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Scene of the woodland and river and the Springbrook Wildlife Management Area addition

Sanctuary at Springbrook

A new addition to Springbook Wildlife Management Area safeguards wildlife habitat and cultural resources, protects water quallity, and provides access to nature for all. 

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On Sacred Ground - Conservation, connection

Why? It’s a question that comes up often in conversations with Iowans about their decision to permanently protect their land....
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Addition to Sleepy Hollow Park in Ames

South Skunk River buffered with Sleepy Hollow Park addition in Ames

Sleepy Hollow Park in Story County will soon grow by more than 15 acres thanks to a joint project by...
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Jewells protects family farm outside Decorah with Agricultural Land Easement

Bobby Jewell grew up on the edge of Decorah, hunting, fishing and watching his dad wrangle Brown Swiss dairy cows...
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Green Island Levee District protects against future flooding along Maquoketa River

After two levees broke along the Maquoketa River in Jackson County, local government looked for more natural solutions to future...
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Prairie, wetlands protected at Silver Lake in Palo Alto County

In late 2016, Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation purchased 185 acres adjacent to Silver Lake in Palo Alto County. The property...
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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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 JewEllsworth

A Trail of Two Cities

The story of the JewEllsworth Trail begins with the farm crisis of the early 1980s. For Rick Young, city councilman...
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INHF helping expand Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge

Some Central Iowans would never guess that less than half an hour from their door, an opportunity to step back...
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Wickiup Hill Natural Area

Get Outdoors: Wickiup Hill Natural Area

Just 20 minutes from Iowa’s second-largest city is a protected haven. Wetland, prairie, woodland and savanna ecosystems flourish amidst an...
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