These four scientists studied Iowa’s flora, preserved prairie, and drafted legislation to establish Iowa’s state park system.

The announcements of thousands of National Park Service employees being laid off have had the remaining staff at some ...

Lovers of all things Iowa, this stunning state forest looks and feels like something out of a fairytale instead of our little corner of the world.

I am absolutely … against the state of Iowa competing with me to buy property ... its money would go toward efforts to protect and enhance water quality as well as parks, trails, fish and wildlife ...

"That was instilled by my father taking me to state parks and national parks ... He took the job at Effigy Mounds in ...

“I think everybody's for the water quality and for the parks and the recreational stuff ... to Iowans is essential to ...

"That was instilled by my father taking me to state parks and national parks ... He took the job at Effigy Mounds in northeast Iowa as another chance to pursue his dream of working with nature.

While Iowa doesn't have any "national parks" akin to a Yellowstone or a Yosemite National Park, it does have four National Park Service-affiliated areas in the state. These are: Effigy Mounds ...