Fall is always a favorite time for many folks. Cooler air is refreshing. Colorful tree leaves emerging offer pleasing visual experiences, and there are always wildlife sightings of one species or another, both common or unique, to enjoy. Farmers and gardeners are busy with harvests. Orange ...

White-tailed deer are everywhere it seems — in the city, in remote Iowa corn fields, along timbered edges, or in the middle of pheasant cover far from any forested lands. This species of cervids has adapted to people, agriculture, and changing landscapes of intense row crop production. ...

Iowa River mood swings are evident this fall. Very low water levels are maintaining a slow flow of about 90 cubic feet per second, a mere trickle in this river’s capability. Exposed sand bars have been dry enough long enough to allow weedy or willow tree vegetation to grow, turning the ...

Hendrickson Marsh is one of a series of natural areas that work as stopovers for all kinds of migrating birds, waterfowl, shorebirds and many other small critters. Even birds of prey will filter over this site as fall approaches. From the Minnesota border to the Missouri border, wetland ...

In the realm of natural history subjects that this author finds interesting, which is a huge list, therefore anything Mother Nature offers is fair game. From (A) astronomy to (Z) zebra mussels, and everything in between, life on Earth, now or prehistoric, plant or animal, including the geologic ...

Summer fishing expeditions are one of those outdoor activities that will weld memories into your gray matter forever. Just ask our local state conservation officer Tyson Brown if the trip was worth it. He will definitely agree it was worth it, for an entire family and friends. Planning for ...