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Photos courtesy of the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy and Warrior Expeditions In the summer of 2021, five veterans set out from Washington,...

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 welcoming Stacie Couvillon, Sydney Hunter, Patrick McNaughton, and Erica Place! Each brings valuable expertise to both...

Monarch butterflies migrate up to 2,500 miles to their winter habitat in Mexico and California and return to areas throughout the U.S. and Canada during the summer breeding season. Illegal and legal logging has destroyed a substantial amount of the monarch’s winter habitat, and their summer habitat is likewise threatened by herbicide spraying and development.

They might not look like the fruits or vegetables at the supermarket - and they’re not as well-known or as...

Every parcel of land in our state has a story to tell: How the land was formed eons ago; how it...

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...

Summer break is here and your routine may be disrupted with playdates and sleepovers. Perhaps your evenings and weekends are already...

While many people are pleased to see that the sale of this property to INHF won’t be contributing to the increase of human impact in the area, others are just as delighted to see that wildlife will continue to have lakefront access.