• The Friends of Ames High Prairie has planned a handful of evening hikes this summer, providing...
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    The Friends of Ames High Prairie has planned a handful of evening hikes this summer, providing...
  • Calling all anglers, hikers, hunters, and general lovers of nature/cool topography/fish...
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    Calling all anglers, hikers, hunters, and general lovers of nature/cool topography/fish...
  • In 2020, Iowa’s first state park, Backbone State Park, celebrated its 100th birthday. To mark...
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    In 2020, Iowa’s first state park, Backbone State Park, celebrated its 100th birthday. To mark this...
  • The woodland — thick canopies of basswood, rough-barked sugar maples, black walnut bearing its...
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    The woodland — thick canopies of basswood, rough-barked sugar maples, black walnut bearing its...
  • Ryan Schmidt has been INHF's Central Iowa Land Stewardship Director since 2016, carefully tending...
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    Ryan Schmidt has been INHF's Central Iowa Land Stewardship Director since 2016, carefully tending...
  • These silver moss (Bryum argenteum) capsules contain spores that help the plant spread, but it...
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    These silver moss (Bryum argenteum) capsules contain spores that help the plant spread, but it can...
  • Let's play a game... Who do you think is currently nesting in this tree snag? Answer posted in...
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    Let's play a game... Who do you think is currently nesting in this tree snag? Answer posted in the...
  • An opportunity to explore a protected property before it is open to the public! Join Iowa Natural...
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    An opportunity to explore a protected property before it is open to the public! Join Iowa Natural...
  • Three hundred and fifty-six acres of mixed habitat rich with diversity lies along the Chariton...
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    Three hundred and fifty-six acres of mixed habitat rich with diversity lies along the Chariton...