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RAGBRAI for Rookies

World-famous RAGBRAI is one of Iowa’s most popular summer events. Local communities and thousands of people join in on the...
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Mourning doves are considered our most wide spread and abundant game bird and are hunted as they migrate south each autumn.  Many birds overwinter in northern states and in mid-to late winter they tend to congregate in increasingly larger numbers at

Nature Walk: Mourning Doves

Mourning Doves are considered Iowa’s most widespread and abundant game bird and are hunted as they migrate south each fall....
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Iowa Outdoors: Winter 2014

Winter may mean frigid temperatures, but that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy all the scenery and natural recreation Iowa has...
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Winter prairie wonder

Even in winter, prairies hold a magnificent beauty. This picture was snapped at our Kothenbeutel property in Franklin Co. last...
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Nurturing new careers in ecological restoration

In 2014, Women, Food and Agriculture Network (WFAN) is sponsoring an exciting opportunity for aspiring female ecological restoration professionals in...
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Six months of each year most deciduous trees are leafless with barren branches.  They are not really barren, however, since they are covered with new buds that formed in the fall.  In this silver maple, they will become red with flowers in late April

Nature Walk: Winter branches

Six months of each year most deciduous trees are leafless with barren branches. They are not really barren, however, since...
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Iowa winter sunset

photo by Kerri Sorrell, INHF Design & Communications Intern A breathtaking sunset transformed the lake and trails at Raccoon River...
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The Hidden Works of Jay N. “Ding” Darling

The Herbert Hoover Presidential Museum in West Branch, Iowa will open a new temporary exhibit, The Hidden Works of Jay...
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The second week in January does not seem like nesting season unless you are a great-horned owl, a bald eagle, or an eastern fox squirrel.  This squirrel is making repeated trips to a small brush pile gathering dry leaves and taking them to its winter

Nature Walk: Nesting fox squirrels

The second week in January does not seem like nesting season unless you are a great-horned owl, a bald eagle...
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Share your event with INHF

Does your organization have an event coming up? INHF isn’t just committed to protecting Iowa’s natural areas, we also want...
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Everyone in cold climates has likely seen frost patterns on a window after a very cold night.  It can take many different forms or shapes from lines to flowing flower-like designs.  Formation occurs due to the difference in very cold air outside and

Nature Walk: Winter Frost

Everyone in cold climates has likely seen frost patterns on a window after a very cold night. It can take...
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Weekend ice fishing

This weekend, take advantage of above-zero temperatures and try a new winter activity: ice fishing! Polk County Conservation is hosting...
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