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Iris at Quigley-Slattery Heritage Prairie, Buchanan County
Jessica Rilling
FEB. 17, 2020
Good things come to those who wait. Better things come to those who go in search of them. Such seems to be the case for Ray and Patti Hamilton. It was in this way that the couple found and fell in love with Codfish Hollow Hill Prairie, 60 acres of remnant and reconstructed prairie-covered hills and wooded valleys east of Maquoketa in Jackson County.
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JUL. 30, 2018
As one of the rarest landscape types in Iowa, fens are a mystery to most Iowans. Discover their beauty and diversity.
DEC. 9, 2016
The Neffs turned to INHF to explore permanent land protection options on their wetland near Fairfield. They decided to donate their property through INHF to Jefferson County Conservation Board with a condition that it remain open for public access.
SEP. 19, 2016
Wetlands exist in the middle. The transition between upland and bodies of water. The sponge, or filter, for water as it loses elevation and makes its way into our rivers and lakes.