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Jessica Rilling

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  • Jim Wooley Family Tract Aims to Protect and Open Access to 422 Acres in South Central Iowa

    MAR. 31, 2025

    Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation and Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever are working to protect a 422-acre grassland and woodland property in south central Iowa to provide crucial wildlife habitat and public access for outdoor recreation. The parcel, located on the border of Madison and Clarke counties, will be named the Jim Wooley Family Tract in honor of the 31-year Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever biologist.

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  • INHF and Arnolds Park working to protect 73-acre property

    MAR. 17, 2025

    INHF is working with the City of Arnold's Park and Dickinson County Conservation to realize a vision of a city-owned space, open to the public, with management work done by the county.

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  • Glenn Pollock to receive 2024 Hagie Heritage Award

    SEP. 27, 2024

    Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation has selected “super volunteer” Glenn Pollock to receive the 2024 Lawrence and Eula Hagie Heritage Award. Endowed in 1989 by Jan Shindel and Ila Jeanne Logan in honor of their parents, Lawrence and Eula Hagie, the award is given annually to a person who has demonstrated extraordinary personal service and commitment to improving the quality of Iowa's natural environment while encouraging others to do the same.

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  • $470,000 to go to central Iowa wetlands thanks to Prairie Meadows grant

    AUG. 29, 2024

    Prairie Meadows Casino recently announced that four central Iowa wetlands projects — including Brenton Slough — will get a $470,000 Legacy Grant to support water quality, habitat, and conservation education.

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  • INHF welcomes Greg Grupp as new chair; other board moves

    OCT. 31, 2023

    INHF welcomes Greg Grupp as the new chair of its board of directors, replacing John Fisher, who served the last two years. Peter Brown joins the board, and Kirsten Heine and Jeff Lockwood end their terms of service.

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