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The Loess Hills of Iowa are a national treasure. The landform is considered the best example of loess topography in...

The Skunk River was straightened many years ago, but the river’s old floodplain remains wet and easily flooded. For decades,...

The Cedar River is the primary natural feature for the Cedar Rapids area. Thanks to protection efforts that began in...

Photo by Jim Crawford This extensive preserve located 15 miles north of Council Bluffs, Iowa, offers an easy, accessible visit...

The Iowa River Greenbelt through Hardin County is a picturesque landscape of valleys, woods and streams tucked in the midst...

This wooded bluff on Dubuque's south side, named for its historic lead mines, is the site of the first non-Indian...

The warm weather moving in made us want to explore eastern Iowa’s rivers. Find out the places to go and...

The Upper Iowa River winds through three northeast Iowa counties (Howard, Winneshiek, and Allamakee) before entering the Mississippi River. Along the...

Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation was in its infancy when Daisy Iowa Whitham approached the organization. She wanted to protect the...

Southwest Iowa Nature Trails, Inc. (SWINT) established this 63-mile trail through the Loess Hills, in partnership with INHF. It took...

Effigy Mounds National Monument is the nation's foremost educational center for interpreting the earthen mounds that were built by the...

A major grant from the state REAP program has secured this high-quality prairie and river habitat— a critical linking piece...