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Protection of Prairie Creek ensures water quality benefits for Boone River

Twisting through Humboldt County is a babbling stream known as Prairie Creek. For many species of birds and fish, including...
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Green Hill Ranch

Loess is More

Visiting Green Hill Ranch for the first time, Graham McGaffin said the property’s expansiveness struck him. “It can be difficult...
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A Winter Well-Spent

INHF volunteers had a busy winter and accomplished a lot of work, despite the variable weather. From winter invasive brush...
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Effigy Mounds

Protecting Something Sacred

Photo courtesy of Effigy Mounds National Monument In 2013, the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) was preparing to expand US...
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Time is Now for Conservation Action

On Feb. 12, hundreds of people gathered in the rotunda of the State Capitol Building to demand permanent, reliable funding...
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Monarch on Stiff Goldenrod - INHF

Butterfly Boost

If Monarch butterflies could rate the top places to dine and rest in the Midwest, eastern Iowa’s Linn County would...
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Iowa landowners to be honored at Capitol

On Monday, March 5, 46 landowners will be recognized at the Iowa State Capitol for their contributions to conservation efforts...
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Chichaqua Bottoms

Building Chichaqua

Sometimes, the best things are found in unexpected places. This is certainly true of Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt, a 9,000+ acre...
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Jewell family signing agricultural land easement

Jewells protects family farm outside Decorah with Agricultural Land Easement

Bobby Jewell grew up on the edge of Decorah, hunting, fishing and watching his dad wrangle Brown Swiss dairy cows...
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Jessica, Derek and Katy

New Year, New Staff

Left to right: Jessica Riebkes Clough, land projects assistant; Derek Miner, land stewardship associate; Katy Heggen, communications assistant. Three familiar...
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A history of REAP

On Tuesday, April 25, 1989, all 100 members of Iowa’s House of Representatives voted “yea” on Iowa’s Resource Enhancement And...
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Many Hands for the Land

Now that the 2017 volunteer season has come to a close, I’ve been able to catch my breath and look...
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