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Photo for Nature Walk: Blue-winged teal

Nature Walk: Blue-winged teal

These blue-winged teal are taking advantage of relative safety in numbers. While some of the group feed or keep an...
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Photo for Hoover Nature Trail section gets new life, 5K run/walk planned

Hoover Nature Trail section gets new life, 5K run/walk planned

Section of the Hoover Nature Trail near Nichols in Muscatine County. A section of the Hoover Nature Trail is seeing...
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Fall Foliage Bike Ride

Photo courtesy of Marshall County Conservation Join the Marshall County Conservation Board for a Fall Foliage Bike Ride on the...
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Favorite Fall Scenery

Heritage Valley This weekend marked the beginning of fall, and we know what that means – fall foliage is right...
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Photo by Gary Tonhouse

Wonders of the Tallgrass Prairie photo exhibit

Photo by Gary Tonhouse “Wonders of the Tallgrass Prairie” photo exhibit will be on display at the Ankeny Art Center...
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Photo for Nature Walk: Late Evening Anvil

Nature Walk: Late Evening Anvil

Late evening light on high altitude cloud formations can be warm, soft and dramatic. In this case, a cumulonimbus, or...
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Jimmie Dean Thompson, our 2013 Hagie Heritage Award recipient, was recognized for his extensive work

Hagie Winner 2013: Jimmie Dean Thompson

Jimmie Dean Thompson has a knack for identifying plant species. After working at the Ames post office for 32 years,...
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Smithsonian exhibit at the Hurstville Interpretive Center

Courtesy of O’Brien County Conservation The Hurstville Interpretive Center will be the temporary home of “Listening to the Prairie: Farming...
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Acorn Picture Frame

DIY Acorn Picture Frame

Take a walk around an oak tree this fall and you'll find plenty of fallen acorns. If you can snatch...
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Don't Forget: Through Your Lens photo contest

photo by Gary Hamer The deadline for our 2013 Digital Photography Contest, Through Your Lens, is fast approaching! The Grand...
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Midwest Environmental Education Conference

The regional gathering for teachers, naturalists and other environmental educators will be in Coralville, Iowa, from September 25 – 28.

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Nature Walk: Plant Hoppers

Planthoppers belong to the Hemiptera order along with aphids, stinkbugs, leafhoppers and cicadas. They feed on plants but unlike leafhoppers...
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