Other project closings...

This article first appeared in INHF's Summer 2006 magazine.

The high-profile projects detailed in this magazine account for only a small percent of our work. Here are just some of the other lands that have transferred from the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation to public ownership since Jan. 1. 

INHF’s role included interim funding and ownership—along with occasional landowner negotiations, temporary land management, fundraising assistance and other services. All are additions to larger public complexes, usually where INHF has played a previous partnership role.

1. Shimon Marsh addition, Pocahontas County. 55 acres adjoining marsh to the Iowa DNR, which will restore its natural wetland and upland habitats. 
2. Dewey’s Pasture addition, Palo Alto County. 92 acres, including 17 acres of existing wetland, to the Iowa DNR, which will manage it to provide habitat for numerous waterfowl, songbird and game species. 
3. Lower Morse Lake Wildlife Protection Area addition, Wright County. 149 acres to the Iowa DNR, which will restore the site’s prairie and about 10 wetland basins.
4. University 40 park addition, Calhoun County. 117 acres to the county conservation board, which will manage it for wildlife habitat.
5. Geigle Conservation Area addition, Kossuth County. 80 acres of rolling terrain and scattered oaks to the county conservation board.
6. Anderson Prairie State Preserve, Emmet County. 19-acre “inholding” to the Iowa DNR, which will manage its prairie resources.
7. Oak Ridge Conservation Area, Woodbury County. 228 acres of mixed woodlands and crops to the county conservation board, which will restore it for wildlife habitat.

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