AmeriCorps Update
May 6, 2025
This post will be updated periodically. For the first time in 6 years we’re in the heart of burn season... Read More →
Prairie Preview and Pawpaws
January 27, 2024
Meaningful environmental work is happening in Iowa and we want to share the good news with you! Get ready to... Read More →
A Year of Revival
December 30, 2023
The work of conserving land in eastern Iowa is ongoing. It takes thoughtful planning and continual action to change natural... Read More →
The Winter Moths
December 20, 2023
About the author: Darren McNabb is a lifelong Iowa resident and amateur entomologist. He runs his own insect photography website,... Read More →
Book Review: Tending Iowa’s Land, Pathways to a Sustainable Future
December 8, 2023
Written by Mitchell Griffin, this review originally appeared in the Fall/Winter 2023 issue of Bur Oak Notes. Author Cornelia “Connie” Mutel... Read More →
Golden Hour – Art for Conservation Fundraiser
September 25, 2023
The Golden Hour dinner fundraiser at the Webster is officially sold out! You can still show your support for local... Read More →
A Force of Nature: How one woman’s mission to save land led to 45 years of conservation
May 5, 2023
Turkey Creek Nature Preserve was protected in 1980 as the first parcel of land acquired by Johnson County Heritage Trust,... Read More →
A tradition returns to Iowa City: Prairie Preview back for 38th year
January 24, 2023
Just as spring arrives, a beloved and deeply-rooted environmental learning and networking event will bloom again in downtown Iowa City.... Read More →
A Diamond in the Rough
December 31, 2021
There’s a lot of work to be done on our latest acquired land, but when we’re done, this place will... Read More →
Turning Over a New Leaf
December 10, 2021
Last year, only three percent of donations nationwide went to environmental causes. That frightening statistic got us thinking. This data... Read More →
