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Iris at Quigley-Slattery Heritage Prairie, Buchanan County

Jessica Rilling

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  • 2022 Iowa Legislative Session recap

    JUN. 1, 2022

    The 2022 legislative session wrapped up on May 25, and your voice made a difference for conservation! In addition to building support for natural resource funding, you halted legislation that would have restricted expansion of Iowa's parks, trails and wildlife areas; protected landowners' rights to receive a fair price for their property from the buyer of their choice; and saved important private land protection tools like the conservation tax credit.

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  • Partnerships, Plantings & Pollinators

    JUN. 1, 2022

    A years-long project in south-central Iowa culminates in more habitat and more wild spaces.

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  • Vital Refuge

    AUG. 19, 2019

    Success stories of species that have made a comeback in Iowa in recent decades.

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  • Iowa landowners honored at Capitol

    MAR. 14, 2019

    On Tuesday, March 12, more than 40 gifts of land, land value or conservation easements were recognized at the Iowa Capitol. Gift to Iowa's Future Day is an annual celebration of private landowners and organizations for their contributions to conservation and recreational efforts across Iowa in 2019. This year, these gifts totaled more than $6 million and protected 5,700 acres across 35 counties.

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  • Where the wild things were

    SEP. 19, 2016

    Pre-settlement, the Clear Lake area was a wildlife haven. Now in one of the most popular tourism spots in the state, INHF is helping to restore a measure of wildness.

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