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Wordless Wednesday: Blufflands seed harvest
Lucas, son of INHF Blufflands Program Manager Brian Fankhauser, helps collect prairie seed at Heritage Valley, an INHF project in northeast Iowa.
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Wordless Wednesday – Fall
Fall is winding down. Get outdoors and explore your favorite spots this weekend! Where’s your favorite spot to see fall colors? Photo credit: Melanie Louis // Soper’s Mill in Story County
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Wordless Wednesday – The Marbled Orbweaver Spider
INHF is getting in the Halloween spirit. The marbled orbweaver is a frighteningly beautiful spider that lurks in trees, shrubs and grasses along riverbanks and wooded areas.
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Wordless Wednesday – Bee Balm
Winter is coming, but we are already excited for summer blooms. Only seven more months! Monarda, commonly known as bee balm or horsemint, was found on Snyder Heritage Farm in Story County. Photo...
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Wordless Wednesday – Big Bluestem
Andropogon gerardii, commonly known as big bluestem, is a flowering stalk that grows 3-7 inches tall. The tips of the flower stalk closely resembles the foot of a bird, which makes this perennial earn...
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Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at INHF!
We want to wish all of our members and friends a great Thanksgiving. Thank you all for your support these last 35 years! Photo credit: Nathan Houck
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Wordless Wednesday – 2015 INHF Calendar
Our 2015 nature calendars have arrived and are in the mail! Calendars make great gifts. If you are interested in order one, call Kerri Sorrell at 515-288-1846. They cost $10 for members and $12 for...
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Wordless Wednesday – Northern Saw-Whet Owl
This little owl is only eight inches high and hunts at night eating mostly mice. They migrate to Iowa in the winter from Northern Minnesota and Canada and return north in March. This one was found...
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Wordless Wednesday – Virginia Opossum
Here are two different Virginia Opossums our Blufflands Program Manager, Brian Fankhauser came across and photographed while doing the annual site inspection of the Jester property in Winneshiek...
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National Geographic celebrates 125 years of exploration
1964 | TANZANIAA touching moment between primatologist and National Geographic grantee Jane Goodall and young chimpanzee Flint at Tanzania’s Gombe Stream Reserve.Photo by Hugo van Lawick National...
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Through The Chill
Photo by Gary Hamer Iowa’s bitterly cold temperatures the last few weeks made it hard to remember how beautiful our state truly is. Thankfully, photos like Gary’s, shot at the Wickiup Hill Natural Area...
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Seeing Red
A Cardinal flower, captured by Sandy and Betty Moffett. Here at INHF, Valentine’s Day has us itching for the sight of wildflowers, like this Cardinal flower (Lobella cardinalis), blooming in Iowa’s...
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Get Your Gardens Ready!
Even if you’re not managing a large tract of land, there are still so many ways to improve and give back to Iowa’s natural landscape. Here at INHF, we’ve got quite a few gardeners on the team, and the...
View ArticleRelax in Pine Lake State Park
Need a little break from dreary weather? Enjoy this video tour of Iowa’s Pine Lake State Park, produced by videotripper.com, and banish the winter blues: We can’t wait from spring to come so we can get...
View ArticleThe Hidden Beauty of Pollination
Filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg has been documenting flowers and wildlife for over 35 years in a gorgeous celebration of nature’s simple beauty. In his recent film, “Wings of Life,” Schwartzberg captures...
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Take it outdoors
The New York Times recently wrote about the benefits of exercising outdoors, including happier, healthier lifestyles. We know first hand the positive effects Iowa’s trails and protected areas can have...
View ArticleLet’s Talk About Soil
Let’s Talk About Soil – English – subtitled from IASS Vimeo Channel on Vimeo. In Iowa, we know better than anyone how imperative healthy, strong soil is to the natural environment and economy. This...
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Explorify
Kerri The Design Intern here! Last week, I embarked on a whirlwind of a spring break trip with my cousin, visiting the canyon lands of Arizona and Utah. Stops included the Grand Canyon (pictured...
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Calling all photographers!
2013 cover photo by Stanley Buman Photographers: listen up! Each year, INHF produces and sends a beautiful wall calendar to our members, full of shots featuring Iowa’s wildlife, natural landscapes and...
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