Outdoors

Officials are encouraging residents to wait until after July 15 before mowing roadsides in Linn County.

Now that spring is here and summer is on the way, outdoor mini-golf courses all over Eastern Iowa are beginning to open for the season! Check out some of the courses that have already opened, and others that will be opening soon!

Looking to spruce up your yard? Linn County is offering free trees to local families.

It’s one of Iowa’s favorite spring traditions, and the hunt for morels is underway.

Bluffs and timber make perfect hiding spots for rattlesnakes!

Watch out for the Asian needle ant and it's painful sting!

It’s official—this catch is one for the record books!

These seasonal visitors are beginning to show up across Iowa again.

One of nature’s most breathtaking sights returns next week with a Blood Moon eclipse.

Wildlife experts say lead exposure remains a serious threat to Iowa’s bald eagles.