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Spring Creek at Ft. Defiance State Park, Emmet County
Daniel Ruf
Turin Prairie, Monona County
Cedar Valley Nature Trail
Nathan Houck
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JUN. 23, 2025
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 voices making a difference this summer.
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JUN. 19, 2025
This spring, INHF and our partners and other individuals quickly came together to protect a northeast Iowa coldwater stream in perpetuity.
MAY. 30, 2025
A new addition is coming to the Loess Hills State Forest in western Iowa after Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation transferred the former Little Sioux Scout Ranch to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
MAY. 27, 2025
May 15 marked the adjournment of the 2025 legislative session. Once again, conservation voices prevailed, demonstrating strong, consistent support for Iowa's outdoors! Here's what nature's advocates accomplished this session.
MAY. 20, 2025
By honoring their father and protecting the 80 acres that make up Wildin Heritage Prairie, the Wildin siblings provided crucial, diverse habitat for some of Iowa's rarest species.
At any given time, INHF is working on 40 different protection, restoration and trail projects. Learn more about what we’re working on:
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Photo: Sylvan Runkel State Preserve by Nathan Houck
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