Gardening for Life

These unstoppable volunteers are bringing the best-selling author Doug Tallamy to Polk County. They want to start a local movement that changes how we think about gardening, landscaping, and conservation.

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From Gun Range to Conservation Land

76 acres of new public land were just added to the Green River Game Lands! And there’s more. Neighbors who started by fighting a gun range are now working together to protect 300 acres.

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Growing Better

Rafael Bravo grew up farming in Venezuela and he had a dream to farm when he retired. He’s living that dream at a newly protected farm in Polk County, where regenerative practices are bringing new life to the land.

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Hiking with Wheels 

Off road wheelchairs and new adaptive equipment allow people with disabilities to do more outdoors. So how do we make the outdoors more accessible?

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Project Renewal 

Polk County students are planning the future of natural areas near schools, including Laughter Pond and Little White Oak Mountain.

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