Central Park Lake celebration to highlight lake restoration project 9/3/2019 12:24:00 PM View Count 2373 CENTER JUNCTION, Iowa – A celebration of the lake restoration efforts at Central Park in Jones County will be held Sept. 5th, from 5-7:30 pm at the beach at Central Park Lake, located at 12515 Central Park Road, in Center Junction.
Is it okay to look in a bird's nest? 5/8/2019 12:46:00 PM View Count 6781 This time of year is very busy outdoors. Birds are in the process of building and rebuilding nests, sitting on eggs or taking care of their young. Not all birds nest at the same time. Some start as early as mid-February, such as great horned owls. And some as late as August, such as the American goldfinch.
Iowa citizens playing key role in tracking bald eagle nests and frog and toad populations 1/22/2019 11:40:00 AM View Count 4585 It’s 10 o’clock on a summer night along a gravel road anywhere in Iowa. In the farm pond next to the road a raucous chorus of male frogs are making themselves heard as they vie for mates. A volunteer stands clipboard in hand, ear cocked, mentally sorting out each of the calling species which are using this seemingly ordinary pond.
Delay mowing of roadside ditches to protect ground nesting birds, pollinators 4/17/2018 12:31:00 PM View Count 36151 Iowa law prohibits mowing roadside ditches each year between March 15 and July 15, to protect ground-nesting birds and to prevent nest destruction.
Build your own simple nest box for ducks 4/12/2018 3:47:00 PM View Count 26267 Get inspired to attract hooded mergansers and wood ducks to your area with these easy-to-make DIY nest box plans. They work best where these ducks love to nest—wooded wetlands, riverbanks and shorelines.
Barn Owl Nesting Bonanza 11/2/2017 8:45:00 AM View Count 7328 While the documentation of 17 Barn Owl nests and 33 total records in 2016 was an all-time record high for Iowa, that record was more than doubled this year. Currently, 38 Barn Owl nests are documented in 26 counties, and 71 young Barn Owls have fledged from 26 nests.
Peregrine falcons building on nesting successes 5/9/2017 3:01:00 PM View Count 7317 DES MOINES - Peregrine falcons have increased their presence in Iowa, with peregrine partners and volunteers now reporting 20 peregrine falcon territories in the state.
Iowa Raptors Take Center Stage 6/7/2016 1:33:00 PM View Count 4469 Iowa’s 24 active osprey nests will be a bustling with activity this week and next as young ospreys are beginning to hatch. The osprey nest at the Wells Fargo campus in West Des Moines has two young hatching today and can be viewed live online.
Osprey Nesting Underway 4/12/2016 7:39:00 AM View Count 4814 Iowa’s osprey population is inching higher with 22 known nesting attempts in 2015, including three new sites: near Colfax, Independence and the Wells Fargo West Des Moines Campus in West Des Moines.
Fire Helps Manage Iowa's Grasslands 3/11/2016 9:18:00 AM View Count 9920 The work to improve Iowa’s prairies takes center stage each spring when agencies and private landowners use fire to manage their grasslands and improve their value for wildlife.