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Henderson Woods volunteers

Treading Lightly

Early last June, two dozen volunteers came together to build a professionally designed, sustainable hiking trail through an idyllic corner...
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INHF renews its accreditation status

For immediate release Contact: Joe Jayjack, INHF communications director, jjayjack@inhf.org, 515-288-1846, ext. 19 DES MOINES — One thing that unites...
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Meet INHF's Spring 2022 interns

Please help us welcome INHF's new communications and design interns for the Spring semester!

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Legislative update: New bill introduced to fund the Trust!

The 2022 Iowa legislative session has been eventful for conservation, presenting both opportunities and challenges. Proposals have included a tax...
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Bill introduced in Iowa Senate that would fund Trust Fund

Governor Reynolds and Iowa legislative leaders have made clear that tax reform will be a central part of their agendas...
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Winter Workday at Perkins Prairie (Jefferson)

Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation (INHF) will host a winter work day at Perkins Prairie on Saturday, Feb. 5 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Volunteers will remove unwanted brush and non-native plants from the prairie and are welcome to stay and hike after the event.

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Investing in the Outdoors

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

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

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

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

Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation (INHF) closed on a 50-acre property on the shores of East Okoboji Lake Monday and at the same time ensured it will permanently remain a natural area with the help of the Dickinson County Conservation (DCCB)

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Bridge Along the Ridge

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