Rich Patterson
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 4
- Latest publication
- Sep 15, 2026
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- Jul 16, 2026
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Column: Trump skipped process of making place names official (opens the original)
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About 30 years ago, the Indian Creek Nature Center recognized that increasing attendance propelled the need to expand its land base. Fortunately the Bena family, who had been friends for years, needed to sell their adjacent farm. The Benas could have put their land on the market for a quick sale to a developer at a high price. Instead they offered the Nature Center the opportunity to buy the land and gave us time to mount a fundraising campaign. Their generosity enabled the Nature Center to pres
Government ‘Gunga Dins’ deserve appreciation, not pink slips (opens the original)
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Fifty-two years ago my U.S. Forest Service crew was ordered to rush to a newly discovered wildfire. Although small, it was poised to explode and roar up a nearby steep hill. Told to scamper up beyond it and cut a fire line on the military crest, our crew lugged drinking water and tools past the flames. In 100-degree heat we began scratching a line in the dirt. As wildfires rage upslope they create their own wind and often explode into a raging inferno. Small pines in its path erupted into toweri
Discover the history of Iowa’s Civilian Conservation Corps (opens the original)
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Iowa Falls blends nature, history, community pride (opens the original)
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Friends who know we explore small Iowa towns enthused about a north-central town where they had lived. It boasted a swinging bridge, Flour Shop Bakery, well-planned museums and scenery reminiscent of the Northeast where we grew up. On the summer solstice, we decided to tease out the stories of Rocksylvania, Iowa, now known as Iowa Falls. From Cedar Rapids, our car sliced north and west through Iowaâs expansive corn and soybean fields. Open country with distant horizons ended abruptly as we ent
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