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Iris at Quigley-Slattery Heritage Prairie, Buchanan County

Jessica Rilling

Blog For Tag "wetlands"

  • Work of a Lifetime

    FEB. 17, 2020

    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. It was in this way that the couple found and fell in love with Codfish Hollow Hill Prairie, 60 acres of remnant and reconstructed prairie-covered hills and wooded valleys east of Maquoketa in Jackson County.

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  • Wetland Wonders

    JUL. 30, 2018

    As one of the rarest landscape types in Iowa, fens are a mystery to most Iowans. Discover their beauty and diversity.

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  • Labor of Love

    DEC. 9, 2016

    The Neffs turned to INHF to explore permanent land protection options on their wetland near Fairfield. They decided to donate their property through INHF to Jefferson County Conservation Board with a condition that it remain open for public access.

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  • A win for wildlife and landowners

    SEP. 19, 2016

    Wetlands exist in the middle. The transition between upland and bodies of water. The sponge, or filter, for water as it loses elevation and makes its way into our rivers and lakes.

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