Dordt University students aid Rock Valley in planning natural areas for floodplain

By: Brooklyn Draisey

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: April 10, 2026

Words: 753

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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A class of seniors at Dordt University are putting their education and skills to use for community needs, working with the City of Rock Valley to transform areas previously devastated by record-breaking flooding.

Beatrice Shackelford, an environmental studies student in her last semester at Dordt before heading to Yale University to continue her education, was working at the Sioux Center university in summer 2024 when flooding hit the area. While she volunteered in Spencer to …

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