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  2. Mines of Spain State Recreation Area and E. B. Lyons Nature ...

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    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.

  3. List of U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones

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    ^ Florida's state gem, moonstone, was adopted to highlight Florida's role in the United States' Lunar program, which landed the first astronauts on the Moon. [81] ^ Since 1983, Massachusetts has had 3 other official state rocks: State Historical Rock (Plymouth Rock), State Explorer Rock (Dighton Rock), and State Building and Monument Stone . In ...

  4. List of U.S. state fossils - Wikipedia

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    State fossils are distinct from other state emblems like state dinosaurs, state stones, state minerals, state gemstones or state rocks and a state may designate one, a few, or all of those. For example, in Arizona, the state stone is turquoise and the state dinosaur is Sonorasaurus thompsoni yet the state fossil is petrified wood.

  5. Geography of Iowa - Wikipedia

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    Topography of Iowa, with counties and major streams Landforms of Iowa, based on Prior (1991) and Calvin (1904), with major rivers and streams. Despite popular perception, Iowa is generally not flat; most of the state consists of rolling hills. Prior [19] divides Iowa into eight landforms based on glaciation, soils, topography, and river drainage:

  6. Hayden Prairie State Preserve - Wikipedia

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    The Hayden Prairie is a remnant of the tallgrass prairie ecosystem that once made up 75 to 80 percent of Iowa’s landscape. [4] Although this remnant is only 240 acres (0.97 km 2) in size – less than a half section of land – it is the largest remaining parcel of tallgrass prairies surviving in Iowa outside of the Loess Hills on the western border of the state.

  7. Mineral Wells Main Street board welcomes newly hired ... - AOL

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    Jul. 11—MINERAL WELLS — A monthly newsletter with a calendar of downtown events, planning for a 2024 arts festival and the return of a popular holiday ice rink occupied the Mineral Wells Main ...

  8. Beeds Lake State Park - Wikipedia

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    Beeds Lake State Park is located northwest of Hampton, Iowa, United States. It was listed has a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places as Beeds Lake State Park, Civilian Conservation Corps Area in 1990. [ 2 ]

  9. Five groups are applying to open eight charter schools in ...

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    The Iowa State Board of Education will consider the applications during its Jan. 11, 2024, meeting. Related: US education secretary says Iowa law banning books, limiting LGBTQ teaching is 'overreach'

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