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Aerial view of the Arnolds Park project site

Arnolds Park Nature Area Protected

Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation is pleased to announce that it has reached its $1.9 million fundraising goal for the Arnolds Park Nature Area and will purchase the property to ensure it is protected and open to the public.  

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Jim Wooley Family Tract

Jim Wooley Family Tract Aims to Protect and Open Access to 422 Acres in South Central Iowa

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joe Jayjack, external affairs director, Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, jjayjack@inhf.org, 515-288-1846, ext. 19 Contact: Jared Wiklund,...
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Arnolds Park Property

INHF and Arnolds Park working to protect 73-acre property

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joe Jayjack, external affairs director, Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation jjayjack@inhf.org, 515-288-1846, ext. 19 INHF and Arnolds...
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$470,000 to go to central Iowa wetlands thanks to Prairie Meadows grant

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joe Jayjack, jjayjack@inhf.org, 515-288-1846 DES MOINES, Iowa — Prairie Meadows Casino recently announced that four central...
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Glenn Pollock to receive 2024 Hagie Heritage Award

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joe Jayjack, External Affairs Director, Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation jjayjack@inhf.org, 515-288-1846, ext. 19 Iowa Natural Heritage...
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State Symbols

All illustrations done by Jordan McDowell, Graphic Design Intern “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” At...
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Who speaks for nature?

What does advocacy for Iowa’s land, water and wildlife look like? It looks like you. When you think about the...
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INHF welcomes Greg Grupp as new chair; other board moves

Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation welcomes a new chair to its board of directors. Greg Grupp steps into the position after serving on the INHF board for the last 10 years, most recently as 1st Vice Chair and chair of the Development Committee.

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View of the bluffs at the possible addition to Wildcat Bluff.

Park Prescription

Winding through a Benton County woodland just south of Urbana is an attraction that brings people from all over. The...
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The Narrows Preserve

Habitat restoration taking place on The Narrows Preserve on East Okoboji Lake

You may notice some changes happening at The Narrows Preserve on the shore of East Okoboji Lake, and they are...
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North American Prairie Conference returns to Iowa

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Joe Jayjack, jjayjack@inhf.org, 515-288-1846, ext. 19 The North American Prairie Conference (NAPC) is returning after a...
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A Milestone in Making Change

Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation has been made stronger by volunteers since the organization was founded in 1979.

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