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Des Moines Register: Polk County gets funding for 5 wetlands to improve water quality
January 29, 2026Polk County is adding five new wetland habitats to its collection of more than a dozen in an effort to improve water [...]
2026 Conservation Acceleration Fund (CAF) Projects: A Look Ahead
January 15, 2026The Conservation Acceleration Fund (CAF) was established in 2023 to accelerate the pace and progress of our region’s conservation. Historically, a lack [...]
BUSINESS RECORD: 2026 Trends to Watch
January 6, 2026As Central Iowa leaders are required to assess issues and opportunities, both new and existing, at an increasingly quick pace, the Business [...]
Business Record: Meta invests in $1M Great Outdoors Foundation initiative
December 10, 2025The Great Outdoors Foundation announced that Meta has invested $240,000 into its Conservation Acceleration Fund for a nature-based water infrastructure initiative designed to improve [...]
2025 Year in Review
December 10, 2025The past year was the Great Outdoors Foundation’s 30th anniversary, and it was a big year of advancing conservation through collaboration, innovation, [...]
RELEASE: Great Outdoors Foundation Announces Meta Investment in Conservation Acceleration Fund
December 9, 2025DES MOINES, IA (Dec. 9, 2025) – The Great Outdoors Foundation (GOF) is pleased to announce that Meta has invested $240,000 into [...]
Giving with Tomorrow in Mind
November 14, 2025At the Great Outdoors Foundation (GOF), we are driven by our mission to advance conservation through collaboration, innovation, and stewardship. And this [...]
BUSINESS RECORD: Great Outdoors Foundation announces inaugural water quality summit
November 14, 2025The Great Outdoors Foundation recently announced that it will host Watershed26, a two-day summit focused on advancing water quality initiatives in the [...]
BUSINESS RECORD: Local competitors achieve fundraising record at Wild Prairie Showdown
October 24, 2025The Great Outdoors Foundation and ICON Water Trails announced the fifth annual Wild Prairie Showdown raised nearly $190,000 to support conservation and [...]
RELEASE: Local Competitors Achieve Record Fundraising at Wild Prairie Showdown
October 21, 2025DES MOINES, IA (Oct. 21, 2025) – The Great Outdoors Foundation and ICON Water Trails are pleased to announce that the Wild [...]
Recapping the 2025 Wild Prairie Showdown
October 20, 2025The Great Outdoors Foundation and ICON Water Trails partnered again to host the fifth annual Wild Prairie Showdown. This year, Team GOF [...]
RELEASE: Great Outdoors Foundation Announces Inaugural Water Quality Summit
October 17, 2025Watershed26 to take cross-sector approach at addressing water quality. DES MOINES, IA (Oct. 17, 2025) – The Great Outdoors Foundation (GOF) announced [...]
