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Wordless Wednesday – Yawning Fox Pup

Photo by Carl Kurtz
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"Thrushes such as the Eastern Bluebird and the Swainson's Thrush may respond to human disturbances to search for insects.  In this case some scattered trees over recently mowed grass was a feeding bonanza.  Perching on low branches they dropped to th

Nature Walk: Thrushes

“Thrushes such as the Eastern Bluebird and the Swainson's Thrush may respond to human disturbances to search for insects. In...
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What's in Bloom: May

This is our third installment of “What's in Bloom.” From time to time, INHF volunteer Catherine Wilson will let you...
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Limestone bluffs along the Upper Iowa River in Winneshiek County (Photo by Clint Farlinger)

Up in the Blufflands

Limestone bluffs line the Upper Iowa River in Winneshiek County. (Photo by Clint Farlinger) In passing, the split-level building in...
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The sun sets over the Loess Hills in Monona County. (Photo by Robert Buman)

Loess Hills Prairie Seminar

The sun sets over the Loess Hills in Monona County. (Photo by Robert Buman) “Honoring Prairie and the Hills” Whether...
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Parks of Gay Lea Wilson Trail

Featured on the Iowa By Trail app, Gay Lea Wilson Trail extends for 35 miles in Polk County, through Des Moines, Altoona,...
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INHF's Brian Fankhauser will lead a hike here at Heritage Valley on Sunday, May 31.

Celebrating native Iowa plants

INHF’s Brian Fankhauser will lead a hike here at Heritage Valley on Sunday, May 24. Join the festivities as the Iowa...
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INHF Volunteer Coordinator Mary Runkel (second from left) with volunteers at last year's Taco RAVE.

RAVE along the Great Western Trail

INHF Volunteer Coordinator Mary Runkel (second from left) with volunteers at last year’s Taco RAVE. Do you like biking? Do...
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"If you are a Hooded Merganser hen with a brood of ducklings you have a fulltime job keeping them in line.  Like wood ducks they are tree cavity nesters, and readily use wood duck houses on small ponds, streams or rivers.  This group of ten is likely

Nature Walk: Hooded Merganser Ducklings

“A Hooded Merganser hen with a brood of ducklings has a full-time job keeping them in line. Like wood ducks,...
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Volunteers remove invasive garlic mustard from Heritage Valley.

Into the Wild & Out with the Mustard

Volunteers remove invasive garlic mustard from Heritage Valley. Join INHF to combat invasive garlic mustard (via hand-pull) at our third...
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Conservation Easement Incentive Act moves to the Senate

At the end of last year, the enhanced deduction for conservation easement donations expired. To restore—and make permanent—this enhanced incentive, bipartisan legislation...
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“Coniferous trees, such as spruces, pines and firs, are called evergreens since they have green leaves (or needles) all year.  Tamaracks are coniferous trees found in northern forests; however, they are also deciduous and lose their needles each fall

Nature Walk: Tamaracks

“Coniferous trees, such as spruces, pines and firs, are called evergreens since they have green leaves (or needles) all year....
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