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DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge is part of a network of refuges devoted to preserving and restoring increasingly scarce habitat for migratory waterfowl and other wildlife.
The "driftless area" of the Upper Midwest derives its name from the fact that it was unglaciated during the most recent glacial event about 12, 000 years ago. Glaciers surrounded but did not pass over this land.
The Neal Smith National Wildife Refuge and Prairie Learning Center was created by an act of Congress in 1990, to re-construct tallgrass prairie and restore oak savanna on 8, 654 acres of the Walnut Creek watershed and to provide a major environmental educ
Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1937 to provide a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife.
The Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge comprises over 8, 373 acres, divided into four separate divisions: Big Timber, Louisa, Keithsburg, and Horseshoe Bend.
Over 700 campsites are available at this 11, 000-acre lake in the rolling hills of southern Iowa. Excellent fishing, hunting, sailing, state fish hatchery, and Restaurant and Inn, are major attractions.
Lake Red Rock is Iowa's largest lake and is just 10 minutes from Pella, known for its Dutch heritage and 15 minutes from Knoxville, Sprintcar Capital of the World.
The Coralville Lake Project is comprised of five campgrounds and offers lake and river fishing, camping, boating, swimming and water-skiing. Several public golf courses are just a short drive from the Project. The environment is wooded.
23 developed recreation sites along 314 miles of the Mississippi River between Petosi, WI and Saverton, MO. There are several campgrounds and numerous day use sites.
Ten miles to the north of Des Moines, Iowa, is Saylorville Lake, a 26, 000 acre (land and water) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lake project.