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Trout stream

Ever-flowing

Five miles west of Bellevue lies Ed Weimerskirk’s farm, 484 acres of woodland, pasture and working land. Winding through it...
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Wallace and Bowers nature area in Spirit Lake

Planning for Iowa's resilient future

When I was driving my daughter to school recently, we stopped so I could take a few pictures along the...
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Game Changers: Sportspeople make a big impact on conservation in Iowa

Sportspeople do more than hunt Iowa’s protected land. They’re also one of the leaders behind saving it. Fred Long remembers...
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George and Trish Patrick

George and Trish Patrick of Ames win Hagie Heritage Award

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Joe Jayjack, INHF communications director jjayjack@inhf.org, 515-288-1846, ext. 19 AMES - George and Trish Patrick of...
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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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