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Iris at Quigley-Slattery Heritage Prairie, Buchanan County
Jessica Rilling
OCT. 29, 2024
As households around the Midwest prepare for spooky season each fall, you may notice a rise in real-life spiders scurrying around your home and yard. While some may find them creepy, spiders are an important part of the ecosystem, and really quite spectacular! Learn more about spiders and how to identify their webs, then head outdoors in search of them!
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SEP. 24, 2024
Turn your eyes toward the sky at dusk, and you just might get to see nature's shapeshifters: a flock of murmurating birds. Bird murmuration is a phenomenon that occurs when hundreds of thousands (up to 750,000!) birds fly back and forth in a dense group.
JUL. 23, 2024
Do you enjoy splashing in creeks, floating in the river, or going to the beach? You're not the only one! Next time you're by water, keep an eye out for some of Iowa's native animals that live in aquatic habitats and take our Water Wonders Bingo with you!
JUN. 7, 2024
Bumble bees are important pollinators of both crops and native plants. Scientists are trying to gather baseline data to learn more about how bumble bee populations and ranges are changing and are asking for your help through a community science project called Bumble Bee Watch. It's an easy way for you and your family to virtually care for these pollinators.
MAY. 28, 2024
They're here! If you haven't heard already, parts of the U.S. will see an aligned emergence of the 13-year Brood XIII and the 17-year Brood XIX cicadas this summer. Cicadas are a great insect to explore further with your family since they don't bite or sting and are easy to see (and hear). Here are a few ideas to get kids interested in this year's loudest buzz.
