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July 26, 2016
Writing new chapters for Central Iowa trails (Posted July 26, 2016)
The world famous High Trestle Trail provides bikers and hikers breathtaking views of the Des Moines River Valley. Nearly 40...
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July 26, 2016
Everyday Elements of Landscapes Matter (Posted July 26, 2016)
The rolling hills of Cindy and Kevin Burke's Linn County landscape. For Cindy and Kevin Burke, the motivation for permanently protecting...
July 26, 2016
Rugged, beautiful land protected by working together (Posted July 26, 2016)
Brian Fankhauser, INHF blufflands director, hikes along one of the rough limestone ridges that tower above the Iverson land. A...
June 20, 2016
The bedrock beauty of Whitewater Canyon (Posted June 20, 2016)
The word “canyon” is rare among Iowa place names. But there it is, on a U.S. Geological Survey topographic map, identifying a deep, twisting, forested segment of Whitewater Creek.
June 20, 2016
Get Hooked on Iowa's Trout (Posted June 20, 2016)
by Bill Kalishek If there is a fish that can capture people’s imagination, it has to be the trout. The...
June 20, 2016
Herbivores vs. Plants: The Silent Battle (Posted June 20, 2016)
What do a huge elk and these tiny insect larvae have in common? Both are herbivores, or plant eaters. From...
June 17, 2016
The life of a butterfly (Posted June 17, 2016)
Life Cycle Butterflies' lives include four stages: egg, larvae, pupae, adult. The complete cycle may occur only once or several...
June 16, 2016
Iowa Ecology A to Z (Posted June 16, 2016)
Algific Talus Slopes - Like an air conditioner, algific talus slopes kept parts of Iowa's Driftless Region cool when the glaciers started...
June 10, 2016
Iowa Conservationists: Gladys Black (Posted June 10, 2016)
Although she never received any formal training in ornithology, Gladys Black -- sometimes called "the bird lady of Iowa" --...
June 10, 2016
Iowa Conservationists: Ding Darling (Posted June 10, 2016)
"Ding" Darling was a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and an accomplished conservationist from Iowa. As a cartoonist, he worked for the...
June 10, 2016
Iowa Conservationists: John F. Lacey (Posted June 10, 2016)
Before Silent Spring... Before Ding Darling... Before Teddy Roosevelt... There was Major John F. Lacey! Here you can learn about...
June 10, 2016
Iowa Conservationists: Ada Hayden (Posted June 10, 2016)
Ada Hayden (1884-1950) was a strong woman with strong opinions—especially when it came to protecting Iowa's native prairies. Ada grew...
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