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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (Iowa DNR or IA DNR) is a department/agency of the U.S. state of Iowa formed in 1986, charged with maintaining state parks and forests, protecting the environment of Iowa, and managing energy, fish, wildlife, land resources, and water resources of Iowa.
The Natural Resources Conservation Service divides Iowa into 23 soil regions. In general, soils of southern, eastern, and western Iowa are loess-derived, while soils of northern and central Iowa are till-derived. Most level areas of Iowa have soils highly suitable for agriculture, making Iowa one of the most productive farming regions of the world.
The Mines of Spain State Recreation Area and E. B. Lyons Nature Center is a state park in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States. It is near Dubuque, the eleventh-largest city in the state. The park features picnic areas, 15 miles (24 km) of walking/hiking trails, 4 miles (6.4 km) of ski trails, and the Betty Hauptli Bird and Butterfly Garden.
This is a list of 63 state parks and recreation areas in Iowa. These state parks of the U.S. state of Iowa can be split into two groups based on management. The first group are those state parks managed by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The second group are those state parks managed by the county in which they are found.
Bixby State Preserve is a nature reserve located in southwestern Clayton County, Iowa, in the midwestern United States.It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Edgewood.It is operated by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources as one of the Iowa state preserves.
Iowa Department of Natural Resources Ledges State Park is a state park in Boone County , Iowa, United States, located approximately four miles (6.4 km) south of the city of Boone . The park contains a sandstone gorge carved by Pea's Creek, a tributary of the Des Moines River .
website, over 2 miles of trails, restored prairie area, one room schoolhouse, located in a 1938 barn, exhibits about the land’s homesteading history and natural history South Bluff Nature Center - Bellevue State Park: Bellevue: Jackson: Northeast: Displays on the plants, animals and geology of 770-acre Bellevue State Park Starr's Cave Nature ...
In 1916, the state of Iowa purchased the first 47.5 acres (192,000 m 2) for use as a quarry, but later transferred the area to the Board of Conservation.The area was initially classified as a state park, and later a "preserve." It was formally dedicated as a geological, archaeological, historical, and biological preserve in 1969.