Survey of regal fritillaries provide insight into population status for prairie icon 7/30/2024 2:12:00 PM View Count 4909 On this late June morning, a dozen wildlife experts and summer staff were standing in a parking lot near a small pond at the Ringgold Wildlife Area, butterfly nets in hand, awaiting instructions.
Number of donors to the Chickadee Tax Check-off continues to decline 1/23/2024 12:40:00 PM View Count 3665 Last year, more than 5,800 Iowa taxpayers helped boost wildlife conservation with donations to the Fish and Wildlife Fund on their state tax form.
Chickadee tax check-off donations increased in 2019, but continues overall downward trend 1/26/2021 12:08:00 PM View Count 3876 Last year, a little over 7,200 Iowa taxpayers helped boost wildlife conservation with donations to the Fish and Wildlife Fund on their state tax form, representing about 0.5 percent of total taxpayers in Iowa.
Meet Phyllis Kimball, a Monarch Champion 6/22/2020 2:33:00 PM View Count 6633 Phyllis Kimball, of Creston, enrolled 160 acres in CRP pollinator mix in Ringgold County. Kimball had been away from the farm for more than two decades but returned to manage the day to day operations after an agreement with a local farmer was voided. What she found upon returning was failing terraces and trees that had taken over the valley. She stopped on the gravel road and cried at seeing what had happened to her land.
Winter-time Land Management Tips for Wildlife Diversity 11/27/2017 1:59:00 PM View Count 4106 Iowa's fascinating wildlife diversity consists of a wide array of species and their habitats. From wetlands and woodlands to prairies and pastures, habitat needs for wildlife can begin with you and your land. Most of us think cold weather means we have to hunker down by the fire and wait until spring. Fortunately, winter is a great time for land management! Here are three important wildlife management practices that can be done right now.
Go wild - posters help support Iowa wildlife 2/23/2017 11:15:00 AM View Count 13874 What do monarchs and warblers have in common? They, along with more than 1,000 other birds, reptiles, insects, mammals and amphibians, rely on Iowans to support wildlife diversity initiatives in the state.
Chickadee tax check-off hopes for a needed increase in donations on 2016 tax forms 1/24/2017 12:17:00 PM View Count 6296 Last year, roughly 7,500 out of 1.6 million Iowa taxpayers helped boost wildlife conservation with donations to the Fish and Wildlife Fund on their state tax form. Despite a steady increase in the total number of returns since 2009, this amount has stayed roughly the same since 2010, with only small fluctuations.
Spring Tree Planting - Think Before You Plant 5/3/2016 1:14:00 PM View Count 5423 DES MOINES – Given the continuing impact of EAB on Iowa’s ash trees, homeowners and communities need to think twice about their tree selections before planting this spring.