Posts in tag Education
July 10, 2015
Picture perfect prairies (Posted July 10, 2015)
A tour participant photographs a wood lily at Stinson Prairie State Preserve. On Saturday, June 27, INHF president Joe McGovern led...
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June 25, 2015
Volunteer spotlight: ISU students volunteer for “magical” day (Posted June 25, 2015)
Six Iowa State University Natural Resource and Ecology Management (NREM) graduate students used their skills to help open up and restore a remnant prairie on a March day this spring on a Boone County woodland just 20 minutes from campus. This is the fifth time ISU’s NREM students have worked on the site.
June 23, 2015
The Silent City (Posted June 23, 2015)
Along the Big Sioux River in the northwest corner of Iowa lays Blood Run. Splitting its 3,000 acres between Iowa and...
June 6, 2015
Celebrate National Trails Day with a historic snack—trail mix (Posted June 6, 2015)
Photo by Cary Bass-Deschenes on Flickr via Creative Commons. No changes were made. Happy National Trails Day! We know you're gearing up to get...
May 22, 2015
What's in Bloom: May (Posted May 22, 2015)
This is our third installment of “What's in Bloom.” From time to time, INHF volunteer Catherine Wilson will let you...
May 20, 2015
Loess Hills Prairie Seminar (Posted May 20, 2015)
The sun sets over the Loess Hills in Monona County. (Photo by Robert Buman) “Honoring Prairie and the Hills” Whether...
May 1, 2015
What's in Bloom: Woodlands (Posted May 1, 2015)
This is our second installment of “What's in Bloom.” From time to time, INHF volunteer Catherine Wilson will let you...
April 30, 2015
Restoring pollinator habitat – one Patch at a time (Posted April 30, 2015)
Benjamin Reynard of Dubuque has started a Kickstarter campaign to restore a million acres of pollinator habitat. Because pollination services from native...
April 29, 2015
RAVEs define Earth Day 2015 (Posted April 29, 2015)
Engaged citizens committed Random Acts of Volunteering for Earth (RAVE) to clear invasive species, collect garbage, restore habitats, inform interested individuals...
April 9, 2015
Volunteer spotlight: Folks at Faulkes Heritage Woods (Posted April 9, 2015)
Walking through snow in Iowa in early March turns into a rewarding experience for these 17 volunteers from INHF, Trees...
April 2, 2015
The restorative powers of a prescribed burn: Part 1 (Posted April 2, 2015)
INHF Land Stewardship Specialist Ryan Schmidt carries a drip torch during a prescribed burn at Snyder Heritage Farm in Polk...
