The Allamakee County Conservation Board and the Driftless Area Education and Visitors Center in Lansing recently asked for the help of preschoolers, 1st graders, and 2nd graders from Postville, Allamakee Community, St. Patrick’s and New Albin elementary...
Reports from game management agencies across the U.S. show a troubling fact. The number of people purchasing hunting licenses is declining. The declining number of people buying hunting and fishing licenses has agencies tightening their budgetary belts...
The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics are in full swing with athletes sliding, skiing, jumping, and shooting their way into the world record books in search of gold. Many of these athletes have worked their entire lives in pursuit of one goal, Olympic glory...
The Driftless Area has become the epicenter for a return, a return that has been in the making for nearly 50 years. The return has featured one of the nation's greatest symbols. A symbol that stands for freedom, pride, and nature’s magnificent beauty...
Before homes had refrigeration, indoor plumbing and electricity men along the Mississippi River would gather after the Christmas holiday each year to harvest the year’s supply of ice. Ice was used in homes throughout the year in large ice chests to ...
Snowy Owls are native to the Northern Regions of Canada and the United States. Occasionally in the winter, they will migrate in search of food and can be spotted in Iowa. The winter of 2017 and 2018 is starting to be an irruption year! When populations...
As the dark begins to fade and the grey light of the morning appears on the Eastern skyline you can hear the first sounds echo through the forest. Was that what I thought it was? It was! It was a gobble from a wild turkey. Off in the distance blasting...
Fall is finally upon us! The nights are cool and the days are pleasantly warm. The days are getting shorter and the leaves are changing to varying shades of yellow, orange, and red. Many of us will find ourselves out for a Sunday drive or maybe perhaps...
Zipping, zapping, and zooming through the darkening twilight sky, a silent hunter seeks it's prey. It's prey is upwards of 1,000 mosquitoes tonight. Tomorrow will mean another 1,000 mosquitoes. Using echolocation, the nearly blind bat is able to sea...
Birding is a hobby that is enjoyed by people of all ages. Many of us are aware of the attraction of birds to a feeder in the winter time. However, a less common, but equally important attractant for birds is to provide suitable spring nesting habitat...
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