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Meet INHF's 2025 Summer Interns

Meet our 2025 summer interns! With 19 interns out in the field and three in the Des Moines office, INHF is pleased to introduce this group of young hands and voices making a difference this summer.

 

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2025 Legislative Recap and Upcoming Opportunities

May 15 marked the adjournment of the 2025 legislative session. Once again, conservation voices prevailed, demonstrating strong, consistent support for Iowa's outdoors! Here's what nature's advocates accomplished this session.

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For Nature's Sake

It was an early morning trip to Kossuth County for INHF president Joe McGovern, a drive he’d made many times...
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Layers of Richness

Paul Willis knows about pigs. But really, what it comes down to is he knows about people. He knows how...
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REAPing the Rewards

For over 35 years, the Resource Enhancement & Protection Program (REAP) has served as Iowa’s premier conservation program, investing in...
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Meet Amanda Mackey, INHF's Central Iowa Field Assistant

INHF is pleased to have Amanda Mackey join the central Iowa stewardship crew to help boost restoration efforts throughout the...
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Preserving Boone Valley

Photo by Ross Baxter, INHF Humboldt County in north central Iowa is not known for an abundance of public land....
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INHF Welcomes Two New Board Members

Molly Cutler of Des Moines and Ed Raber of Dubuque are two of the five recent additions to INHF’s dedicated...
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Jim Wooley Family Tract

Jim Wooley Family Tract Aims to Protect and Open Access to 422 Acres in South Central Iowa

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

A global celebration of the night, International Dark Sky Week occurs annually in April during the week of the new moon. This year, it is celebrated from April 21st through the 28th.

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INHF Welcomes New Board Members

Mallory Hanson of West Union, Matt Mendenhall of Davenport and Alex Taylor of Coralville are three of the five recent...
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Beyond the Flames

Fire is a natural process that invigorates native landscapes like prairies, oak savannas and woodlands. Learn the why, when and...
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