Posts in tag Restoration

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.

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

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

When John and Shari Paule purchased 40 acres southwest of Cumming in 2007, it wasn’t much to look at. Littered...

Chris Henning, a landowner from Cooper, IA, is just one of many women who has worked with Practical Farmers, an...

Sometimes, the best things are found in unexpected places. This is certainly true of Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt, a 9,000+ acre...

More than 40 cyclists, local land owners, naturalists, outdoor enthusiasts and folks who just decided to spend spring evening lending...

Early accounts of Clear Lake, a spring-fed lake with origins in the last glacial period, tell of its use as...

Although she never received any formal training in ornithology, Gladys Black -- sometimes called "the bird lady of Iowa" --...

"Ding" Darling was a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and an accomplished conservationist from Iowa. As a cartoonist, he worked for the...

Ada Hayden (1884-1950) was a strong woman with strong opinions—especially when it came to protecting Iowa's native prairies. Ada grew...

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