Field Trip
Celebrating 30 Years of the Iowa Native Plant Society
Over 25 attendees joined the INPS board to celebrate 30 years of native plant advocacy and appreciation. The event lasted two days and offered multiple field trips, dinner, and a presentation. Backbone State Park was where the idea of the Read more…
Field Trip
Northeast Iowa Field Trip
Long-time INPS member, Dr. Tom Rosburg, led two different field trips in northeast Iowa on May 3, 2025. The original intent was to explore Hayden Prairie State Preserve, but Mother nature had other plans. The timing of the field trip Read more…
Newsletters
2025 Winter Newsletter
Erythronium Winter 2025 Newsletter Featured Photo: Sarah Nizzi, INPS President
Field Trip
INPS 2024 Annual Meeting
The focus of the September 14, 2024 annual meeting was to highlight the often overlooked fauna of Iowa, aquatic insects. Professor Dr. Greg Courtney of Iowa State University gave an hour long presentation titled Aquatic Insects of a Midwestern Prairie Read more…
Field Trip
Corriell Nature Preserve Tour
On June 15, 2024 Bur Oak Land Trust welcomed INPS members and others for a private tour of the Corriell Nature Preserve in Muscatine County. Over 20 attendees explored the area observing many different functional plant groups, insects, and more. Read more…
Newsletters
2024 Spring Newsletter
Erythronium spring 2024 newsletter Feature photo: Sarah Nizzi, INPS President
Field Trip
Pasque Flowers Bloom in the Loess Hills
A brisk and chilly northwest wind did not deter about 20 nature enthusiasts from exploring the prairie in the Loess Hills State Forest on Saturday, March 16. It was perfect timing to see hundreds of pasque flowers in bloom. The pasque Read more…
Newsletters
2024 Winter Newsletter
Eythronium winter 2024 newsletter Featured Photo: Sarah Nizzi, INPS President
