Wildflowers are enticing treasures for wilderness lovers each year. One of the most encouraging signs of spring, the first wildflowers seem to bloom overnight.
Visit the Iowa DNR building at the Iowa State Fair, August 10 - 20, for a chance to win prizes, talk to DNR experts, attend an outdoor-themed presentation.
An estimated 800 million birds migrate through Iowa in the spring, and up to one billion in the fall, putting Iowa in the top 5 in the country for volume.
There’s a pretty good chance that, in the next several weeks, Northeast Iowa will be visited by a few wandering black bears ahead of the breeding season.
