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Jewells protects family farm outside Decorah with Agricultural Land Easement (Posted February 27, 2018)

Bobby Jewell grew up on the edge of Decorah, hunting, fishing and watching his dad wrangle Brown Swiss dairy cows...
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New Year, New Staff (Posted January 30, 2018)

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 (Posted January 29, 2018)

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 (Posted January 10, 2018)

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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In Case You Missed It: 2017 at INHF (Posted December 20, 2017)

2017 was a record breaking year for INHF. Take a look back at the biggest moments of the year, and...
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Back to the River (Posted December 19, 2017)

“If you build it, they will come." This familiar “Field of Dreams” reference tends to elicit eye-rolls from long-time Iowans...
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INHF Volunteers Make Positive Impact on Iowa Landscape (Posted December 18, 2017)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joe Jayjack, jjayjack@inhf.org, 515-288-1846, ext. 19 DES MOINES - Four hundred and three Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation (INHF) volunteers...
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New greenway will connect eight public areas in Dickinson and Osceola counties (Posted November 29, 2017)

New greenway will connect eight public areas in Dickinson and Osceola counties After nearly a decade of coordination, Iowa Natural...
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This Land We Love (Posted November 28, 2017)

Discussing the value of land is a complicated thing. We all know the typical metrics: measures like average sale price...
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Pheasants Forever helps protect public hunting and recreation area in Mahaska County (Posted November 27, 2017)

Pheasants Forever helps protect public hunting and recreation area in Mahaska County Local sportsmen, conservation groups and private donors were...
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INHF Expands Resources for Iowa Landowners (Posted November 16, 2017)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joe Jayjack, communications director, jjayjack@inhf.org or 515-288-1846 ext. 19 DES MOINES – Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation has released two new, easy-to-use...
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Liquid Assets (Posted November 10, 2017)

When John and Susan Aschenbrenner purchased 212 acres just outside Osceola in Clarke County, they had dreams of creating a...
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