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The Marion-based not-for-profit announced it will kickoff the sixth season of its native tree sale, on Aug. 7, with multiple sizes now available. The program enables landowners with more than three woodland acres to purchase anywhere from five to 150 native trees, in an effort to restore Linn County’s native tree canopy.

Available for adoption at Cedar Rapids Animal Care & Control

How to save time, money, water during a dry spell.

The facilities — including one in DeWitt — offer a short-term, homelike, nurturing environment for people who are experiencing a mental health crisis but don’t need immediate medical attention. At respites, patients are treated like guests, proponents say, and can feel heard and keep their dignity without having to relinquish their clothes and other belongings.

Available at the Cedar Valley Humane Society

These massive mounds were constructed by people about 2,000 years ago. How could they have moved millions of pounds of dirt without metal shovels, wheelbarrows or modern bulldozers?

It may be mid-summer, but there’s still plenty of planting to be done.

Iowa City poet Caleb Rainey never set out to be a full-time performing artist. But as he tours the country to perform slam poetry, he’s found his stride in fostering a sense of healing and growth for the next generation of artists in Iowa City.