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July 29, 2016
Marietta: A prairie years in the making (Posted July 29, 2016)
The Marietta Sand Prairie has blossomed into a diverse mix of grasses and forbs after years of restoration work. Under...
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July 27, 2016
A complex of protection around a wildlife haven (Posted July 27, 2016)
Duck season at Big Wall Lake; October 2015. Jim and Pat Dinsmore had been making a difference in the lives...
July 27, 2016
Vitamin N: Paint Creek Valley (Posted July 27, 2016)
Seeing isn’t necessarily believing—at least at Paint Creek Valley. The 368-acre addition to Yellow River State Forest in Allamakee County...
July 27, 2016
Mr. and Mrs. Iowa Wildlife (Posted July 27, 2016)
Bruce Ehresman cradles a banded female milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) the Iowa DNR rescued from illegal pet captivity. Milk snakes...
July 27, 2016
Comeback ‘Cats (Posted July 27, 2016)
A young bobcat scans for prey from his elevated vantage point in a riparian woodland. A feline motion causes the...
July 26, 2016
Celebrate the Magic of Turin Prairie (Posted July 26, 2016)
You sit among the grasses and flowers on the steep slope, with the encompassing blue sky around and above and...
July 26, 2016
Writing new chapters for Central Iowa trails (Posted July 26, 2016)
The world famous High Trestle Trail provides bikers and hikers breathtaking views of the Des Moines River Valley. Nearly 40...
July 26, 2016
Everyday Elements of Landscapes Matter (Posted July 26, 2016)
The rolling hills of Cindy and Kevin Burke's Linn County landscape. For Cindy and Kevin Burke, the motivation for permanently protecting...
July 26, 2016
Rugged, beautiful land protected by working together (Posted July 26, 2016)
Brian Fankhauser, INHF blufflands director, hikes along one of the rough limestone ridges that tower above the Iverson land. A...
June 20, 2016
The bedrock beauty of Whitewater Canyon (Posted June 20, 2016)
The word “canyon” is rare among Iowa place names. But there it is, on a U.S. Geological Survey topographic map, identifying a deep, twisting, forested segment of Whitewater Creek.
June 20, 2016
Get Hooked on Iowa's Trout (Posted June 20, 2016)
by Bill Kalishek If there is a fish that can capture people’s imagination, it has to be the trout. The...
June 20, 2016
Herbivores vs. Plants: The Silent Battle (Posted June 20, 2016)
What do a huge elk and these tiny insect larvae have in common? Both are herbivores, or plant eaters. From...
