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2022 Volunteer Recap

Whether volunteers participate in an organized event, spend their free time restoring the land, lend a hand in our office,...
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Jeff Jutting, Carroll Perkins and Karen Voge-Perkins stand by Perkins Prairie Preserve sign.

Progress in the Prairie

Removing undesirable and aggressive species, like cedars and dogwood, to make room for native prairie is hard, often thankless work....
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Volunteer Spotlight: Marlen Kemmet

Thanks to Marlen Kemmet, an Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation (INHF) volunteer, an 18-foot cargo trailer was converted into the recently...
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Prairie seed harvest

Volunteer Voices

April is National Volunteer Month, a time to celebrate the positive impact of volunteers. It’s no easy task clearing a...
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Dennis Haller

Peace, Purpose & Wild Parsnip

Several years ago, Dennis Haller assigned himself the unpleasant task of pulling wild parsnip, a particularly cantankerous plant. “I had...
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Many Hands for the Land

Now that the 2017 volunteer season has come to a close, I’ve been able to catch my breath and look...
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INHF Volunteers Make Positive Impact on Iowa Landscape

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joe Jayjack, jjayjack@inhf.org, 515-288-1846, ext. 19 DES MOINES - Four hundred and three Iowa Natural Heritage...
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Meet Melanie

For the last four years, Melanie Louis has been a familiar face to many in the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation...
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RAVE on the Great Western Trail

More than 40 cyclists, local land owners, naturalists, outdoor enthusiasts and folks who just decided to spend spring evening lending...
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It's a Lark! It's a Crane! It's the Big Day of Birding

Explore southern Iowa’s Lucas County on Saturday, May 21, during the Big Day of Birding! This first-time event marries bird...
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Gifts from new INHF donors matched by Principal Financial Group Foundation

Volunteers from Principal Financial Group volunteer at Lone Tree Point on Clear Lake, an INHF project. Thank you to The...
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Corporate companies partner with INHF

Corporate philanthropy programs are doing remarkable things to create positive impact for Iowa's land, water and wildlife. They're influencing the...
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