The Hawkeye State is fortunate enough to host four National Park Service units: Effigy Mounds National Monument; Herbert ...

Discover Iowa’s unique and natural landmarks on the Loess Hills National Scenic Byway. Journey along the rolling bluffs of Loess soil on the northern portion of the Loess Hills National Scenic Byway.

The Loess Hills chapter of Wild Ones, a nonprofit organization promoting native landscapes in Iowa, South Dakota and Nebraska ...

The Little Sioux Scout Ranch in western Iowa — known for being the site of a 2008 tornado that killed four Boy Scouts and injured 48 — is being added to the Loess Hills State Forest. The Iowa Natural ...

MOORHEAD, Iowa — Area Forester Jeff Seago described the number of trees that were burned by a recent fire in Loess Hills State Forest as "mind-blowing." The blaze downed many trees on April 13 and 14.

A huge flock of snow geese seen in a video blotting out the sky and descending on a Missouri wildlife refuge is “just the beginning,” officials say. Loess Bluff National Wildlife Refuge shared video ...