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Mr. and Mrs. Iowa Wildlife (Posted July 27, 2016)
Bruce Ehresman cradles a banded female milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) the Iowa DNR rescued from illegal pet captivity. Milk snakes...
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Comeback ‘Cats (Posted July 27, 2016)
A young bobcat scans for prey from his elevated vantage point in a riparian woodland. A feline motion causes the...
Celebrate the Magic of Turin Prairie (Posted July 26, 2016)
You sit among the grasses and flowers on the steep slope, with the encompassing blue sky around and above and...
Writing new chapters for Central Iowa trails (Posted July 26, 2016)
The world famous High Trestle Trail provides bikers and hikers breathtaking views of the Des Moines River Valley. Nearly 40...
Everyday Elements of Landscapes Matter (Posted July 26, 2016)
The rolling hills of Cindy and Kevin Burke's Linn County landscape. For Cindy and Kevin Burke, the motivation for permanently protecting...
Rugged, beautiful land protected by working together (Posted July 26, 2016)
Brian Fankhauser, INHF blufflands director, hikes along one of the rough limestone ridges that tower above the Iverson land. A...
The bedrock beauty of Whitewater Canyon (Posted June 20, 2016)
The word “canyon” is rare among Iowa place names. But there it is, on a U.S. Geological Survey topographic map, identifying a deep, twisting, forested segment of Whitewater Creek.
Herbivores vs. Plants: The Silent Battle (Posted June 20, 2016)
What do a huge elk and these tiny insect larvae have in common? Both are herbivores, or plant eaters. From...
Get Hooked on Iowa's Trout (Posted June 20, 2016)
by Bill Kalishek If there is a fish that can capture people’s imagination, it has to be the trout. The...
The life of a butterfly (Posted June 17, 2016)
Life Cycle Butterflies' lives include four stages: egg, larvae, pupae, adult. The complete cycle may occur only once or several...
Iowa Ecology A to Z (Posted June 16, 2016)
Algific Talus Slopes - Like an air conditioner, algific talus slopes kept parts of Iowa's Driftless Region cool when the glaciers started...
Iowa Conservationists: Gladys Black (Posted June 10, 2016)
Although she never received any formal training in ornithology, Gladys Black -- sometimes called "the bird lady of Iowa" --...
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