscape Architecture Extension and Trees Forever, an Iowa-based nonprofit environmental advocacy organization. In addition, professional landscape architects offer expertise in creating conceptual design plans for the communities.
To qualify for the visioning program, a community must have a population of fewer than 10,000 residents, existing transportation-related issues and a committee of volunteers willing to dedicate their time and talent to the visioning process.
The Iowa’s Living Roadways Community Visioning Program is sponsored by the Iowa Department of Transportation in partnership with Iowa State University Extension Landscape Architecture and Trees Forever, an Iowa-based nonprofit organization with a mission to plant trees and care for the environment.
Contacts
Sandra Oberbroeckling, Iowa State University, 515-294-3721, [email protected]
Molly Walkner, Trees Forever, 319-373-0650, ext. 124, [email protected]
