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Pleasant Evening on the Prairie

In mid-June four INHF staff members and six volunteers spent their evening pulling invasive species on an INHF prairie in...
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Bicycle, Blues and Barbeque Festival

The Bicycle, Blues and Barbeque Festival will be held in Clear Lake, Iowa, on July 12-14. The event combines great...
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INHF on Instagram

Attention photo lovers: INHF is now on Instagram! Instagram, a mobile photo-sharing platform, is the perfect place to find beautiful...
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Iowa Natural Resources License Plates

Iowans can support conservation and highlight some of the state's wildlife species with their car license plate. The five variations...
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Syrphid flies are tiny insects, but you likely have seen them hovering over flowers and assumed they were small bees.  They are also called hover flies or flower flies because of their behavior.  Here we see one feeding on, and thus pollinating, the

Nature Walk: Syrphid Fly

Syrphid flies are tiny insects, but you likely have seen them hovering over flowers and assumed they were small bees....
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Water Safety

Water Safety

Kayaking on the Upper Iowa River INHF would like to wish you a fun and safe Independence Day! Today's favorable...
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Iowa Outdoors welcomes Summer

Summer is in full swing, and Iowa parks and trails are filling up with eager adventurers. Iowa Outdoors, IPTV’s seasonal...
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Multiuse Trail Etiquette

Multiuse Trail Etiquette

Increased trail traffic accompanies nice weather. To ensure the safety of all trail users, INHF would like to remind you...
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Seed Leaves

Nature Walk: Seed Leaves

Plant leaves can tell us what general group they belong to. If the veins in a plant’s leaves are parallel...
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DIY Garden Markers

DIY Garden Markers

In Iowa, the weather is finally beginning to resemble summer! That means it's the time of year tomatoes, peppers and...
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Timber Rattlesnake

Timber Rattlesnake

On June 10-11, 2013, INHF staff and the bluffland and statewide land stewardship intern crews worked on an INHF conservation...
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Quigley-Slattery Heritage Prairie Hike

Quigley-Slattery Heritage Prairie Hike

Join INHF for a tour of the Quigley-Slattery Heritage Prairie from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., on July 6, 2013....
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