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One of nature’s least likely spectacles, the fall monarch butterfly migration, is at or near its peak across Iowa. While …

My wife and I disagree about our lawn, which is a succession of dandelions, white clover and plantain held together …

My unscientific August roadside pheasant count bodes well for a good hunting season. On one early morning last week, while …

During the recent dry spell, my two favorite rivers, the Wapsipinicon and Maquoketa, have fallen to wader-friendly levels, presenting an …

QUASQUETON – After 35 years’ gardening in the geographic center of this Buchanan County town, I am at last confronted …

The good, the bad and the ugly pretty well describes the insects that delight or affright as I make my …

Most people who spend much time outdoors, myself included, feel strong connections with nature. Such felt connections are often left …

MOBRIDGE, S.D. – Fishing, a form of relaxation for many, has always been anything but for me. If it were …

If a smallmouth bass striking a top-water lure is not the pinnacle of freshwater fishing, it’s right up there. Unlike …

Iowa wildlife artist Bruce Gordon said he is ‘honored and humbled” to have his paintings featured on the state’s new …

The year’s first outing can’t foretell how the rest of the open water fishing season will go, but in the …

In a full day’s search on the last day of March, Mike Jacobs of Monticello and I found 121 agates. …

As much as Iowans welcome the arrival of spring, the feeling this year was more akin to relief at the …

Iowa’s state rock, the geode, illustrates the adage that ‘you can’t judge a book by its cover,” said Marv Houg, …

Forty-five inches of snow in 45 days (or whatever the current running total may be – I’ve lost track), has …