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Capitol Building in Des Moines Iowa

2022 Iowa Legislative Session recap

The 2022 legislative session wrapped up on May 25, and your voice made a difference for conservation! In addition to...
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Heritage Hills WMA sign

Partnerships, Plantings & Pollinators

A years-long project in south-central Iowa culminates in more habitat and more wild spaces The last piece of Heritage Hills...
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Heritage Trail

Golden Greenways

Photo courtesy of Travel Dubuque Put away your sandals and bring out your sweaters. It’s officially the season for cool...
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Cyngets

Vital Refuge

Iowa has experienced some tremendous landscape changes. Elk and bison herds once thundered through seas of grass, but habitat loss...
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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...
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Green Hill Ranch

Loess is More

Visiting Green Hill Ranch for the first time, Graham McGaffin said the property’s expansiveness struck him. “It can be difficult...
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INHF helps protect statewide Monarch habitat with pollinator partnership

The North American monarch is the only butterfly known to make a two-way migration as birds do. Harnessing air currents,...
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A Walk in the Wild

Hiking through the woods on a warm June evening, dodging mosquitoes, I felt a sense of anxiety start to creep...
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Restoring Iowa's shallow lakes

Iowa’s natural shallow lakes might not be fit for adventurous water sports, but that doesn’t mean they have nothing to...
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Coldwater Creek WMA

Two popular trout streams protected in northeast Iowa

With the acquisition of two Winneshiek County properties, Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation is helping improve trout habitat and expand the...
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