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Wild plants taste good and promote health, and procuring them is a lot more fun than a trip to the …

I always wanted to add ‘scientist” to my LinkedIn profile. But as one who ‘measures” rainfall in an ungraduated 5-gallon …

CEDAR RAPIDS – A former fishing guide this weekend will unveil a new angling technique he said will outfish most …

With barely perceptible progress in Iowa’s effort to reduce nutrient pollution in surface waters, the state’s voluntary approach to private …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Iowans who went south for late winter comfort missed the second warmest February on record – a …

A new children’s book by a local author and illustrator tells the true story of the rebirth of a long-lost …

The Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium on Monday released a statewide strategy to support monarch butterfly recovery in Iowa and North …

High hopes for water quality progress have stalled out in this session of the Legislature. ‘I see no hope for …

Iowa bird enthusiasts have had ample opportunity this winter to observe the state’s largest and – many would say – …

NORTH LIBERTY – A project is underway to restore the health and vitality of Crescent Pond, a Johnson County wetland …

Major improvements are in store for one of Eastern Iowa’s finest rivers – the Maquoketa. In the year ahead, the …

Fly fishing is to spin fishing as … classical music is to rock ‘n’ roll? Something like that, maybe, in …

BROOKLYN, Iowa – Leaping hurdles and knocking down obstacles is what Lizzy Worthington does. Against long odds, the 17-year-old senior …

County officials in northeast Iowa are urging additional water quality protection for the most beautiful and fragile part of the …

My nephew Sam Patterson of Atkins last Sunday faced the dilemma all ice anglers dread: Do I risk my life …