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Patti and Ray Hamilton have spent the last 35 years restoring native prairie at Codfish Hollow Hill.

Work of a Lifetime

Good things come to those who wait. Better things come to those who go in search of them. Such seems to be the case for Ray and Patti Hamilton.

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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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Solitaire Ridge

Solitaire Ridge: A prairie that provides

Climbing up Solitaire Ridge, one is struck by the sheer scale of it. Rising above the River Bluffs Scenic Byway,...
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Doolittle Prairie State Preserve

Remnant Prairie: A closer look at Iowa's rarest landscape

Heather Jobst has seen her fair share of remnant prairies — more than most. But every time she steps onto...
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