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Lanz Heritage Farm

Green. The color has overtaken four steeply sloped areas on the Lanz property — areas that had formerly been cropped...
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John S. Lowenberg Fund

John S. Lowenberg’s roots ran deep into Iowa land. His rural childhood and his career as a farm manager and...
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Nature Walk: July Prairie

“Compared to the average gardener nature is often messy and disorganized. The results may be drab one year and dazzling...
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Mines of Spain Addition Groundbreaking Ceremony

photo from Jennifer at digitaldubuque.com On Wednesday, June 25, Heather Jobst, INHF Land Projects Director, attended the groundbreaking ceremony for...
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The Wood Lily

The sporatic wood lily (Lilium philadelphicum) can be found flowering in prairies across the state from mid-June to late-July. This one in particular was found on our Flowering Hill Prairie in Dickinson County, a dry prairie remnant that has never been plowed.

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Wordless Wednesday – RAGBRAI XLII

Our INHF staff has enjoyed talking about Iowa’s nature and trails with thousands of people while on RAGBRAI this year!...
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Music in the Park – Speaker: Jennifer Pharr Davis

On July 29, Polk County is switching up their Music in the Park event. Instead of listening to music, they...
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Nature Walk: Cumulonimbus Clouds

“Cumulonimbus clouds have been called the Godfather of clouds. They inspire both awe and fear depending on whether they are...
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Visit our staff on RAGBRAI

This year during RAGBRAI, a few INHF staff members will be riding the whole RAGBRAI route, making media visits and...
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House votes to make conservation tax incentive permanent

Today Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, Land Trusts across the country and conservation advocates everywhere are celebrating the bipartisan passage of...
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Simon Estes on RAGBRAI

Photo from the Simon Estes Foundation This year, during the 2014 RAGBRAI tour, the Simon Estes Foundation and the Iowa...
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Wordless Wednesday – The Smooth Green Snake

Our Land Stewardship Interns discovered a smooth green snake at Indiangrass Hills last week. This nonvenomous snake is distinctive from...
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