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Volunteer spotlight: ISU students volunteer for “magical” day

Six Iowa State University Natural Resource and Ecology Management (NREM) graduate students used their skills to help open up and restore a remnant prairie on a March day this spring on a Boone County woodland just 20 minutes from campus. This is the fifth time ISU’s NREM students have worked on the site.

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What's in Bloom: May

This is our third installment of “What's in Bloom.” From time to time, INHF volunteer Catherine Wilson will let you...
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What's in Bloom: Woodlands

This is our second installment of “What's in Bloom.” From time to time, INHF volunteer Catherine Wilson will let you...
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RAVEs define Earth Day 2015

Engaged citizens committed Random Acts of Volunteering for Earth (RAVE) to clear invasive species, collect garbage, restore habitats, inform interested individuals...
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Volunteer spotlight: Folks at Faulkes Heritage Woods

Walking through snow in Iowa in early March turns into a rewarding experience for these 17 volunteers from INHF, Trees...
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The restorative powers of a prescribed burn: Part 1

INHF Land Stewardship Specialist Ryan Schmidt carries a drip torch during a prescribed burn at Snyder Heritage Farm in Polk...
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What's in Bloom: Early Spring

This is our first installment of “What’s in Bloom.” From time to time, INHF volunteer Catherine Wilson will let you...
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Improvement plan: Breen Prairie reclamation

Employees from General Mills help harvest prairie seed from the Breen Prairie north of Monticello in Jones County on Oct....
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