BOBCATS are a native wild animal, a feline predator, and we have a small population in Marshall County. They are stealthy and ...

Patrons of Green Valley State Park have witnessed an alarming sight this year — dozens of trees removed or even burned. Though the image is drastic, park operators are working to restore the natural ...

Before Iowa became farmland ... shaping the landscape. Native prairie grasses adapted to the fires by developing deep root systems that extend 3 to 15 feet into the soil. These roots help the ...

A new study from South Dakota State University reveals reductions in tillage intensity have led to an increase in soil ...

What do you see when you walk out your door? This isn’t a mindfulness exercise; scientists want to know. Johnson County ...

Crews around cedar rapids spent Tuesday working on some prescribed prairie burns.We got a couple of calls about people smelling or seeing smoke today -- particu ...

Des Moines’ own Bill Bryson wrote in “A Short History of Nearly Everything” that in the first 10-30 seconds after the Big ...

River Action will celebrate the 2025 Eddy Award winners during its Fish & Fire “friend-raiser and fundraiser” dinner on May 1 ...

Based on the Prairie Market 590- square-foot storefront mural she completed in July in Paullina, O’Brien County Conservation ...