Posts in tag Education
March 26, 2015
Nature's natural nitrate filters (Posted March 26, 2015)
The sun sets over the icy Spring Run Wetland Complex in Dickinson County, just off East Okoboji Lake. (Photo by Daniel...
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March 25, 2015
What's in Bloom: Early Spring (Posted March 25, 2015)
This is our first installment of “What’s in Bloom.” From time to time, INHF volunteer Catherine Wilson will let you...
February 27, 2015
Monitoring for mollusks (Posted February 27, 2015)
The Iowa Pleistocene snail is a considered a glacial relict species. The Iowa Pleistocene snail (Discus macclintocki) is a small mollusk indigenous...
February 26, 2015
The scoop on Sandhill Cranes (Posted February 26, 2015)
With Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) season approaching in mid-March, take the opportunity to brush up on your crane knowledge. This...
February 13, 2015
5 fun winter activities in REAP areas (Posted February 13, 2015)
Winter doesn’t have to be a time to stay cooped up inside. There are plenty activities to get you outdoors and...
February 9, 2015
Improvement plan: Breen Prairie reclamation (Posted February 9, 2015)
Employees from General Mills help harvest prairie seed from the Breen Prairie north of Monticello in Jones County on Oct....
January 6, 2015
Map of My Kingdom (Posted January 6, 2015)
With an aging population of Iowa landowners, more than half of the farmland in the state will be transferred to new...
January 2, 2015
Who Will Carry On? (Posted January 2, 2015)
Doug Wood, a favorite Minnesota songster, sings a song with some important questions: “Who will love the land? Who will...
December 9, 2014
Women Food and Agriculture Network Conference (Posted December 9, 2014)
Karen Washington presenting at the conference. *Photo courtesy of the Women, Food and Agriculture Network Facebook page. On November 14th...
November 24, 2014
Six facts about Wild Turkeys (Posted November 24, 2014)
INHF is getting in the Thanksgiving spirit. Did you know these six facts about Wild Turkeys? Brush up on your...
November 21, 2014
Wildlife Diversity Program (Posted November 21, 2014)
*From the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Iowa Taxpayers Increase Donations to Wildlife in 2013 Tax Year Last year, more...
November 14, 2014
Can Woolly Bears Really Predict Winter? (Posted November 14, 2014)
Photo by Patrick Snell, Mark Ackelson Fellow Many Iowans have probably heard of the Woolly Bear (Pyrrharctia isabella) or the...
