Acreage Owners Generate Revenue for Studio, Grow Future with Timber Sale
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Last May, Kyle Eastwood married Amy Uthus, a ceramics artist. They dreamed of building a studio for her on their 11 acres... Read More
Designing a Landscape for Wildlife in the Bohemian Alps
Sue Peterson is transforming her grasslands into high quality, native prairie and managing her woodland for biodiverse wildlife habitat and timber value.... Read More
Emerald Ash Borer Brings Opportunity for Reinvention on a Family Farm
When it comes to conservation, Lee Tesdell says, “‘Think globally, act locally’ is a good slogan to live by. We need to... Read More
Lengeling Family Restores Oak Savanna, Prairie, and their Ecological Legacy
Paul Lengeling still remembers what it was like before the oak savanna became a dense forest. “You can still see the... Read More
Iowa’s Native Giants: Restoring an Oak Savanna Ecosystem
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