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Quercus ilicifolia, commonly known as bear oak or scrub oak, is a small shrubby oak native to the Eastern United States and, less commonly, in southeastern Canada. Its range in the United States extends from Maine to North Carolina , with reports of a few populations north of the international frontier in Ontario . [ 3 ]
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map. [1]
Sheffield, IA is located at (42.893649, −93.217067 [ 4 ] According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 5.58 square miles (14.45 km 2 ), of which 5.55 square miles (14.37 km 2 ) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km 2 ) is water.
This is a list of Iowa state forests. Name Location (of main entrance) Major forest Area Area Backbone State Forest: Delaware County: No 186 75 Barkley State Forest:
The following is a partial listing of Tree Cities USA. [1] To be a Tree City, the community must meet four standards set by the National Arbor Day Foundation and the National Association of State Foresters: The community must have a tree board or department. The community must have established a community ordinance for tree care.
Lidar-derived image of Marching Bears Mound Group, Effigy Mounds National Monument.. Prehistoric earthworks by mound builder cultures are common in the Midwest.However, mounds in the shape of mammals, birds, or reptiles, known as effigies, apparently were constructed primarily by peoples in what is now known as southern Wisconsin, northeast Iowa, and small parts of Minnesota and Illinois.
Bear Creek is an 11.9-mile-long (19.2 km) [1] tributary of the Upper Iowa River, joining Waterloo Creek for a short distance before entering the Upper Iowa in Waterloo Township just east of where Iowa Highway 76 crosses the river. Its branches are acclaimed trout fishing streams.
Seal of Iowa: Includes the state motto: "Our liberties we prize, and our rights we will maintain.", specified in Iowa Code - Title I Chapter IA [3] 1847 Song "The Song of Iowa" by S. H. M. Byers: Tree: Oak: No species or variety designated 1961