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Sheri Blough Neff and Dave Neff

Labor of Love

The Neff family’s donated wetland is serving up nature to Fairfield’s residents. "Families get out of their cars in the...
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Nature areas in Story County

Two new nature areas for Story County

We recently announced the opportunity to create two new nature areas in Story County. A public presentation on March 22 by INHF President Joe McGovern introduced the public to efforts to establish the new Gray Ghost Prairie and the Ronald “Dick” Jordan Family Wildlife Area.

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Wood Lily

The Wood Lily

The sporatic wood lily (Lilium philadelphicum) can be found flowering in prairies across the state from mid-June to late-July. This one in particular was found on our Flowering Hill Prairie in Dickinson County, a dry prairie remnant that has never been plowed.

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Reflections on a Gift of Land

Rarely can we enjoy a place and time chock-full of gratitude. I wish everyone could have been with me at...
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28 February

Loess Hills: Buresh Winter Workday

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02 March

Hikin' for Lichen

Strasser Woods State Preserve - 1552 E 36th St

14 March

Loess Hills: Buresh Winter Workday

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