Wetland Action Plan forfor IOWA
Iowa Geological and Water Survey Special Report No. 4
Iowa Department of Natural Resources Richard Leopold, Director April 2010 COVER
This prairie wetland located in the middle of Union Hills Waterfowl Production Area in Cerro Gordo County is one of the highest quality wetlands the Iowa DNR’s wetland monitoring crew has sampled. After being sampled for fi ve years straight, results have shown it is nearly free of excess nutrients, and chemical contaminants. It also supports a rich diversity of aquatic plants and animals. This wetland is now used by the monitoring program as a reference site representing the benchmark in quality.
Printed on recycled paper. Wetland Action Plan for Iowa Iowa Geological and Water Survey Special Report No. 4
prepared by Vince Evelsizer & Joanna L. Johnson
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Geological and Water Survey
109 Trowbridge Hall
Iowa City, IA 52242-1319
April 2010
The development of the Iowa Wetland Action Plan was supported by funding from the State/Tribal Wetland Program Development Grants
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VII
Offi ce of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Richard A. Leopold, Director
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