nature

Last year’s powerful derecho damaged or destroyed an estimated seven million trees across Iowa, according to a new analysis released by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The storm decimated Iowa’s forests, mangling some of the state’s oldest and most majestic trees.

From climbing trees in her yard to scaling the canopy in the rainforest, a biologist explains the impact the interwoven tendrils of the tree canopy has on our environment.

The environment affects everyone, but it can affect different people in different ways. Iowa’s Latino communities are taking steps to make a change in their environments.

On this edition of Talk of Iowa, Charity Nebbe speaks with photographer Molly Wood.

Host Charity Nebbe and her guests talk about Iowa's Nature Series — a collaborative project with 35 authors to produce educational resources about Iowa's natural world.

Host Charity Nebbe and her guests talk about Iowa's Nature Series — a collaborative project with 35 authors to produce educational resources about Iowa's natural world.

Host Ben Kieffer speaks with Doug Peacock and Neil Shubin on this "Earth Day" edition of River to River.

Host Ben Kieffer speaks with Doug Peacock and Neil Shubin on this "Earth Day" edition of River to River.

Talk of Iowa host Charity Nebbe speaks with teachers from four different nature-based schools in Iowa.

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.