News & Blog
RELEASE: Great Outdoors Foundation Launches the Happy Disruptors Podcast
DES MOINES, IA (June 26, 2025) – The Great Outdoors Foundation (GOF) is pleased to announce the launch of The Happy Disruptors [...]
Great Outdoors Foundation 30th Birthday Celebration
This month the Great Outdoors Foundation (GOF) celebrates 30 years of collaborative, mission-driven work. What started as selling $5 firewood bundles to [...]
Great Outdoors Foundation CEO Issues Open Letter Regarding Central Iowa Water Works Usage Reduction Plan
DES MOINES, IA (June 17, 2025) – Given the Great Outdoors Foundation’s (GOF) role in the conservation sector, I wanted to provide [...]
Business Record: Great Outdoors Foundation hires senior project manager
The Great Outdoors Foundation has hired Melissa Campbell to serve in the new role of senior project manager overseeing the foundation’s Conservation Acceleration [...]
Creekview Wetland Dedication
Last month, the Great Outdoors Foundation (GOF) joined its partners to celebrate the dedication of Iowa’s largest stormwater wetland, a joint effort [...]
RELEASE: Great Outdoors Foundation Hires Senior Project Manager
DES MOINES, IA (May 14, 2025) – The Great Outdoors Foundation (GOF) is pleased to announce that it has hired Melissa Campbell [...]
2024 Annual Report
2024 was a significant year for the Great Outdoors Foundation and its partners. To celebrate, we've captured some of the year's highlights [...]
RELEASE: Conservation Acceleration Fund Leverages $28 Million Via 2024 Projects
DES MOINES, IA (Apr. 7, 2025) – The Great Outdoors Foundation (GOF) is pleased to announce that the Conservation Acceleration Fund (CAF), [...]
MidAmerican Energy Company Regional Fund Grantee Profile: City of Windsor Heights
On February 17, the Great Outdoors Foundation announced that the City of Windsor Heights was selected as a grantee of the MidAmerican Energy Company Regional Fund, [...]
RELEASE: MidAmerican Energy Regional Fund Grant Awarded to City of Windsor Heights
DES MOINES, IA (Feb. 17, 2025) – The Great Outdoors Foundation is pleased to announce that the MidAmerican Energy Regional Fund, a $5 [...]
Business Record: 5 Des Moines Projects Receive Best Development Awards
Five Des Moines projects received a 2024 Best Development Award from 1000 Friends of Iowa during a ceremony at the Capitol this [...]
KJAN: 2025 Best Development Award Winners Announced
1000 Friends of Iowa has announced the winners of the 2024 Best Development Awards during a ceremony. The announcement took place this [...]
