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Mississippi River, Mines of Spain

Mines of Spain: Where it all began

Help us celebrate the completion of the E.B. Lyon Interpretive Area Addition at the Mines of Spain in Dubuque County...
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Take a bite of summer

(Photo by Evan Feekes) Are you ready to pie-cycle your way across Iowa? For a tasty treat during RAGBRAI, consider...
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Bog Lygropia

Nature Walk: Bog Lygropia

“Warm, humid, windless nights are good for the pursuit of moths gathering beneath nighttime lighting. There are hundreds of species...
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The IBT crew gets excited at RAGBRAI.

RAGBRAI route on Iowa By Trail

The IBT crew had a blast at last year’s RAGBRAI. RAGBRAI is almost here, and Iowa By Trail is ready!...
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buckmaster overlook

Coming up Buckmaster

This view comes from the overlook at Capoli on the Buckmaster property. Our land stewardship interns worked at the Buckmaster...
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Happy trails at Camp WaNoKi

INHF acquired the 77-acre Camp WaNoKi property in November 2014. The Webster County Conservation Board manages the land (with help...
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widow skimmer

Nature Walk: Widow Skimmer

“Widow Skimmers are common summer dragonflies found near lakes, streams and in open fields. Its distribution is widespread across the...
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A tour participant photographs a wood lily at the Stinson Prairie State Preserve.

Picture perfect prairies

A tour participant photographs a wood lily at Stinson Prairie State Preserve. On Saturday, June 27, INHF president Joe McGovern...
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Orange Bird feeder

Do It Yourself: Orange Bird Feeder

The dog days of summer are here! Try this quick and easy craft to attract some wildlife to your yard...
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For grassland birds such as the grasshopper sparrow, insects such as this grasshopper are an important source of protein for the growth and development of nestlings.  Prairies or pastures that contain a variety of forbs (flowering plants) coupled wit

Nature Walk: Grasshopper Sparrow

“For grassland birds such as the grasshopper sparrow, insects like this grasshopper are an important source of protein for the...
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Nature's fireworks

Celebrate the Fourth of July with the beauty of flowers—Iowa’s natural “fireworks.” From all of us here at INHF, have...
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Jayjack named Director of Communications

Help INHF congratulate Joe Jayjack, our new Director of Communications. Jayjack served as interim director beginning June 1 and will...
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