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Golden-hued prairies, shimmering silver lakes and wilding trails are supposed to be an escape from everyday worries, not an investment...

On a crisp fall night, the graveyard gate stands ajar. Creeping fingers clutch the iron bars and a gust of...

For the past 50 years, Robert McCarthy’s property in southern Dubuque County has been another rectangle in the patchwork of...

By day, two of Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation’s (INHF’s) newest properties are teeming with life. Here, monarch butterflies forage for...

It’s easy to lose yourself in the Loess Hills of western Iowa. The wind whipping up the ridgelines, the rhythmic...

It is difficult to put into words what it’s like growing up with Neal Smith as your granddad. As a young kid it was a little odd to me that strangers would come up to him, shake his hand, and share their support. At that time, I was more impressed with the candy stash he kept in the pickup than the projects he worked on in Congress.

INHF is excited to welcome Data Entry Specialist Taryn Samuels and Chief Financial Officer Susan Johnson. Both Samuels and Johnson bring...

This September, INHF is pleased to welcome 2021 Living Lands Fellow Devin Stortz. Growing up on his family’s farm just...

When David and Terrie Hoefer worked at the central Iowa 4-H camp in the 1980s and ‘90s, they formed a...

There are two types of magic. The first is found in the waving of wands and strings of whimsical words. The...

This past month, INHF’s Volunteer Coordinator Melanie Schmidt was called out west for wildfire duty in northwest Montana. She was assigned to the Hay Creek fire just outside of Glacier National Park and worked with a team of six to reduce fuel (anything the fire can burn) and prevent the wildfire from spreading

Eastern Iowa native Tyler Baird built his career against the backdrop of the country’s most stunning national parks. But it’s...