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Wickiup Hill Natural Area

Get Outdoors: Wickiup Hill Natural Area

Just 20 minutes from Iowa’s second-largest city is a protected haven. Wetland, prairie, woodland and savanna ecosystems flourish amidst an...
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Sheri Blough Neff and Dave Neff

Labor of Love

The Neff family’s donated wetland is serving up nature to Fairfield’s residents. "Families get out of their cars in the...
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Boardwalk

Get Outdoors: Wickiup Hill Natural Area

PHOTO BY GARY HAMER Just 20 minutes from Iowa’s second largest city is a protected haven. Wetland, prairie, woodland and...
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Buchanen County

INHF protection projects receive 2016 REAP grants

Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation is excited to announce five INHF projects that were awarded REAP (Resource Enhancement and Protection program)...
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Sodalis bat gate

Missouri nature preserve with INHF ties dedicated

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joe Jayjack, communications director, Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, jjayjack@inhf.org or 515-288-1846 A new nature preserve in Missouri...
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Dr. Thomas Rosburg

Drake professor wins INHF's Hagie Heritage Award

A longtime professor at Drake University will receive a statewide award for his extensive conservation efforts, including giving 1,350 hours...
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Gunderson Nature Park

Barlow Challenge

As part of its Community Challenge, the Barlow Family Foundation has chosen two INHF projects to support by matching funds to individual...
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Iowa's water & land legacy logo

Working for conservation action

At the start of the 2016 legislative session, Gov. Terry Branstad announced a proposal to address water quality that he...
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Clear Lake Fishing

Where the wild things were

Early accounts of Clear Lake, a spring-fed lake with origins in the last glacial period, tell of its use as...
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Kids in Nahant Marsh

An oasis brought to life

Nestled within the bustling city of Davenport is a 265-acre environmental haven. For over 400 plant species and numerous animals,...
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Big Marsh Map

A win for wildlife and landowners

Wetlands are vital to water quality and home to wildlife, including most of Iowa’s threatened and endangered species. Prior to...
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Indiana bat

In the midnight hour

Walking into the dark, yawning entrance of the enormous cave system in Hannibal, Missouri, Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation Conservation Easement...
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