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Larix kaempferi, the Japanese larch [2] or karamatsu (唐松 or 落葉松) in Japanese, is a species of larch native to Japan, in the mountains of Chūbu and Kantō regions in central Honshū. [3] It is a medium-sized to large deciduous coniferous tree reaching 20–40 m tall, with a trunk up to 1 m diameter. The crown is broad conic; both the ...
The hybrid Larix × marschlinsii Coaz (syn. L. × eurolepis), the Dunkeld larch, a spontaneous artificial hybrid L. decidua × L. kaempferi that arose more or less simultaneously in Switzerland and Scotland in 1901–1904, [17] is by far the best known, being of major importance in forestry in northern Europe. Larix × pendula (Sol.) Salisb.
The following year her heirs donated the estate to the art museum along with a $100,000 endowment to maintain the house. A $1.5 million renovation of the facility was completed in 2017. [2] In 2021, a grant from the Iowa Department of Cultural affairs to restore the historic Japanese-style garden was announced. [4]
This list of museums in Iowa is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
The park is named for John Pappajohn, a local venture capitalist, and his wife Mary Louise Pappajohn (1933-2022), [3] who gifted the initial 24 sculptures, with a valuation of about $40 million USD, to the city of Des Moines. The couple are recognized art collectors, appearing in the ARTnews list of top 200 art collectors from 1998 to 2014.
Johnson County Conservation Education Center: Tiffin: Johnson: Southeast: website, operated by the Johnson County Conservation Department in 1,082-acre F.W. Kent Park, 27-acre lake Jones County Nature Center: Center Junction: Jones: Northwest: website, located in 217-acre Central Park Kennedy Park Reception & Nature Center: Fort Dodge: Webster ...
Elk were once abundant in Iowa, but now are a rare site. Jared McDonald, of Winterset, spotted this elk in rural Madison County on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023.
Radiocarbon dates on 6 samples from the Lane site ranged from A.D. 1426-1660 and Huber sites such as Oak Forest show a similar date range, with associated European trade goods. [14] An Allamakee Trailed vessel has been reported from early Historic contexts at the Rock Island II Site in Door County, Wisconsin, situated in Green Bay (Lake Michigan).