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Nature Walk: Dickcissels

Dickcissels are grassland birds that evolved in the tallgrass prairie. If a prairie is available they make use of its...
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Meet the Bike Generator

Want to help power the party? Now you can – with the help of the INHF bike generator. How it...
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INHF: Off the Beaten Path

Welcome to Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation‘s blog! INHF is an organization dedicated to protecting and restoring Iowa's land, water and...
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Hagie Winner 2010: Dana Livingston

Dana Livingston started simple. Soon after moving to Dubuque in 1995, he began volunteering his time to restore a local...
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Hagie Award Winner 2009: Rosie Partridge

“All Iowans should realize that their state is beautiful,” says Rosie Partridge. “It hurts me when they don’t.” After purchasing...
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Hagie Award Winner 2008: Erv Klaas

Erwin Klaas believes many people don’t realize the impact their actions have on the environment. He wants to change that....
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Hagie Award Winner 2007: Bob deNeui

The “Dead End” sign that greets drivers en route to Bob deNeui’s property is misleading. Past the century-old cemetery and...
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Indiangrass Hills: A prairie protected by friends

Wading through the tall Indian grass (Sorghastrum nutans), admiring purple spikes of prairie blazing star (Liatris aspera), spooking a buck...
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Hagie Award Winner 2006: Gary Nelson

If you’ve ever visited a certain biology classroom at the Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) campus in Ankeny, you...
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Hagie Award Winner 2005: Lloyd and Gaylan Crim

For 2005 Lawrence and Eula Hagie Heritage Award recipients Lloyd and Gaylan Crim, the subtle delights of the natural world...
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Hagie Award Winner 2004: Larry Cuddeback

Larry Cuddeback moved back to rural Iowa in 1980 to practice the kind of sustainable farming that he says is...
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Hagie Award Winner 2003: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes' dedication to preserving Iowa's natural heritage, whether on his land or other's property, as well as his inexhaustible...
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