This year’s Day of Service Project will help restore a historically significant area of the Brucemore estate known as the Servants’ Village, which has been a component of the property since the early 1900s. The landscape design for this area was developed by a student in Kirkwood Community College’s Horticulture program, creating an opportunity to bring a new landscape vision to life while preserving an important part of Brucemore’s history.
2026 INLA Day Of Service
Sept. 18, 2026 | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location:
Brucemore (A National Historic Site and Cultural Hub)
2160 Linden Dr. SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Volunteers will help transform the landscape through tree planting, the creation and planting of new garden beds, and hardscape improvements, advancing a key section of Brucemore’s Landscape Master Plan. The plan was developed following the devastating 2020 derecho, which destroyed more than 450 mature trees across the estate, as well as a recent two-year construction project that caused additional impacts to the landscape.
This is an exciting opportunity for INLA members to put their expertise and energy to work bringing a student-designed landscape to life and helping shape the next chapter of Brucemore’s historic landscape. A tour led by Brucemore staff, and opportunities to hear more about the Landscape Master Plan efforts, will be available for anyone interested.
Please enter the estate at the gate off 2160 Linden Dr. SE. Follow signage to parking at the Carriage House, located here on the map. If arriving by anything larger than a 15-passenger van, please contact [email protected] of 319-362-7375 for alternate instructions. Lunch will be provided. Contact Heath DeYoung with any dietary requirements at [email protected].
Your business can support this event by making a donation to the event. Include the donation as part of your dues starting in July, or make a separate donation online.
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