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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, [...]
BUSINESS RECORD: Great Outdoors Foundation Accepting Nominations for Creative Conservationist Awards
April 10, 2026The Great Outdoors Foundation has opened nominations for its third annual Creative Conservationist Awards, which honor individuals and organizations demonstrating exceptional innovation, collaboration and [...]
RELEASE: Application Now Open for 2026 Creative Conservationist Awards
April 1, 2026The Great Outdoors Foundation is pleased to announce that the application for its Creative Conservationist awards is now open. In its third [...]
FEARLESS: After Experiencing Unpaid Maternity Leave, I Vowed to Establish Better Policy for Others
March 31, 2026Hannah Inman, CEO for the Great Outdoors Foundation, offers guest commentary for the Business Record's FEARLESS. I remember vividly when I found [...]
BUSINESS RECORD: Great Outdoors Foundation, Microsoft Invest in Water Quality Initiatives at Legacy Woods Nature Sanctuary
March 25, 2026The Great Outdoors Foundation has announced a joint investment with Microsoft to support stormwater wetland and prairie restoration efforts at the Legacy [...]
RELEASE: Great Outdoors Foundation, Microsoft Invest in Legacy Woods Nature Sanctuary Stormwater Wetland & Prairie Restoration
March 23, 2026DES MOINES, IA (March 23, 2026) – The Great Outdoors Foundation (GOF) is pleased to announce a joint investment with Microsoft in [...]
2025 Annual Report: A Year in Review
March 23, 2026In 2025, the Great Outdoors Foundation celebrated its 30th anniversary. A year full of both accomplished moments and new challenges to meet, [...]
BUSINESS RECORD: Registration Open for Summer Water Quality Conference
February 26, 2026The Great Outdoors Foundation has announced registration is now open for Athene Watershed26, a two-day summit hosted to address water quality challenges [...]
