Calendar of Events

December

Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Cocoa & Conservation: Winter Workday at Snyder Heritage Farm, Elkhart

Join INHF at Snyder Heritage Farm (just 10 minutes northeast of Ankeny) to help clear invasive brush and restore native habitat.

January

Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Breen Prairie Workday, Monticello

INHF invites you to Breen Prairie, to help steward this beautiful land, and removing brush and pesky invasives!

Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Managing Prairie Strips to Improve Soil Health and Farm Profitability, Virtual

Iowa Learning Farms Webinar: Managing Prairie Strips to Improve Soil Health and Farm Profitability, Rachel Drobnak, Michigan State University.

Friday, January 9, 2026
Brush & Brews: Adams Fen Workday, Waucoma

Gear up for a day of restoration and reward! Join INHF for a winter workday where volunteers will help remove brush and non-native plants to restore native habitat at Adams Fen, near Waucoma.

Friday & Saturday, January 9-10, 2026
Practical Farmers of Iowa Annual Conference, Des Moines

Join PFI and over 1,000 attendees to hear creative solutions and ideas from fellow farmers; share in good conversation; make new connections; and enjoy hearty meals.

Thursday, January 15, 2026
 Reclaiming the Oak Savanna: Brush Removal at Snyder, Elkhart

Get out your sawzalls, bring your enthusiasm and join INHF at Snyder Heritage Farm (just 10 minutes northeast of Ankeny) to help clear ironwood and autumn olive and restore native habitat. 

Saturday, January 24, 2026
Iowa Prairie Network Winter Seminar, Ames

This year's theme: Passing the Drip Torch - 250 Years of Prairie Resilience.​

Tuesday-Thursday, January 27-29, 2026
IACCBE Winterfest, Coralville

 You are invited you to the Iowa Association of County Conservation Board Employees 54th Annual Winterfest.

February 

Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Community Nature Quest: Soil Pigments with Erin Anfinson, Cedar Falls

Learn about the work of visual artist, animator, and Professor of Art at Middle Tennessee State University, Erin Anfinson, who will be joining us virtually. Erin has been an Artist-In-Residence with the National Park Service and the UNI Tallgrass Prairie Center. Erin will also be teaching participants how to create their own pigments from soil. Registration required. 

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
2026 IEC Environmental Advocacy Day, Des Moines

Iowa's environment — our water quality, the air we breathe, the integrity of our soil and land — is inextricably tied to our health. On February 25, join the Iowa Environmental Council to share this message directly with Iowa legislators

Saturday, February 28, 2026
Loess Hills: Buresh Winter Workday, Crescent

Join INHF at our newly donated Buresh property just outside of Crescent to help clear invasive honeysuckle and cedar and restore native habitat.

March

Saturday, March 14, 2026
Loess Hills: Buresh Winter Workday, Crescent

Join INHF at our newly donated Buresh property just outside of Crescent to help clear invasive honeysuckle and cedar and restore native habitat.