Today, we’re celebrating one year of Iowa Natives with our Winter 2026 issue. Thank you to all those doing the good work of stewardship in our state. We appreciate you!
#IowaNatives #Stewardship #NativePlants #IowaWildlife #CommunityStories

Iowa wouldn’t be the same without our frog and toad symphony, one of our state’s most enchanting natural events. #IowaNatives #Frogs #Toads #Habitat #LoveOurNatives #Amphibians

Less control, more nature.
#IowaNatives #Yardening #MoreNativesLessLawn #PlantNative #Stewardship #LoveOurNatives #Rewilding #NativeYardening

#IowaNatives #PlantNatives #Sustainability #FeedTheLocals #Stewardship #LoveOurNatives #Habitat #Reciprocity

#IowaNatives #PlantNatives #Sustainability #FeedTheLocals #Stewardship #LoveOurNatives #Habitat #Reciprocity

Read about the status of the bald eagle in Iowa and how you can help in our spring issue. #IowaNatives #BaldEagle #NativeAnimals #Stewardship #LoveOurNatives

#Gratitude #IowaNatives #Stewardship #Interdependence #Habitat #Reciprocity

To become “native” to a place is to listen to and care for the land. First, we listen. #IowaNatives #Stewardship #ListenToTheLand

Spring in Iowa wouldn’t be the same without our frog and toad symphony, one of our state’s most enchanting natural events. #IowaNatives #Frogs #Toads #Habitat #LoveOurNatives #Amphibians

In the spring issue of Iowa Natives, Lisa Tank shares her stewardship story: “As long as I can remember, I’ve been fascinated with birds. In my family, bird-watching has been generational." Read Lisa's story of generational stewardship at Iowa Natives.

#IowaNatives #Stewardship #BirdWatching

Kurt Kreiter is one of many who care for Our Lady of the Prairie (OLPR), a one-hundred-acre stretch of woodlands, wetlands, and prairie. Read more about Kurt and his work at OLPR in the Spring Issue of Iowa Natives.

#OLPR #IowaNatives #Stewardship #Prairie #NativePlants #Iowa

HAPPY EARTH DAY! We are excited to announce the publication of our SECOND IOWA NATIVES ISSUE.
We are GRATEFUL for all our supporters. We appreciate you!
#IowaNatives #PlantNative #NativePlants #BaldEagle #NewEnglandAsters #Asters #OLPR #EarthDay

Earth Day 4/22 is spring issue launch day! Here's an Iowa Natives sneak peek.
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Many native plants are emerging now and can be divided for relocation. Happy planting! #IowaNatives #SpringPlanting #Transplanting #PlantNative #NewEnglandAsters #BeeBalm #GoldenAlexander #NativePlants

Iowa City: Early April And a doe and two yearlings, picking their way along the worrying path they'd made through the gully, their coats the color of the forest floor, Stopped just at the roots of the great chestnut where t...

Oh, Iowa City! Celebrated poet Robert Hass captures many Iowa natives in his poem “Iowa City: Early April.”

"And the crows' calls, even before you open your eyes, at sunup."

www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/49913/...

#IowaNatives #IowaCity #Wildlife

SPRING FLOWERS PT 2 #IowaNatives #SignsOfSpring #SpringFlowers #SpringEphemerals

Time to get in good trouble. #IowaNatives #GreenNotGreed #HandsOffOurTrees

Springtime is tree planting time! You can find many links to companies specializing in Iowa natives on our resources page. #PlantATree #IowaNatives #TreesForTheFuture #GoGreen #Sustainability

Don’t despair, my friend. Step away from the screen. There’s beauty outside just waiting to be discovered. #IowaNatives #GetOutside #NatureIsCalling #GoForAWalk

#IowaNatives #SewLove #PlantLove

#IowaNatives #YouAreNotAlone

By adopting an “orbital perspective,” we acknowledge that our planet is not a subsidiary of the economy but rather the foundation upon which all human systems, including the economy, depend. #IowaNatives #PlanetSocietyEconomy #RonGaran #PlanetBeforeProfit

The economy is not a living thing, but our planet is. Planet first. Society second. Economy third. #IowaNatives #LoveOfPlanet #LoveIsOurEvolution

The American kestrel, Falco sparverius, is Iowa’s smallest falcon, roughly the size of a mourning dove. #IowaNatives #AmericanKestrel #SignsOfSpring

As another sign of spring, turkey vultures return to Iowa skies, typically arriving in mid-March. Their scientific name, Cathartes aura, translates to “purifying breeze,” emphasizing the vital role turkey vultures play as nature’s cleanup crew. #IowaNatives #TurkeyVulture #SignsOfSpring

It may look like winter, but two signs of spring are nestled underneath this eagle in Decorah, Iowa. Live feed link in comments. #IowaNatives #Eagles #SignsOfSpring

One of the first signs of spring in Iowa is the sound of the boreal chorus frog. The males attract mates by making a call similar to the sound of a finger over a fine-toothed comb. #Spring #Frogs #SignsOfSpring #IowaNatives #BorealChorusFrog

March scenes from the homestead. #IowaNatives #Homesteading #NativePlants #Cats #Chickens

We're kinda stressed over here, but this helps: “Always look for the helpers. There will always be helpers.” -Fred McFeely Rogers #IowaNatives #LoveTheEarth #Volunteering #MrRogers #Helpers #Volunteers

Cardinals sing up the sun. These year-round neighbors thrive on Iowa’s native seeds, insects, and berries. This time of year, they are often the first songbirds to call in the morning. #IowaNatives #Cardinal #Songbirds