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Heritage in the Hills

Erica Place/INHF Tens of thousands of years ago, winds lifted grains of silt and sand from the Missouri River valley...
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Hidden Gems

Whiterock Conservancy, a privately managed conservation area in Guthrie County, encompasses 5,500 acres with 4,200 acres open to the public. Photo...
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Iowa's Snowbirds

Many birds call Iowa home for at least a portion of the year. Whether one of our wetlands is a...
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Longtime Fixture of Iowa County Conservation System Retires

This month, Tom Hazelton retired from his now 47-year career shaping the state’s conservation professionals, natural resource legislation and county...
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Looking Back, Looking Forward

What do you see when you look out over a landscape? Structural features like rivers and hills, or perhaps you...
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Gear up this winter with INHF merchandise

Whether you plan to venture outdoors or opt to stay warm and cozy inside this winter, INHF will keep you...
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2022 Volunteer Recap

Whether volunteers participate in an organized event, spend their free time restoring the land, lend a hand in our office, collect...
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Nonprofits Profit through Partnership

Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa strengthens stewardship throughout the region and helps to build the next generation of conservationists There...
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Sparking Inspiration

A prescribed fire burns at the Canadian Prairies TREX where Kody Wohlers, Loess Hills land stewardship director, provided training. This landscape...
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The Little City that Could

Photo by Ron Blair Jefferson County sits in southeast Iowa with a total population of just over 18,000. Yet this small,...
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As the election nears, here is how you can be nature's advocate

As we near the 2022 election, legislators and candidates are making their final pitch, but they're also listening to their...
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Wendel Family

Wendel Family donates more than 100 acres of Loess Hills Prairie to INHF

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...
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