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Runnells
Restoration is a land stewardship practice of returning land to its original, undisturbed features.
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Runnells
A katydid in Central Iowa demonstrates a unique function of its anatomy.
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Runnells
There are common misconceptions about recycling and diverting items from the landfill.
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Des Moines
A series of graphs illustrate how the amount of daylight changes at different times of the year.
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Muscatine
A completed livestock shade barn is a structure with only three walls.
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Dike
Every spring in Iowa many farmers either have to pick up rocks from their fields or pay for it to be done.
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New Hartford
After the flood of 2008 many towns in Iowa decided to try different flood mitigation efforts.
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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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