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Before farmland covered more than 90 percent of the state, the vast majority of Iowa was prairie. But, the tall green fields dotted with wildflowers that once dominated the state began to vanish as settlers put it under the plow.

Iowa is one of the most biologically altered states in the nation — with nearly all of its natural habitat razed. Some people are looking at how they can resurrect the natural land and the wildlife it has lost.

Farmers, conservationists, and researchers are working on 'rewilding' one of the most ecologically scarred landscapes in the country.

Some dream of rewilding one of the most abused states in the nation

  Funding for cultural projects at KHOI comes from a generous donation from Ames Commission on the Arts. LOCAL TALK 26 April 2021 Dennis Hart gives a summary of Iowa news. Iowa State Representative Ako Abdul-Samad from Des Moines describes the vision and feelings behind an April 22 gathering in Des Moines called a "Vigil in Support of the Central Iowa Black COmmunity to acknowledge the struggle and embrace hope" in the wake of the Derek Chauvin trial in Minneapolis. The rally was sponsored ...