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Photographer spotlight: Kip Ladage

With a keen eye and love of Iowa’s natural beauty, Kip Ladage has become an avid outdoor photographer and regular...
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Investigate Your Soil

Photo credit: OakleyOriginals / Foter.com / CC BY Whether you’re a farmer or a backyard gardener having healthy soil is...
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Nature Walk: Icy Spring Reflections

The end of winter and the beginning of spring is a gradual process of warm days and cold nights, which...
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Your legislators need to hear from you!

We are entering a critical time during the legislative process. For the first time in many years, the Resource Enhancement...
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Upper Iowa River flood scene taken by Brian Fankhauser near Chimney Rock on Wednesday, April 10.

Upper Iowa River Floods

Upper Iowa River flood scene taken by Brian Fankhauser near Chimney Rock on Wednesday, April 10. INHF Blufflands Program Manager...
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Seasonal treats

Finally – Spring is almost here! Shoots are beginning to sprout, tempting us with the hope of fresh, delicious fruits...
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Spring Migration Bird Watching

INHF Land Stewardship Associate Erin Van Waus went hiking and bird watching with her husband, Heath, and their dog a...
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Nature Walk: Pintails in Flight

The challenge of watching ducks in flight is keeping up with the action. Dabbling ducks such as mallards, shovelers, blue-winged...
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Around Iowa: Nahant Marsh Film Premiere

The Nahant Marsh Education Center is premiering its film “Resurrecting the Wetlands: The Story of Nahant Marsh” tonight, April 4th,...
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Photographer James Balog to Speak at Drake University

Discover how the natural environment is documented and studied through a camera lens at the 2013 Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished Lecture...
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Nature Walk: Geese on the Move

The sound of spring is carried on the wind. At first we often hear just a faint and distant honking,...
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Mark Ackelson receives Distinguished Community Leadership Award

We’re excited to announce that Mark Ackelson, President of Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, has been selected to receive the A....
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