Iowa’s Native Giants: Restoring an Oak Savanna Ecosystem
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Restoration can yield rapid and spectacular results for this unique community that provides critical habitat for wildlife. At the border of Iowa’s forests... Read More
Remnants of a Rare Ecosystem
Landowners with hilly pastures hold treasures of our ecological diversity on their farms, and can protect this threatened ecosystem through management. When... Read More
Mowing for Prairie Establishment Success
Tallgrass prairie once reigned throughout the state of Iowa. Composed of more than 300 species of wildflowers, it is an amazingly resilient... Read More
10 Ways to Manage Your Land for Water Quality
According to the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy, Iowa farmers, municipalities, and others must reduce our nitrogen and phosphorus pollution by 45% if... Read More
Nannyberry to Buttonbush: Native Shrubs for Pollinators, Birds, and People
They can be discovered throughout our native ecosystems— saskatoon serviceberries Amelanchier alnifolia peeking out at the edge of woodlands. The red, holly fruit-laden spikes... Read More
The Second Life of a Tree: Fostering Biodiversity with Dead Trees and Woody Debris
Not so long ago, foresters were taught to calculate the value of a woodland by the number of healthy, living trees that... Read More
Featured Landowner: Gibralter Farms
John and Bev Gilbert farm near Iowa Falls with their daughter Kate, and son John along with his wife, Sarah, and... Read More
Open Fields and Canopies: Tips for a Wintertime Look at Your Land
Flowers may not yet be blooming, but February is a fantastic time to get outside and take a look at your... Read More