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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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SEP. 27, 2024
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation has selected “super volunteer” Glenn Pollock to receive the 2024 Lawrence and Eula Hagie Heritage Award. Endowed in 1989 by Jan Shindel and Ila Jeanne Logan in honor of their parents, Lawrence and Eula Hagie, the award is given annually to a person who has demonstrated extraordinary personal service and commitment to improving the quality of Iowa's natural environment while encouraging others to do the same.
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SEP. 24, 2024
Turn your eyes toward the sky at dusk, and you just might get to see nature's shapeshifters: a flock of murmurating birds. Bird murmuration is a phenomenon that occurs when hundreds of thousands (up to 750,000!) birds fly back and forth in a dense group.
SEP. 19, 2024
One of Iowa's tiniest fish holds some of the biggest conservation lessons.
SEP. 10, 2024
Once you've seen a praying mantis, they won't be difficult to identify. Named for their apparent piety — the way they hold their front legs in front of them, as though praying — these slender, unique insects have many fascinating qualities.
AUG. 29, 2024
Prairie Meadows Casino recently announced that four central Iowa wetlands projects — including Brenton Slough — will get a $470,000 Legacy Grant to support water quality, habitat, and conservation education.
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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