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Move Over, Turkey: Pheasant for Thanksgiving

With pheasant numbers up, it's time to not only reinstate the annual Thanksgiving pheasant hunt tradition, but to put one on the table for the big holiday meal.

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The Armistice Day Blizzard of 1940

Call it a Weather Bomb, Perfect Storm, whatever. By any name, or any way you looked at it, the developing atmospheric brew spelled trouble.

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Why Do Leaves Change Color?

There is much speculation and folklore associated with the spectacular colors Iowans enjoy every fall in our hardwood forests.

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How to Identify Iowa’s Poisonous Plants

“Leaves of three, let it be.” Many of us had this mantra drilled into us as children, and we continue to repeat it when we venture into the woods today.

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Iowa's Best Hikes for Fall

Iowa – offers some incredible hikes in our state parks and forests, especially in fall.