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Poll: Iowans still want to fund the Trust

Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation is honored to be supported by members, partners and landowners who share a love for our natural resources. Together, we have protected thousands of acres, created hundreds of miles of trails, and collaborated to address challenges with a positive, can-do attitude.

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INHF's plan to help slow the spread of COVID-19

Friends of INHF, During the past few weeks INHF staff has closely monitored the situation around COVID-19. Our team has...
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The Jacobsens

Going Home

In Palo Alto County, there stands a sign with a quote by John Muir that reads: “Going to the woods...
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Mowotanani by Lance M. Foster

Art Inspires Nature Inspires Art

There is a sacred space in Iowa where — for more than 2,000 years — people have come to contemplate...
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4-H Camp in Winter

A Place to Remember

Woodland cloaked hills and valleys are awash with native flora and fauna. More than a dozen miles of hiking trails...
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Iowa on Skiis

Iowa On Skis

While places to cut through fresh powder are hard to come by in Iowa, what the state lacks in incline...
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IRR

Building Trails & Bolstering Communities

Trails are connectors. Trails connect people to nature, to attractions and to each other. Trails connect wildlife with habitat and...
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Iowa State Parks

New book celebrates 100 years of Iowa State Parks

“Parks are so deeply ingrained in our contemporary landscape that we seldom question their origins; they are just there. But...
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Funding comparison

Why INHF supports the Invest in Iowa Act

If the Invest in Iowa Act is passed, an estimated $171 million in sustainable, reliable, constitutionally protected funding will go...
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Patti and Ray Hamilton have spent the last 35 years restoring native prairie at Codfish Hollow Hill.

Work of a Lifetime

Good things come to those who wait. Better things come to those who go in search of them. Such seems to be the case for Ray and Patti Hamilton.

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Bill Introduced to Fund the Trust in Iowa Senate

A statement from INHF President Joe McGovern: "Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation applauds the introduction of Senate Study Bill 3116, which...
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First Winter Hike

Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation (INHF) provides opportunities for Iowans to get outdoors and experience some of the places its supporters...
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