Polk County has plans to own a unique wetland between Grimes and Granger that eventually will open for primitive hiking and bird-watching. Privately owned for more than a century, the Brenton Slough, ...

COLUMBUS JUNCTION, Iowa — From the birds and the bees to the butterflies and beavers in between, wildlife was on full display at Indian Slough just outside of Columbus Junction, Iowa. The slough in ...

Nothing guarantees that Iowa’s most notable undisturbed lands will stay that way. So it’s worth celebrating when the commitment and foresight of public and private parties secures the preservation of ...