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Iowa has its own native rockstars that make a summer appearance! Learn more about the sounds of crickets, katydids and cicadas before you head outdoors to hear them. 

The time for chicken of the woods is upon us. Learn more about this tasty fungus before you enjoy searching for it and cooking it up. 

INHF is working to open a public fishing and hunting area on 21 acres below the North and South Bear Creek confluence, holding 1/3 mile of Bear Creek. 

Meet our 2025 summer interns! With 19 interns out in the field and three in the Des Moines office, INHF is pleased to introduce this group of young hands and voices making a difference this summer.

 

May 15 marked the adjournment of the 2025 legislative session. Once again, conservation voices prevailed, demonstrating strong, consistent support for Iowa's outdoors! Here's what nature's advocates accomplished this session.

It was an early morning trip to Kossuth County for INHF president Joe McGovern, a drive he’d made many times...

Paul Willis knows about pigs. But really, what it comes down to is he knows about people. He knows how...

For over 35 years, the Resource Enhancement & Protection Program (REAP) has served as Iowa’s premier conservation program, investing in...

INHF is pleased to have Amanda Mackey join the central Iowa stewardship crew to help boost restoration efforts throughout the...

Photo by Ross Baxter, INHF Humboldt County in north central Iowa is not known for an abundance of public land....

Molly Cutler of Des Moines and Ed Raber of Dubuque are two of the five recent additions to INHF’s dedicated...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joe Jayjack, external affairs director, Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, jjayjack@inhf.org, 515-288-1846, ext. 19 Contact: Jared Wiklund, director of communications,...