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Iowa Lakeside Laboratory researchers want to know if native plant species will come back to a unique wetland called a “fen” in Emmet County. This large fen was drained 70 years ago and used for agriculture.

State biologists are considering increasing the number of antlerless deer that hunters can harvest in 11 counties next hunting season, while at the same…

Photographer and 2018 Iowa Arts Council Fellow Molly Wood joins this edition of Talk of Iowa to reveal the inspirations behind her exhibit "The Poison…

In 2005, Richard Louv came out with his book “Last Child in the Woods,” a story that managed to put into words something a lot of people were worrying…

An invasive beetle is expected to move west in Iowa, prompting one city to look into how to deal with it.Sioux City council members on Monday heard a…

There are no National Parks in Iowa, and few across the Midwest. Joe Schomberg, a Fort Dodge native living in Chicago wants to change that.On this segment…

An environmental group has bought a vast property in western Iowa’s Loess Hills. The purchase will allow them to preserve native prairie.Some of Iowa’s…

Whether it’s a technological debacle, an encounter with dangerous wildlife, or quicksand, fast thinking and expert advice can make all the difference when…

This time of year nature lovers and ornithophiles alike can go out and witness the wild and wonderful mating displays of a strange looking little bird,…

 Feel like braving the dark? Those who head outside after nightfall are sure to be rewarded with natural sights and sounds unlike anything available…