Posts by CJ Younger
From Battles to Bicycles (Posted August 24, 2022)
Photos courtesy of the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy and Warrior Expeditions In the summer of 2021, five veterans set out from Washington,...
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Treading Lightly (Posted March 10, 2022)
Early last June, two dozen volunteers came together to build a professionally designed, sustainable hiking trail through an idyllic corner...
Investing in the Outdoors (Posted January 13, 2022)
Golden-hued prairies, shimmering silver lakes and wilding trails are supposed to be an escape from everyday worries, not an investment...
Cemetery Secrets (Posted January 13, 2022)
On a crisp fall night, the graveyard gate stands ajar. Creeping fingers clutch the iron bars and a gust of...
Hundred-acre jewel (Posted December 20, 2021)
For the past 50 years, Robert McCarthy’s property in southern Dubuque County has been another rectangle in the patchwork of...
INHF welcomes new staff (Posted November 22, 2021)
INHF is excited to welcome Data Entry Specialist Taryn Samuels and Chief Financial Officer Susan Johnson. Both Samuels and Johnson bring...
INHF's Next Living Lands Fellow (Posted August 26, 2021)
This September, INHF is pleased to welcome 2021 Living Lands Fellow Devin Stortz. Growing up on his family’s farm just...
A Place for People (Posted August 25, 2021)
There are two types of magic. The first is found in the waving of wands and strings of whimsical words. The...
INHF's Melanie Schmidt returns from wildfire duty (Posted August 18, 2021)
This past month, INHF’s Volunteer Coordinator Melanie Schmidt was called out west for wildfire duty in northwest Montana. She was assigned to the Hay Creek fire just outside of Glacier National Park and worked with a team of six to reduce fuel (anything the fire can burn) and prevent the wildfire from spreading
Paddles Up! (Posted July 26, 2021)
Beat the summer heat by getting out on the water to try your hand at paddling. Learn the ins-and-outs of...
Green Hill Ranch Dedication (Posted June 23, 2021)
Less than a five-minute drive from Council Bluffs, Green Hill Ranch is a sight for nature-sore eyes. INHF and The...
Meet INHF's 2021 Summer Interns (Posted June 9, 2021)
Statewide Land Stewardship Interns Meet our 2021 summer interns! With 17 interns out in the field and four in the...