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“On a small frozen pond the setting sun can produce dramatic reflections in surface melt water. The mirror-like surface of the water and its irregular shape are surrounded by the cold blue non-reflective surface of the ice. It is a fleeting event as

Nature Walk: Simple Reflections

“On a small frozen pond the setting sun can produce dramatic reflections in surface melt water. The mirror-like surface of...
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Folks at Faulkes: Winter Edition

Update: This event has been rescheduled for Saturday, March 7, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. INHF, Trees Forever, Winding...
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IWILL Lobby Day

Iowa's Water and Land Legacy (IWILL) Capitol Day is right around the corner: Monday, Jan. 26. Don’t miss this opportunity...
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Celebrate Iowa By Trail's Android launch at the Iowa Bike Expo

Visit INHF at the Iowa Bike Expo on Saturday, Jan. 24, and help us celebrate the launch of Iowa By...
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Light just before sunset light has a golden hue.  It is soft, may have a reddish cast and because of its low angle causes deepening shadows to form across the land.  Here a stand of big bluestem and Indian grass accent mid-winter prairie.

Nature Walk: Golden Light

“Light just before sunset has a golden hue. It is soft, may have a reddish cast and because of its...
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“The Tufted Titmouse is a little gray bird with black-button eyes which is found in the eastern US. They are closely related to chickadees, both being woodland residents, cavity nesters and as birds go very active. Both species may be found foraging

Nature Walk: Tufted Titmouse

“The Tufted Titmouse is a little gray bird with black-button eyes which is found in the eastern U.S. They are...
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Pheasants run for shelter as the sun sets. (Photo by Bob Lancaster)

The End of Pheasant Season … and a Fest!

Pheasants run for shelter as the sun sets. (Photo by Bob Lancaster) You may know that pheasant season ends in...
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Map of My Kingdom

With an aging population of Iowa landowners, more than half of the farmland in the state will be transferred to...
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Who Will Carry On?

Doug Wood, a favorite Minnesota songster, sings a song with some important questions: “Who will love the land? Who will...
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Wordless Wednesday – Virginia Opossum

Here are two different Virginia Opossums our Blufflands Program Manager, Brian Fankhauser came across and photographed while doing the annual...
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Wordless Wednesday – Northern Saw-Whet Owl

This little owl is only eight inches high and hunts at night eating mostly mice. They migrate to Iowa in...
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Nature Walk: Fox Sparrows

“In autumn Fox sparrows migrate south from their breeding territory in northern boreal forests through the central states. They are...
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Hikin' for Lichen

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Loess Hills: Buresh Winter Workday

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