Posts by Erica Place

Small and unassuming, the Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka) might not immediately catch your eye. Outside of late summer when the...

Ray Hamilton first noticed the strange plant atop the rocky, rolling peaks at Codfish Hollow Hill Prairie, a 60-acre parcel...

Rusty patch bumblebee, photo by Larry Reis For a month or so following spring’s arrival, every bumble bee buzzing by...

What do you think of when you hear the words “public land?” For nature lovers in Iowa, it means parks,...

Photo by Carter Oliver Best known for expansive prairie landscapes and fragile, windblown soil, Iowa’s Loess Hills also boast large...

Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea), a scarce winter visitor to Iowa, rests during a snow storm in northeastern Iowa. Photo by Larry...

Although the exact number is tricky to surmise from early surveyor notes or plat maps, it’s estimated that somewhere between...

“Don’t touch that!” I hear a mother scold her son in a stern tone. He’d left the pavement for a...

Following the announcement earlier this summer that INHF would purchase the 1,113-acre Brenton Slough near Grimes, many have commented that it’s...

Photo by Iris22 from RDG Planning and Design Nearly all Iowa towns owe their location to a railroad. People gathered...

Not surprisingly for an organization whose mission centers on protecting and restoring Iowa’s natural resources, many of Iowa Natural Heritage...

Photo by Omar de Kok Mercado/Iowa State University STRIPS Project When you hear the words “old-growth forest,” an image likely...