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Spencer Award

INHF member wins Spencer Award

Leigh Adcock, an INHF member since 2011, has recently been awarded the Spencer Award for Sustainable Agriculture. Leigh was nominated...
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Photo for Wordless Wednesday – Chicken of the Woods

Wordless Wednesday – Chicken of the Woods

The Chicken of the Woods can be found from late summer to fall sitting at the base of dead or...
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Wild Turkeys

Nature Walk: Wild Turkeys

“Wild Turkeys are our largest gallinaceous birds (quail, grouse, pheasants and turkeys). After broods hatch in late spring or early...
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pheasants

Wordless Wednesday – Pheasants on a Fence

In July, a few of us from INHF went on a site visit to a property in Clarke County. On the...
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Prairie Awakening Celebration

Prairie Awakening Celebration

Join the Dallas County Conservation Board this Saturday, September 6th to hear the story of the Ioway Nation through music,...
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Sweet Coneflowers

Nature Walk: Sweet Coneflowers

“Sweet Coneflowers are found in moist prairie swales. They are perennial, can be 5 feet in height and have dramatic...
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Together, for the Land

Join Iowa’s five land trusts to celebrate land protection in Iowa — come for the volunteer day; stay for live...
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Photo for Wordless Wednesday – Joe-Pye Weed

Wordless Wednesday – Joe-Pye Weed

The field pictured above is filled with Joe-Pye weed. The name is deceiving, but this plant is actually an Iowa native perennial....
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Intern Collage

Land Stewardship Interns Wrap Up the Summer

Unfortunately, the statewide and blufflands summer land stewardship internship program has come to an end, and all interns have headed...
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Wild Plum

Nature Walk: Wild Plum

“Wild plums are short far as trees go, often no more than 12 feet in height. They also generally appear...
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David Zahrt: Climate March

David Zahrt with staff members Lisa Hein, Diane Graves, Anita O’Gara and Cheri Grauer On August 11, David Zahrt visited the...
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TYL kids and students

Through Your Lens: Students and Kids

Grab your cameras and start shooting! Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation announces our second “Through Your Lens” photo contest. You’re never...
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