You use your smartphone for just about anything these days. Now, you can use it to help you get back to nature.

Polk County Conservation Naturalist Lori Foresman-Kirpes says, “Bringing technology to nature.”

She says Polk County Conservation is trying to enhance your visit to area parks this summer with QR, or quick response, codes located on twenty signs throughout Polk County Parks. Foresman-Kirpes says, “You actually get video, you can leave feedback. There’s polling data.”

A Des Moines developer plagued by financial problems is being held in the Marion County Jail.

John Kline turned himself in Sunday on contempt of court charges.

A judge ruled last month Kline must pay his ex-wife more than $180,000 or spend 30 days in jail.

Kline is also awaiting trial on bank and wire fraud charges, stemming from business transactions between 2004 and 2006. He faces up to 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine if found guilty on two charges of bank fraud and seven counts of wire fraud.

The month of April brought a total of 66 events to Des Moines providing a $4 million economic impact for Polk County business.