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Snyder Heritage Farm

A Lasting Impact

The prairie at Snyder Heritage Farm. For nearly 30 years, Snyder Heritage Farm has been slowly transitioning from a traditional...
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Hiker

Outdoors with INHF

A hiker takes a moment to appreciate the prairie at a guided hike hosted by INHF at Snyder Heritage Farm...
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Henslow’s sparrow

For the Birds

The Henslow’s sparrow is a small, quiet grassland bird. Perched on a wispy stalk of prairie grass, it calls out...
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Prairie seed

Harvest Season

Photo by Ryan Ellsworth Each spring and fall, the Iowa landscape signals a change of season. Leaves turn and buds...
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landowners

A Woman's Place

Chris Henning, a landowner from Cooper, IA, is just one of many women who has worked with Practical Farmers, an...
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Bee balm

Become an Iowa Plant Expert

Bee Balm Photo by Nathan Houck Summer is an amazing time to explore Iowa's outdoors and learn about the plant...
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McDonald aerial

Two Families Donate to Protect Important Land in Iowa Great Lakes

Photo credit: Emily Martin FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Joe Jayjack at jjayjack@inhf.org or 515-288-1846, ext. 19 OKOBOJI - Two conservation-minded...
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Camp Tahigwa

Protecting land, protecting memories

INHF's Brian Fankhauser, Jered Bourquin and DNR staff perform a stream assessment and species inventory on Bear Creek at Camp...
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Ferguson Timber

The Family Trees

Descendants of the Ferguson family are well acquainted with their family trees — all 600 acres of them. Trying to...
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irvine prairie

Planting Season

We come and go, but the land is always here. And the people who love and understand it are the...
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Governor Ray

Governor Ray's legacy lives on in INHF's work

Since his passing on July 8, Governor Robert Ray has rightly been remembered for his leadership, vision and compassion in...
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laurens trail

New linear park coming to city of Laurens

A stroll along a trail can be an opportunity to relax and be refreshed by nature. Recently, INHF and the...
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