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A new 422-acre addition to the Heritage Hills Wildlife Management Area in Madison and Clarke counties has been transferred to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and opened to the public.

Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation has selected Matt O’Connor of Hopkinton to receive the 2026 Lawrence and Eula Hagie Heritage Award. Endowed in 1989 by Jan Shindel and Ila Jeanne Logan in honor of their parents, Lawrence and Eula Hagie, the award is given annually to a person who has demonstrated extraordinary personal service and commitment to improving the quality of Iowa’s natural environment while encouraging others to do the same.

INHF has selected Dr. Russell (Russ) Benedict to receive the 2025 Lawrence and Eula Hagie Heritage Award. Learn more about Dr. Benedict, a conservationist dedicated to creative visions of a sustainable future and a prolific community-builder.

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joe Jayjack, external affairs director, Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, jjayjack@inhf.org, 515-288-1846, ext. 19 Contact: Jared Wiklund, director of communications,...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joe Jayjack, external affairs director, Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation jjayjack@inhf.org, 515-288-1846, ext. 19 INHF and Arnolds Park...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joe Jayjack, jjayjack@inhf.org, 515-288-1846 DES MOINES, Iowa — Prairie Meadows Casino recently announced that four central Iowa...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joe Jayjack, External Affairs Director, Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation jjayjack@inhf.org, 515-288-1846, ext. 19 Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation...

Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation welcomes a new chair to its board of directors. Greg Grupp steps into the position after serving on the INHF board for the last 10 years, most recently as 1st Vice Chair and chair of the Development Committee.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joe Jayjack, Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation Communications Director 515-288-1846, jjayjack@inhf.org Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation has selected Dr....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Joe Jayjack, jjayjack@inhf.org, 515-288-1846, ext. 19 The North American Prairie Conference (NAPC) is returning after a four-year hiatus, highlighting...

Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation (INHF) has purchased the Little Sioux Scout Ranch in western Iowa from the Mid-America Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joe Jayjack, INHF Communications Director jjayjack@inhf.org, 515-288-1846, ext. 19 The Wendel family on the remnant prairie donated...