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Celebrate Iowa Prairie Heritage Week across the state

Iowa Prairie Heritage Week is an annual, week-long celebration of Iowa’s prairie past, present and future. This year, events all...
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Blumbees

Nature Walk: Bumblebees

Bumblebees probably aren’t given enough credit for the pollination services they perform. They’re a life-sustainer for a host of native...
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Juvenile red-tailed hawks lack the wariness of mature adult birds.  They are more tolerant of humans and less wary of potential danger.  They lack many of the skills needed to survive and their first year will be the most difficult.

Nature Walk: Red-tailed Hawk

Juvenile red-tailed hawks lack the wariness of mature adult birds. They are more tolerant of humans and less wary of...
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2015 Intern Recap: Statewide Land Stewardship

What a great summer! INHF Statewide Land Stewardship interns wrapped up their 11 week internship on August 6th. The crew...
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What is “Girdling”?

Check out this GoPro footage of our summer interns “girdling” a locust tree in Appanoose Co. “Girdling” is a practice...
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Dodder is a parasitic plant that appears like an enormous batch of wet spaghetti draped over and wrapped around other plants such as the wild bergamot we see here. It sprouts from seeds in the soil and its survival depends on finding a host plant. It

Nature Walk: Dodder

Dodder is a parasitic plant that appears like an enormous batch of wet spaghetti draped over and wrapped around other...
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From Iowa to Montana

This week, INHF Land Stewardship Specialist Ryan Schmidt was called to western Montana to battle wildfires blazing in the state....
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Triathlon to support Ingawanis Woodland

Late this summer, get outdoors and help support an INHF project! The Rugged Toad Adventure Triathlon is raising funds for...
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Wordless Wednesday: Blufflands seed harvest

Lucas, son of INHF Blufflands Program Manager Brian Fankhauser, helps collect prairie seed at Heritage Valley, an INHF project in...
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Wordless Wednesday: American bittern

There’s a hidden gem in this photo. Can you spot the American bittern? Bitterns are known for the extraordinary camouflage—especially...
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Wordless Wednesday: White Oak

A White Oak towers over INHF’s Faust Property in Appanoose Co. amid a fresh spring prairie. Photo by Land Stewardship...
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We give little thought to the delicate flowers of trees unless they are ornamentals such as dogwoods, flowering crabapples or redbuds, to name a few.  We scarcely notice the flowers of maples, elms or river bottom trees like black willows.  These flo

Nature Walk: Black Willow Catkins

We give little thought to the delicate flowers of trees unless they are ornamentals such as dogwoods, flowering crabapples or...
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