Olivia Cohen

Iowa’s Forest Reserve Program, which provides a tax incentive for property owners to maintain woodlands, remains intact after this year’s legislative session, but the Iowa Woodland Owners Association anticipates the fight to keep the program to continue.

Mary Seely joined the Cedar Rapids-based Freedom Foundation last month, but she has been working with veterans for years.

Summer is a popular time for fishing trips across Iowa, but how can anglers be sure they’ll catch fish? And how does the state maintain a fish population that allows for fishing? Those questions can be answered by Iowa’s fish hatcheries, which fertilize, rear and stock fish species across the state each year.

The seed library is a partnership between the Linn County ISU Extension & Outreach Master Gardeners and the Hawkeye Area Community Action Program.

Although no cancer cluster was found in a 2023 probe, a second more targeted study was requested of a neighborhood.

Rising costs — for fireworks and many of the services associated with hosting a fireworks show — have prompted the Cedar Boat Club to announce the cancellation of its Ellis Harbor fireworks show in July.

Animal Care & Control said it isn’t sure if the snake was abandoned by an owner — but Iowa Code outlaws owning that type of snake.

If the Trump administration ends the Energy Star program that for decades has clearly marked home appliances that meet energy efficient standards, consumers would have to do more legwork of their own to research products or risk paying higher utility bills.

The tree climbing competition, hosted annually by the Iowa Arborists Association, encourages camaraderie and attracts a “unique breed of people.”

Fifteen programs and 568 AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps VISTA members in Iowa — half its current members — were affected by recent cuts from the Trump administration. Word of the most recent cuts came in by email late on a Friday night.

As of early May, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources is estimating that there are three to four black bears in Iowa. But those numbers could increase.

In their latest round of cuts, the federal department DOGE has rescinded some grant funding to nonprofits with AmeriCorps volunteers.

The company says the solar field near Palo is the largest in Iowa.

Amber Markham, director of external affairs for the Nature Conservancy, has been working to keep the credits in Iowa, through her work with the Nature Conservancy.

MidAmerican Energy has asked Iowa regulators to approve the addition a small charge to customers’ natural gas bills. If approved by the Iowa Utilities Commission, the charge would add about 17 cents to customers’ average monthly bills.