Iowa is home to one of the best wildlife refuges. See how the Neal Smith refuge ranked.
For the second year in a row, the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge was named one of the best national wildlife refuges in America.
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How prairie burns help maintain Iowa's ecosystem
Today, less than 1% of Iowa’s original prairie remains, making restoration efforts critical. “We think it’s so important to manage and restore our prairies,” said Aaron Brewer, land ...
Illinois returns stolen land to Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
The Prairie Land Potawatomi Nation has reclaimed land in Illinois that was promised to the tribe’s leader 175 years ago but ...
Annual Iowa DNR Prairie Chicken Day canceled due to declining population
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources announced on Tuesday that it would be canceling its annual Prairie Chicken Day this year due to declining populations. During the ...
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A Big Bang for Conservation Bucks—Why Not Try Prairie Strips?
To date, farmers have enrolled 22,000 acres of their land to create prairie strips on fields totaling 115,000 acres across 14 states, with the majority being implemented in Iowa, Illinois ...
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Black Hawk County expanding 'Adopt a Roadside Prairie' program
WATERLOO — Following a year-long pilot, Black Hawk County’s roadside prairie program is expanding to qualifying county landowners. The road department’s Integrated Roadside Vegetation ...