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RELEASE: Great Outdoors Foundation Launches the Happy Disruptors Podcast
June 26, 2025DES 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
June 26, 2025This 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
June 17, 2025DES MOINES, IA (June 17, 2025) – Given the Great Outdoors Foundation’s (GOF) role in the conservation sector, I wanted to provide [...]
Business Record innovationIOWA: Emily Steele, Great Outdoors Foundation Named 2025 innovationIOWA Award Winners
June 5, 2025The Business Record today announces its 2025 innovationIOWA Award recipients. The Great Outdoors Foundation, a nonprofit aiming to advance conservation through innovation, [...]
Business Record: Great Outdoors Foundation Hires Senior Project Manager
May 20, 2025The 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
May 20, 2025Last 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
May 14, 2025DES MOINES, IA (May 14, 2025) – The Great Outdoors Foundation (GOF) is pleased to announce that it has hired Melissa Campbell [...]
2024 Annual Report
April 23, 20252024 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
April 7, 2025DES 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
March 17, 2025On 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
February 17, 2025DES 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
January 23, 2025Five Des Moines projects received a 2024 Best Development Award from 1000 Friends of Iowa during a ceremony at the Capitol this [...]
