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Posts by Kerri Sorrell

Learn more: Prescribed prairie fires

Have you ever been curious about how prescribed prairie burns are planned and executed? Prairie burns happen primarily in the...
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Hoover Nature Trail section gets new life, 5K run/walk planned

Section of the Hoover Nature Trail near Nichols in Muscatine County. A section of the Hoover Nature Trail is seeing...
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Favorite Fall Scenery

Heritage Valley This weekend marked the beginning of fall, and we know what that means – fall foliage is right...
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Wickiup Hill fog

Don't Forget: Through Your Lens photo contest

photo by Gary Hamer The deadline for our 2013 Digital Photography Contest, Through Your Lens, is fast approaching! The Grand...
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Lifecycle of a Red-tailed Hawk nest

This spring, Ty Smedes, a long-time professional Iowa photographer, followed the lifecycle of a Red-tailed Hawk nest located in a...
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Prairie Plants of Iowa

Iowa prairie enthusiasts may be familiar with Paul Christiansen’s extensive guide to the plants of Iowa’s lush prairies. Prairie Plants...
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Can You Guess?

Land Stewardship Assistant Ryan snapped this photo a few weeks back while working out at Indiangrass Hills in eastern Iowa....
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INHF's bike generator was a hit at the Des Moines stop of RAGBRAI, where it supplied the energy for a stereo and cell phone charging station.  Pictured (from left to right): Trails Intern, Josh Mades; Land Projects Associate Ross Baxter; and Communic

INHF At RAGBRAI

INHF’s bike generator was a hit at the Des Moines stop of RAGBRAI, where it supplied the energy for a...
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Wetlands at Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt

Weekend Adventures

Design intern Kerri here. This last weekend, I ventured out in the field to shoot some video for our INHF...
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INHF on Instagram

Attention photo lovers: INHF is now on Instagram! Instagram, a mobile photo-sharing platform, is the perfect place to find beautiful...
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Iowa Outdoors welcomes Summer

Summer is in full swing, and Iowa parks and trails are filling up with eager adventurers. Iowa Outdoors, IPTV’s seasonal...
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Incredible Waterway Map

Incredible Waterway Map

Can you say detailed? Artist Nelson Minar recently built a map of the continental United States, digitally drawing every river,...
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