Thanks to a flurry of donations from partner organizations and individual donors, we've met our fundraising goal of protect 21 acres northeast of Decorah in Allamakee County. INHF will now work with partners to open the property to the public to expand use around the adjacent North Bear Creek WMA, which is owned by the state of Iowa and managed by the Iowa DNR.
This unique site offers rare geological formations, a high-quality coldwater stream, and native woodland and prairie plant communities.
Preservation of the site includes protecting 0.35 miles of Bear Creek, a coldwater stream with naturally reproducing brown trout and catchable rainbow trout. The site may also include an algific talus slope—a rare landform where a steep north-facing hillside releases cool air from ice found in cracks and caverns underground.
The property is near the former village of Quandahl. In the late 1800’s, the property was home to a creamery, sawmill and grist mill powered by the waters of Bear Creek.
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