Posts by Joe Jayjack
December 22, 2020
Generations of Love for the Lakes (Posted December 22, 2020)
"This lake was in his family blood, back to his great-grandparents,” Linda Phelps said about her late husband, George’s, connection...
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November 30, 2020
Call of the Wildfire (Posted November 30, 2020)
INHF Land Stewardship Associate Derek Miner, Land Stewardship Director Ryan Schmidt and Volunteer Coordinator Melanie Schmidt have all gone to...
August 24, 2020
Nurturing a Love for Nature (Posted August 24, 2020)
The nature of childhood has changed, but the joy and lasting impact of a childhood spent in nature hasn’t.
July 31, 2020
Maynard Reece: An Iowa icon of art and conservation (Posted July 31, 2020)
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation (INHF) was fortunate to have a decades-long relationship with famed wildlife artist Maynard Reece, who passed away on July 11.
March 30, 2020
Getting outdoors during COVID-19 (Posted March 30, 2020)
I have lived in this Des Moines neighborhood for more than a decade and walked this lap hundreds of times. But in recent weeks, as we have been staying close to home because of the COVID-19 outbreak, I have come to appreciate this little piece of the outdoors more than ever.
February 25, 2020
Building Trails & Bolstering Communities (Posted February 25, 2020)
Trails are connectors. Trails connect people to nature, to attractions and to each other. Trails connect wildlife with habitat and...
January 30, 2020
Cedar Ridge donates $6,000 to INHF, two trail projects (Posted January 30, 2020)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joe Jayjack, INHF Communications Director jjayjack@inhf.org, 515-288-1846, ext. 19 DES MOINES — Cedar Ridge presented Iowa Natural...
January 14, 2020
Gov. Reynolds announces plan to fund the Trust (Posted January 14, 2020)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joe Jayjack, communications director 515-288-1846, ext. 19, jjayjack@inhf.org Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation applauds the announcement by Gov....
December 9, 2019
From Acorn to Oak Tree (Posted December 9, 2019)
As Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation’s 40th anniversary year comes to a close, we look back on the early years of...
November 4, 2019
INHF to purchase Clover Woods 4-H Camp in Boone County (Posted November 4, 2019)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joe Jayjack, communications director, jjayjack@inhf.org, 515-288-1846, ext. 19 or 712-310-7182 MADRID, Ia. — Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation (INHF)...
February 28, 2019
Action needed: Two bills threaten conservation in Iowa (Posted February 28, 2019)
UPDATE: Thanks to the advocacy of hundreds of Iowans, HF542 is likely to die this week after non being advanced...
August 31, 2018
For the Birds (Posted August 31, 2018)
The Henslow’s sparrow is a small, quiet grassland bird. Perched on a wispy stalk of prairie grass, it calls out...
