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Wordless Wednesday: Spring Flower Finds

We’ve been out enjoying the (relatively) warm weather lately and our staff is beginning to stumble on some spring blooms!...
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INHF Prescribed Burn

Last week, our Land Stewardship staff members conducted a prescribed burn at INHF’s Snyder Heritage Farm property. The team burned...
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Snipe one—Snipe two—Snipe three.  If that sounds like a game, it is what often happens when you are walking in a wet grassy meadow and flush a Wilson's snipe.  They are commonly found in small groups of half a dozen or more birds and may flush all at

Nature Walk: A Snipe in the Grass

Snipe one—Snipe two—Snipe three. If that sounds like a game, it is what often happens when you are walking in...
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Razor's Prairie Before & After

One of the most rewarding parts of conservation is seeing the direct impact a day’s work has on a natural...
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Clear Lake Trash Pick up

INHF and Clear Lake Earth Days pair up for a trash pick-up

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: Many hands make light work! Celebrate Earth Day this year by lending a hand to help pick-up litter...
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The Secret to Training for RAGBRAI

photo by Channone Arif It’s one of Iowa’s favorite weeks of the year—RAGBRAI. For one week in late July, thousands...
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Canada Goose on nest at sunrise, Wickiup Hill Natural Area, Linn County

Wordless Wednesday: Spring Morning

Photo by Gary Hamer A Canadian Goose rests on a nest in the early morning of a spring day at...
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Kid's Summer Nature Camps

This summer, get your kids outdoors with fun, educational experiences at nature camps around Iowa. Nature camps provide a great...
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If you have watched the moon rise through the magnification of a pair of binoculars or a telescope, you may have noticed that it is not precisely circular in shape.  The dense atmosphere close to the earth's surface usually contains warm and cold air

Nature Walk: Moon Rise

If you have watched the moon rise through the magnification of a pair of binoculars or a telescope, you may...
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You're Invited! Iowa By Trail launch party – May 1st

Join us on May 1st for the big celebration of Iowa By Trail’s Central Iowa launch! The party features local...
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“Like” Iowa By Trail on Facebook

It’s Spring in Iowa and you know what that means: We’re almost a month away from the launch of the...
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Spring land work

Last week, INHF staff were working at our Mathes property in Marion County. They snapped a few pictures to remember...
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