The Iowa Wildlife Action Plan - Cost Effective Conservation
The Iowa Wildlife Action Plan is a proactive plan designed to conserve all wildlife in Iowa before they become rare and more costly to protect. Developed by a coalition of scientists, sportsmen and women, conservationists, and members of the public, this plan can help us protect wildlife and the places they live for future generations. If the steps in the action plan are successfully carried out, Iowa will have cleaner water and air - a healthy environment for people and wildlife.
Iowa Wildlife Action Plan |
Securing a Future for Fish and Wildlife: a Conservation Legacy for Iowans is the first attempt ever to enumerate most of the state’s wildlife and evaluate the status of each species. It also examines stresses on wild creatures or their habitats and lays out visions and strategies to conserve wildlife over the next 25 years.
Originally called the Iowa Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Plan, the IWAP identifies 999 species of birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians, mussels (freshwater clams), land snails, butterflies, dragonflies and damselflies. Nearly one-third of all species found in Iowa are of concern due to their decline across Iowa. Although plant species are not listed in this wildlife plan, plant communities are addressed as an important part of the habitats for most of Iowa’s wildlife.
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Wildlife Action Plans are required of all 50 states, five U.S. territories, the District of Columbia and several Native American tribes receiving these annual grants from Congress through the State Wildlife Grants (SWG) program. Iowa DNR has received more than $6 million from 2001-2008, with funds used to enhance its Wildlife Diversity Program through increased research, habitat protection, and management for "species of greatest conservation need". Iowa must match the SWG income dollar-for-dollar with non-federal funds.
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| Recent Iowa Success Stories Resulting from the Plan - An Overview |
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The entire Iowa Wildlife Action Plan is provided below in .pdf format. Because of plan's large size, it has been separated into multiple files for faster downloading. The 16-page Executive Summary offers a very brief look at the condition of Iowa's wildlife and habitats, plus visions for the future, without the extensive tables, maps and other data provided in the complete 366-page plan.
Copies on CD-ROM also are available by telephone request at 515-281-8396, by email request to
katy.reeder@dnr.iowa.gov, or by writing: Katy Reeder, Wildlife Action Plan Manager, Wallace Bldg., 502 East 9th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319-0034. A very limited number of printed copies are available upon special request.
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*.pdf | Size |
| Iowa Wildlife Action Plan - Executive Summary |
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569KB |
| Iowa Wildlife Action Plan - Status Chapters 1-3 |
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3.8MB |
| Iowa Wildlife Action Plan - Status Chapters 4-5 |
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5.1MB |
| Iowa Wildlife Action Plan - Action Chapters 6-10 |
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6.8MB |
| Iowa Wildlife Action Plan - Appendices 1-14 |
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313KB |
| Iowa Wildlife Action Plan - Appendices 15-21 |
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4.3MB |
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