The Wild Rose was designated as the official state flower in 1897. No particular species of the flower is designated by the ...

Mural by Des Moines Forestry Division inside Skywalk bridge over 8th Street between Walnut Street and Mulberry Street; ...

Barred owls are common in Iowa. Their year around range as a non-migratory bird of prey is all of eastern USA and much of ...

A Chicago investor is seeking to upend one of the federal government’s last mechanisms to protect wetlands. Iowa farmers are ...

As fire crews and air tankers work to block the wildfires' explosive growth, images of red clouds of fire retardant falling ...

Chile is set to gain its 47th national park early this year — largely due to the efforts of U.S. conservationist Kristine Tompkins and her organization.

Winter’s season has pounced upon us, reminding us of who is in charge of the weather. Mother Nature has transformed the ...

The grounds of Unity Christian High School became home to 26 new trees as of this fall after students in Kevin Haan’s earth ...

A nearly complete skeleton of a red fox dating back to the Ice Ages has been unearthed in a northeastern Utah cave.

He purchased the ticket in Le Mars, Iowa. "It was the most happy experience ... on the loose in an area where two other felines of the species were rounded up one day earlier.

The Brenton Slough is a unique wetland that's also home to forests, prairies, sandhill cranes, blue-spotted salamanders and ...

Unable to purchase the land it needs, the South Central Regional Airport Agency has put the regional airport in a holding pattern. SCRAA voted unanimously, and without discussion, to adopt a ...