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Hagie Award Winner 2009: Rosie Partridge (Posted September 25, 2009)

“All Iowans should realize that their state is beautiful,” says Rosie Partridge. “It hurts me when they don’t.” After purchasing...
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Hagie Award Winner 2008: Erv Klaas (Posted September 23, 2008)

Erwin Klaas believes many people don’t realize the impact their actions have on the environment. He wants to change that....
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Hagie Award Winner 2007: Bob deNeui (Posted September 28, 2007)

The “Dead End” sign that greets drivers en route to Bob deNeui’s property is misleading. Past the century-old cemetery and...
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Indiangrass Hills: A prairie protected by friends (Posted October 30, 2006)

Wading through the tall Indian grass (Sorghastrum nutans), admiring purple spikes of prairie blazing star (Liatris aspera), spooking a buck...
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Hagie Award Winner 2006: Gary Nelson (Posted September 28, 2006)

If you’ve ever visited a certain biology classroom at the Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) campus in Ankeny, you...
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Hagie Award Winner 2005: Lloyd and Gaylan Crim (Posted September 23, 2005)

For 2005 Lawrence and Eula Hagie Heritage Award recipients Lloyd and Gaylan Crim, the subtle delights of the natural world...
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Hagie Award Winner 2004: Larry Cuddeback (Posted September 28, 2004)

Larry Cuddeback moved back to rural Iowa in 1980 to practice the kind of sustainable farming that he says is...
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Hagie Award Winner 2003: Patrick Hayes (Posted September 23, 2003)

Patrick Hayes' dedication to preserving Iowa's natural heritage, whether on his land or other's property, as well as his inexhaustible...
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Hagie Award Winner 2002: Mike Meetz (Posted September 29, 2002)

Hiking through 38 acres of restored prairie northeast of Ames, it's easy to forget what century you are in. Surrounded...
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Hagie Award Winners 2001: Pat McAdams and Glenda Buenger (Posted September 23, 2001)

Pat McAdams and Glenda Buenger of Rose Hill have been selected as the co-winners of this year's Hagie Heritage Award,...
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Hagie Award Winner 2000: LaVon Griffieon (Posted September 28, 2000)

LaVon Griffieon of Ankeny has been selected as the winner of this year's Hagie Heritage Award, one of the largest...
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Hagie Award Winner 1999: Catharine Wieck (Posted September 23, 1999)

Conservationist and educator Catharine Wieck of Dysart has been named this year's winner of the Lawrence and Eula Hagie Award,...
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