The 2025 Wild Mushroom Festival at Dean’s Mill Farm in Mystic promises to be a day of fungi, food and fun for the whole family.

Foraging for wild mushrooms can be fun, particularly in the spring, summer and fall in Iowa, but it’s very important to know which mushrooms are safe to eat. In observance ...

Looking for some Halloween-themed events in Eastern Iowa this October? We've got a long list that's broken down by county!

(Iowa Capital Dispatch) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources conducts a roadside survey of pheasant each August and this year’s survey shows pheasant populations are at a 20-year high. That means ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources conducts a roadside survey of pheasant each August and this year’s survey shows pheasant populations are at a 20-year high. That means Iowa’s 100th year of ...

The start of Labor Day weekend also means the start of two popular hunting seasons in Iowa. Both rabbit and squirrel hunting seasons open on Saturday, and Iowa DNR conservation officer Nate Carr says ...

Foragers look at late summer rains like dinner bells signaling a feast. When moisture collects in soil and decaying hardwoods, fungal mycelium sends up heavenly fruiting bodies that we like to call ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - The start of deer hunting season in Iowa is just around the corner. During the season, hunters can expect to see a new deer tag option for disabled veterans. The Iowa Department of ...

Ashes swallowed my hiking boots as I climbed a forested ridge north of Fairbanks. Blackened branches clawed at the sky — the ridge burned last year in the Grapefruit Complex fire — and the air still ...

Liz Capron, Iowa County Conservation administrative assistant, explains where searchers might find mushrooms at Lake Iowa Park. Sherrie O’Brien, an Iowa County Master Gardener, looks on. (Winona ...