Posts by Mack Swenson

You’re hiking through the woods when something catches your eye. Just a hint of red and dark purple, tucked into...

Erica Place/INHF Tens of thousands of years ago, winds lifted grains of silt and sand from the Missouri River valley...

What do you see when you look out over a landscape? Structural features like rivers and hills, or perhaps you...

“Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some...

You hear it before you see it. A strange, meow-like call seeming to emanate from a nearby thicket. Is that...

Whether you’re traversing the flat lands of central Iowa or scaling the bluffs in the northeast corner of the state,...

You’ve likely encountered thousands of them in your life, crawling on leaves or windowsills, hiding underneath logs or creeping up...

Lanz Heritage Area, Jasper County, Iowa. Photo by Ross Baxter/INHF It’s a marvelous day to visit an Iowa park. The...

Please join INHF in giving a warm welcome to our 17 land stewardship interns for the summer! Loess Hills Land...

While a good field guide or trail map just can't be substituted, you can keep a surprising amount of nature...

It’s an idyllic neighborhood. Lush lawns free of weeds, meticulously trimmed to the proper height. House after house, lawn after...

You’ve heard of Earth Day. But did you know Earth Day is a U.S.-based holiday that continues to be celebrated primarily in the U.S.? World Environment Day, led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), is the largest international day to celebrate the environment.