Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
Protecting and restoring Iowa’s land, water and wildlife.

We’ve helped protect over 200,000 acres of Iowa prairies, woodlands, lakes and rivers and blazed the way for Iowa’s trails.

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Jim Wooley Family Tract

INHF is partnering with Pheasants Forever to protect 422 acres of land adjacent to Heritage Hills Wildlife Management Area in Madison and Clarke counties. The site includes over 180 acres of woodland and 160 acres of grassland. The grasslands will provide critical habitat for bird species and other wildlife.

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Arnolds Park Project

On the edge of Arnolds Park in Dickinson County lies 73 acres of undeveloped land. INHF has secured an option to purchase the property and is working with the City of Arnolds Park and Dickinson County Conservation to realize a vision of a city-owned space, open to the public, with trails, wetlands and prairie.

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Help us protect Brenton Slough

In partnership with Polk County Conservation and the Brenton Family, INHF has purchased 1,113 acres located in Polk and Dallas counties commonly called the Brenton Slough. In an area undergoing rapid change and growth, conservation of such a large, established natural area is rare.

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Chicken of the Woods

Chicken of the woods, photo by Larry Reis What’s that gentle clucking emanating from the dead trees on the forest floor? It’s chicken of the woods!...
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A Stream Come True

On the edge of Allamakee County, nestled in the valley carved by Bear Creek, sits the infamous village of Quandahl. Here the Arctic Springs Creamery got its sta...
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Meet INHF's 2025 Summer Interns

Meet our 2025 summer interns! With 19 interns out in the field and three in the Des Moines office, INHF is pleased to introduce this group of young hands and vo...
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Chicken of the Woods

Chicken of the woods, photo by Larry Reis What’s that gentle clucking emanating from the dead trees on the forest floor? It’s chicken of the woods!...
Learn More on Chicken of the Woods

A Stream Come True

On the edge of Allamakee County, nestled in the valley carved by Bear Creek, sits the infamous village of Quandahl. Here the Arctic Springs Creamery got its sta...
Learn More on A Stream Come True

Meet INHF's 2025 Summer Interns

Meet our 2025 summer interns! With 19 interns out in the field and three in the Des Moines office, INHF is pleased to introduce this group of young hands and vo...
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