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Rowley
Bearbower Sand Prairie, a windblown sand prairie in east central Iowa, is home to many unique plant and animal species.
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Davenport
Data for Iowa's bald eagle population and for the Mississippi River at Lock and Dam 15 indicate population trends since 1994.
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Polk County
At Lake Red Rock's Mile-Long Bridge, indicators alert drivers that weather conditions could make driving hazardous.
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Oelwein
Tossing hot water into frigid air is an example of water changing states from liquid to gas.
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Muscatine
An FFA student describes the desired or preferred physical attributes of a show steer.
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Mahaska County
Three sets of woolly mammoth bones were found in Mahaska County in 2010.
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Davenport
The presence of lichen and lichen diversity can be an indicator of air quality.
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Buchanan County
Tilled and no-till crop fields can impact the movement of snow across the landscape in different ways.
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Muscatine
A student has burrs stuck in her hair, hanging on by their unique structure.
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Davenport
Nahant Marsh has been conducting a mark and recapture program on Blanding's turtles, keeping a record of this population.
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Davenport
Birds respond to the impact of lock and dam on a river.
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Muscatine
The school flagpole's shadow appears to "move" across the ground throughout the day.
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Fairfield
Polled (hornless) herefords originated as a mutation.
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Madison County
In 2019, a debate occurred regarding the building of wind farms in Madison County, Iowa.
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