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Missouri nature preserve with INHF ties dedicated (Posted October 19, 2016)

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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Drake professor wins INHF's Hagie Heritage Award (Posted October 14, 2016)

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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Barlow Challenge (Posted October 7, 2016)

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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Working for conservation action (Posted September 19, 2016)

At the start of the 2016 legislative session, Gov. Terry Branstad announced a proposal to address water quality that he...
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Where the wild things were (Posted September 19, 2016)

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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An oasis brought to life (Posted September 19, 2016)

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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A win for wildlife and landowners (Posted September 19, 2016)

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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In the midnight hour (Posted September 19, 2016)

Walking into the dark, yawning entrance of the enormous cave system in Hannibal, Missouri, Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation Conservation Easement...
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852 acres added to Sedan Bottoms Wildlife Management Area (Posted September 16, 2016)

Nestled in southern Appanoose County, Sedan Bottoms Wildlife Management Area is a protected paradise. Prairies, oak savannas, forests and floodplains...
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Marietta: A prairie years in the making (Posted July 29, 2016)

The Marietta Sand Prairie has blossomed into a diverse mix of grasses and forbs after years of restoration work. Under...
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A complex of protection around a wildlife haven (Posted July 27, 2016)

Duck season at Big Wall Lake; October 2015.  Jim and Pat Dinsmore had been making a difference in the lives...
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Vitamin N: Paint Creek Valley (Posted July 27, 2016)

Seeing isn’t necessarily believing—at least at Paint Creek Valley. The 368-acre addition to Yellow River State Forest in Allamakee County...
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