Decades of August roadside surveys in Iowa show wildlife and habitat changes

By: Cami Koons

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: September 7, 2026

Words: 1,337

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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Every August, for over half a century, Iowa Department of Natural Resource staff have set out along gravel roads at dawn, armed with a set of binoculars and, now, an interactive logging application, to survey the landscape for pheasants and other wildlife.

Todd Bogenschutz, an upland wildlife biologist with DNR, has driven the same 30-mile stretch of farm roads in Boone County for the past 30 years.

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