With no roads in sight, this protection project in Madison and Clarke counties offers a truly immersive nature experience.
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June 13, 2022
15-Minute Nature Fix (Posted June 13, 2022)
Summer break is here and your routine may be disrupted with playdates and sleepovers. Perhaps your evenings and weekends are already...
January 31, 2019
Natural Solution (Posted January 31, 2019)
A flood-prone creek has wreaked havoc on Des Moines. New protection upstream aims to ease flooding woes. On Sunday morning,...
January 30, 2019
On Sacred Ground - Conservation, connection (Posted January 30, 2019)
Why? It’s a question that comes up often in conversations with Iowans about their decision to permanently protect their land....
January 29, 2019
South Skunk River buffered with Sleepy Hollow Park addition in Ames (Posted January 29, 2019)
Sleepy Hollow Park in Story County will soon grow by more than 15 acres thanks to a joint project by...
February 28, 2018
Building Chichaqua (Posted February 28, 2018)
Sometimes, the best things are found in unexpected places. This is certainly true of Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt, a 9,000+ acre...
February 27, 2018
Jewells protects family farm outside Decorah with Agricultural Land Easement (Posted February 27, 2018)
Bobby Jewell grew up on the edge of Decorah, hunting, fishing and watching his dad wrangle Brown Swiss dairy cows...
November 29, 2017
New greenway will connect eight public areas in Dickinson and Osceola counties (Posted November 29, 2017)
New greenway will connect eight public areas in Dickinson and Osceola counties After nearly a decade of coordination, Iowa Natural...
November 28, 2017
This Land We Love (Posted November 28, 2017)
Discussing the value of land is a complicated thing. We all know the typical metrics: measures like average sale price...
November 27, 2017
Pheasants Forever helps protect public hunting and recreation area in Mahaska County (Posted November 27, 2017)
Pheasants Forever helps protect public hunting and recreation area in Mahaska County Local sportsmen, conservation groups and private donors were...
September 19, 2016
Where the wild things were (Posted September 19, 2016)
Early accounts of Clear Lake, a spring-fed lake with origins in the last glacial period, tell of its use as...
September 19, 2016
An oasis brought to life (Posted September 19, 2016)
Nestled within the bustling city of Davenport is a 265-acre environmental haven. For over 400 plant species and numerous animals,...
