Posts in tag Conservation easement
November 25, 2019
Nature and Mental Health
A doctor, a lawyer and a pharmacist walk into the woods… Slowly. They’ve assembled at the edge of the woods...
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November 25, 2019
Iowa Great Lakes
Photo courtesy of David Thoreson People have long flocked to the Iowa Great Lakes to dive into the blue water...
March 14, 2019
Iowa landowners honored at Capitol
On Tuesday, March 12, more than 40 gifts of land, land value or conservation easements were recognized at the Iowa...
January 30, 2019
On Sacred Ground - Conservation, connection
Why? It’s a question that comes up often in conversations with Iowans about their decision to permanently protect their land....
November 21, 2018
Meadow-morphasis
When John and Shari Paule purchased 40 acres southwest of Cumming in 2007, it wasn’t much to look at. Littered...
August 13, 2018
The Family Trees
Descendants of the Ferguson family are well acquainted with their family trees — all 600 acres of them. Trying to...
July 31, 2018
Planting Season
We come and go, but the land is always here. And the people who love and understand it are the...
July 3, 2018
Bound by the Land
Photo by Sandy Moffett. It all started as many good things do — as an idea developed between friends over...
June 6, 2018
Return to Wild
Before "Iowa" and "mining" are not words commonly associated with one another, at least not anymore. But in some parts...
May 30, 2018
Farm with a Vision
In a part of the state where wide open spaces are becoming increasingly scarce, at 117 acres, Rob and Susan...
February 28, 2018
Iowa landowners to be honored at Capitol
On Monday, March 5, 46 landowners will be recognized at the Iowa State Capitol for their contributions to conservation efforts...
September 21, 2017
Chimney Rocks conservation easement protects viewshed along Upper Iowa River
In a state of gently rolling hills and far-away horizons, northeast Iowa is set apart by its dense woodlands and...
