Posts by Katy Heggen

As he hikes the woodland surrounding his home one spring afternoon, Fred Weitz names each wildflower he passes. It’s a...

Editor's note: Campground facilities, cabins, restrooms, playgrounds and other facilities are closed in Iowa state parks through at least May 14. Trails,...

Woodland cloaked hills and valleys are awash with native flora and fauna. More than a dozen miles of hiking trails...

Good things come to those who wait. Better things come to those who go in search of them. Such seems to be the case for Ray and Patti Hamilton.

A doctor, a lawyer and a pharmacist walk into the woods… Slowly.  They’ve assembled at the edge of the woods...

From the Loess Hills to the Mississippi River Valley, INHF has had the opportunity to protect some pretty incredible places...

Iowa may not be the first state to come up in conversations about national conservation. There are no mountains here....

For 40 years, INHF has worked to protect some of the best places in the state. But when the paperwork...

Why? It’s a question that comes up often in conversations with Iowans about their decision to permanently protect their land....

Five miles west of Bellevue lies Ed Weimerskirk’s farm, 484 acres of woodland, pasture and working land. Winding through it...

Sportspeople do more than hunt Iowa’s protected land. They’re also one of the leaders behind saving it. Fred Long remembers...

The prairie at Snyder Heritage Farm. For nearly 30 years, Snyder Heritage Farm has been slowly transitioning from a traditional...