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Conservation Acceleration Fund Mid-Year Update
June 22, 2026The end of June is just around the corner, with the midway point of 2026 also looming on the horizon. We started [...]
DES MOINES REGISTER: This is the Only Path for Iowa to Reach Water Quality Goals | Opinion
June 22, 2026Hannah Inman, Chief Executive Officer for the Great Outdoors Foundation, writes an Op-ed for the Des Moines Register. As I’m writing this, [...]
BUSINESS RECORD: Great Outdoors Foundation Announces Creative Conservationist Award Recipients
June 18, 2026The Great Outdoors Foundation has named Rebekah Jones of the Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance and the Heartland Co-op Conservation Agronomy team as [...]
RELEASE: Great Outdoors Foundation Announces 2026 Creative Conservationist Awardees
June 17, 2026The Great Outdoors Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 Creative Conservationist Awards, recognizing individuals and organizations that are [...]
Open Letter Regarding Water Quality in Iowa
June 9, 2026As I’m writing this, nitrates in Central Iowa’s source waters are extremely elevated, causing Central Iowa Water Works (CIWW) to implement Stage [...]
KTIV: Google Donates to Iowa Conservation Program
June 3, 2026A tech giant is contributing more than a million dollars to help fund a program benefiting farmers in Western Iowa. Google joining [...]
An Inside Look at Athene Watershed26
May 21, 2026With the end of May in sight, there are just a few short weeks until Athene Watershed26. Positioned at the convergence of [...]
BUSINESS RECORD: Polk County Conservation Launches New Conservation Nonprofit
May 7, 2026Polk County Conservation and the Great Outdoors Foundation are collaborating to launch the Conservation Foundation of Polk County, or CFPC, this month, [...]
BUSINESS RECORD innovationIOWA: Great Outdoors Foundation To Hold Pitch Competition at Summer Conference
May 7, 2026The Great Outdoors Foundation has announced the launch of Convergence: The Conservation Ag Accelerator, a pitch competition designed to advance innovative solutions [...]
RELEASE: Great Outdoors Foundation Launches Application for Convergence
April 30, 2026Pitch competition to accelerate innovative conservation ag solutions DES MOINES, IA (April 30) – The Great Outdoors Foundation is pleased to announce [...]
Backyard Conservation: Four Ways You Can Make An Impact
April 21, 2026At the Great Outdoors Foundation, we view every day as Earth Day. On a mission to advance conservation through innovation, collaboration, and [...]
RELEASE: Great Outdoors Foundation Announces Athene Watershed26 Agenda, Keynote Speakers, and Conservation Ag Accelerator Competition
April 20, 2026DES MOINES, IA (April 20) – The Great Outdoors Foundation is pleased to publicly announce the agenda for Athene Watershed26, a dynamic, [...]
