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Banner Lakes at Summerset State Park is a 222-acre (90 ha) state park in Warren County, Iowa, United States, near the city of Indianola.Opened in 2004, the park is located on the site of a 1930s coal mine; its two namesake lakes were formed from the remnants of the mine.
Lies on the north shore of the state's largest natural lake, in the Iowa Great Lakes region. Nine Eagles State Park: Decatur County: Davis City: 1,119 453: Nine Eagles Lake: Features a 64-acre (26 ha) recreational reservoir and surrounding woods. Okamanpedan State Park: Emmet County: Dolliver: 19 7.7: Okamanpeedan Lake
Lake Darling State Park is a state park in Washington County, Iowa, United States. The park is approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Brighton; 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Richland; and 3 miles (4.8 km) north-west of Pleasant Plain. Lake Darling is 302 acres (122 ha) and has approximately 18 miles (29 km) of shoreline.
In 1958, the Cayler family - who had owned the land since frontier settlement - sold the land parcel to the Iowa Conservation Commission. The tallgrass parcel was named as a National Natural Landmark in 1966, and was dedicated as a state nature preserve in 1971. Bufferland was purchased in 1998. [1]
The State of Iowa acquired the property for the park in several parcels through the efforts of Dr. E.E. Speaker of Lake View, who also served on the State Board of Conservation. [4] The parcels included a former gravel quarry, a 30-acre (12 ha) farm on the southeast side of the lake, and the 30-acre (12 ha) Denison Beach.
Permits for two of the Northwest’s most iconic places, Dog Mountain and Lava River Cave, are now on sale. Dog Mountain. Known for its carpets of yellow balsamroot and purple lupine, Dog Mountain ...
In general, Congress must legislate the creation or acquisition of new public lands, such as national parks; however, under the 1906 Antiquities Act, also known as the National Monuments Act, the president may designate new national monuments without congressional authorization if the monument is on federally-owned land. Each western state also ...
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