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Madelynn J Wuestenberg
November 15, 2024 1:57 PM
While most of Iowa received much needed rain in the past two weeks, parts of northern Iowa saw their first snowfall of the 2024-25 winter season. A northwest Iowa CO-OP observer reported 1.7” of snow in Sibley. Just to the south, a CO-OP observer reported only 0.1”.
Dr. Adam Janke
October 18, 2024 7:11 AM
Every decision we make on land we own or have influence over impacts the wildlife we share our world with. As a wildlife biologist, it’s my job to broker in the good and the bad of those outcomes. Sometimes, it’s too many deer or too persistent a digging mammal.
Madelynn J Wuestenberg
October 9, 2024 3:58 PM
Key Points
- Widespread chances for freeze across the Midwest on Monday night
- Dryness is expected to continue, and drought expansion is likely
Madelynn J Wuestenberg
September 26, 2024 3:20 PM
Key Points
- Hurricane Helene expected to make landfall Thursday evening
- Above average temperatures expected for the next few weeks
- Crop condition is mostly good to excellent across the state
Dr. Billy Beck
September 25, 2024 9:16 AM
Forestry has been a passion for Emma Kerns for about as long as she can remember. She grew up on her family’s crop and cattle farm in Delaware County, helping with farm chores and helping take care of the family forest. For the past two years, she was manager of the Stephens State Fores
Dr. Adam Janke
September 20, 2024 3:00 PM
I’ve recently started saying that conservation is a contact sport. We need friends and neighbors talking to friends and neighbors about the ways in which they’re helping water and wildlife and why it matters to them.
Catherine DeLong
September 20, 2024 7:55 AM
Julia Baker
September 20, 2024 7:55 AM
Twenty-five Iowans recently graduated from the inaugural Landowner Education Program. The graduation ceremony was held Aug.
AMES, Iowa -- A team of Iowa 4-H members brought home a fifth-place award this summer in a national wildlife habitat management competition.
Dr. Adam Janke
September 10, 2024 10:39 AM
Keeping Iowans safe in the outdoors is the goal behind a new series of podcast episodes airing on the Habitat University podcast. The “Habitat Safety Miniseries” will cover topics
Jamie Benning
August 23, 2024 11:06 AM
Ethan Thies has joined Iowa State University Extension and Outreach as the program’s first conservation field specialist. Thies began the new role July 29 and will be based out of the ISU Extension and Outreach Carroll County office...
Madelynn J Wuestenberg
August 22, 2024 3:47 PM
Key Points
- Hot weather this weekend
- Chances for rain in the next 7 days
- Crops are looking mostly good to excellent across the state
Past Weather
Madelynn J Wuestenberg
August 16, 2024 11:48 AM
Key Points
- Nice weather for the Iowa State Fair
- Crops are looking mostly good to excellent across the state
- Expecting a fairly dry week ahead
Past Weather
Madelynn J Wuestenberg
August 8, 2024 4:27 PM
Key Points
- A warm signal persists through the next three months and a La Niña watch is in effect.
- Close to normal conditions are expected for the next several days, with a slightly elevated chance for warmth.
Past Weather
Dr. Adam Janke
August 2, 2024 2:58 PM
The decisions Iowans make about their watersheds affect the people and the communities downstream. That’s why Sara O’Connell enrolled in the Master Conservationist Program delivered by Iowa
Madelynn J Wuestenberg
July 25, 2024 4:10 PM
Key Points
- Heat expected to return after some cooler-than-average temperatures this past week.
- Keep an eye out for flash drought as excessive heat is expected.
Madelynn J Wuestenberg
July 19, 2024 4:17 PM
Key Points
- No dryness is reported across the entire state by the U.S. Drought Monitor.
- A warm signal persists through the next three months as ENSO neutral is expected to transition to La Niña by this fall.
One of the many benefits of gardening is the opportunity to provide resources for bees, butterflies and other beneficial insects. Luckily there are some simple steps every gardener can take that helps these beneficial insects...
Madelynn J Wuestenberg
July 11, 2024 4:43 PM
Key Points
- Cooler temperatures are expected in the next 6-10 days, but first, heat is on the way this weekend.
- Day 3-7 hazards include high temperatures, severe weather, and flooding along the Mississippi.
Dr. Billy Beck
July 10, 2024 11:53 AM
Trees and forests as infrastructure
Madelynn J Wuestenberg
July 2, 2024 5:35 PM
Key Points
- Saturated soils and locally heavy precipitation continue.
- A warm signal persists through the next three months as ENSO neutral is expected to transition to La Niña by this fall.
Past Weather
Madelynn J Wuestenberg
June 21, 2024 6:00 PM
Key Points
- Officially ENSO neutral, with La Niña expected in the next few months.
- A warm signal persists through the next three months.
Dr. Billy Beck
June 21, 2024 2:58 PM
Forest management is a broad science that includes everything from timber to wildlife, vine and weed management, conservation and more. To help woodland owners understand each task, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources has produced 31 YouT
Liz Ripley
June 14, 2024 12:06 PM
Beavers can play a critical role in improving water quality, but can also create challenges when it comes to crop or tree damage, tile drainage backflow, flooding concern, and more.
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