Orlan Love

Monarch butterfly enthusiasts say it’s a thrill to have one of their tags recovered at the imperiled insect’s wintering grounds …

DECORAH – I had a revelation Tuesday during a presentation at Luther College by Department of Natural Resources Northeast Iowa …

PALO – Though the lake still is six feet below normal on the eve of the year’s first holiday camping …

A Cedar Rapids man who learned to fish through the Bass Federation youth program won $20,000 last week in a …

QUASQUETON – With shrinking budgets, Iowa state parks increasingly are getting by with a little help from their friends. Cedar …

ELKADER – Honey bees are ‘the second love” of Bob Fassbinder’s life, second only to his wife Kathy, with whom …

People ask, Orlan, why do you always wear boots, long pants and long-sleeved shirts even on the hottest days? Is …

VIOLA – A perpetual conservation easement protects 300 acres of nature and history in the scenic hills just north of …

CASCADE – Two friends and I and conducted an unscientific survey Sunday on a creek devastated last September by a …

DECORAH – With musical accompaniment provided by Pine Springs Creek tumbling over rock ledges, several speakers at a dedication ceremony …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Linn County’s growing environmental movement gathered momentum over the weekend when more than 200 residents attended a …

There is a creek in south Buchanan County, along whose banks I have enjoyed some of my finer days, including …

Family farms, the wellspring of many Iowans’ values, have shrunk in number and gotten larger and more complex, but, with …

‘You kids get off my lawn!” – a catch phrase stereotyping elderly homeowners as cranky – may be good advice …

LIME SPRINGS – A few miles southeast of this Howard County town, rural dwellers attracted by sparkling creeks, stately bur …