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The Guide to Iowa's State Preserves /

The Iowa state preserves system was created in 1965; a decade later, thirty preserves had been dedicated, including "six native prairies, a native White Pine stand, the state's only Sphagnum bog, a Balsam Fir stand, some of the oldest exposed rock outcrops in the world, an ancient fort, a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Herzberg, Ruth
Otros Autores: Pearson, John
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press for the Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources, 2001.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The Iowa state preserves system was created in 1965; a decade later, thirty preserves had been dedicated, including "six native prairies, a native White Pine stand, the state's only Sphagnum bog, a Balsam Fir stand, some of the oldest exposed rock outcrops in the world, an ancient fort, a fen, several Indian mound groups and a historical cemetery." This new guide to all ninety Iowa state preserves-biological, geological, archaeological, historical, and scenic-describes the state's most treasured prairies and forests, quartzite outcrops and ice caves, and Indian mounds and wetla.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (214 pages): maps
ISBN:9781609380083