17 Years After Deadly Tornado, Little Sioux Scout Ranch Will Become Part of Loess Hills

Cargill, Blair’s Cares Council donates to Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation   - Washington County Enterprise

Representatives from Cargill’s Blair facility Cares Council visited the Little Sioux Scout Ranch on May 11 to celebrate the success of the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation’s …

17 years after deadly tornado, Little Sioux Scout Ranch will become part of Loess Hills

The Little Sioux Scout, known for being the site of a 2008 EF3 tornado that killed four Boy Scouts, is being added to the Loess Hills State Forest.

Fundraising underway for upgrade to Southwest Iowa rec area - Radio Iowa

A major plan is in the works to enhance a recreational area in western Iowa’s Loess Hills. A ski hill has been in operation since the 1960s at Crescent Hill at Hitchcock, north of Council Bluffs, an area that includes a 1,500-acre nature preserve. Jeff Franco, executive director of Pottawattamie County Conservation, says they’re working […]

Former Little Sioux Scout Ranch transferred to Loess Hills State Forest

The Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation is now transferring the former Little Sioux Scout Ranch to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, which will open the land to the public.