Activities and Outings

For a list of our upcoming activities, check the calendar. For activities in Iowa check the IA calendar

QC Environmental Film Series 2026

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January 18th
Out There: A National Parks Story 
What begins as a summer road trip becomes a seven-year odyssey, capturing untold stories of those who protect, visit, and find healing in the parks. (75 minutes)

January 25th
Out of Plain Sight
A tip prompts Los Angeles Times reporter, Rosanna Xia, to discover that as many as half a millions barrels of toxic waste had been dumped into the Pacific Ocean and whose consequences continue to haunt the world today. (94 minutes)

February 1st
Beaver Fever
The reintroduction of beavers into the English countryside brings environmental benefits along with problems to the landowners (28 minutes) 

February 8th
The Cigarette Surfboard 
A surfer engineered a surfboard using 10,000 cigarette butts that becomes a catalyst for political activism for protecting the health of our oceans. (93 minutes) 

February 15th
Double Feature
Kelp! 
Adventurers sail the British coast visiting Kelp Farms highlighting the importance of sustainable farming and their kelp products. (31 minutes) 

The Green Buffalo
The Lower Sioux Indian Community in MN grow hemp and make Hempcrete a sustainable building material that has brought jobs and healthy housing. (19 minutes) 

March 1st
Reef Builders 
Documents the urgent efforts to combat coral decline in local fishing communities from Hawai'i, Kenya, Australia and Indonesia. At the center of these efforts is a hexagonal structure called a Reef Star. (76 mintues). 

Environmental Book Club

The Environmental Book Club is a joint program of River Action and Eagle View Group.  Meetings are on the 4th Tuesday of every month except December, at 7 p.m. at River Action, 822 E. River Drive Davenport, IA. 

The 2026 Book List:

January 27
Poisoning the Well: How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America
Sharon Udasin & Rachel Frazin

February 24
Wilderness, The Gateway to the Soul: Spiritual Enlightenment Through Wilderness
Scott Stillman

March 24
What the Chicken Knonws
Sy Montgomery

April 28
The Backyard Bird Chronicles
Amy Tan

May 26
Dancing with Bees: A Journey Back to Nature
Brigit Strawbridge Howard

June 23
The Outermost House: A Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod
Henry Beston

July 28
If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal: What Animal Intelligence Reveals about Human Stupidity
Justin Gregg

August 25
Arabian Sands
Wilfred Thesiger

September 22
The Language of Butterflies: How Thieves, Hoarders Scientists, and Other Obsessives Unlocked the Secrets of the World's Favorite Insect 
Wendy Williams

October 27
Gator Country: Deception, Danger, and Alligators in the Everglades
Rebecca Renner

November 24
Crow Planet: Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness
Lyanda Lynn Haupt