The Hawk Eye
As the soil grows warm with spring s arrival, Kayla Schier and Ethan Jones look forward to taking their two children to their favorite spot to scour the earth for nature s delicacy.
The Burlington couple grew up hunting morel mushrooms with their families, Jones in Burlington and Schier in rural Mediapolis. I grew up on a farm and we d always go mushroom hunting when the season hit me, my mom and my brother, Jones said. We d spend hours out in the woods just picking mushrooms.
While Jones morel experience took place in wooded areas, Schier s family turned to the cow pasture.
DNR Encourages Everyone to Get Out Today
AJ Taylor6 hours agoLast Updated: April 22, 2021
Prompted by self-isolation during the pandemic, Iowans headed outdoors last year in droves connecting with Iowa’s natural areas.
Whether celebrating at home, in a classroom or in a park, Earth Day offers another opportunity to celebrate that connection and to give back to our natural resources.
The DNR Earth Day page is full of ideas to explore the woods, clean up household hazardous materials or care for a park. You can start with a scavenger hunt in your backyard. Or, watch spring come to life as Conservation Officer Erika Billerbeck and kids take you on a “Wild Things” trip to an Iowa woodland.