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IOWA CITY — As the University of Iowa winds down operations at the 485-acre Macbride Nature Recreation Area — having decided to terminate its 66-year lease of the property and with it the discovery, innovation and exploration of the land that’s captivated elementary students to UI professors for decades — officials are notifying programs using the facility about next steps, including when they need to be out.

For the UI Sailing Club — which has been casting off on Lake Macbride for 60 years — the date by which it must exit the MNRA land and water is June 30, 2026, according to UI Sailing Club instructor and professor emeritus Warren Darling.

That’s three years before the UI lease officially

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