State Preserves

State Preserves

Merrill A. Stainbrook State Preserve

The 32.5-acre Merrill A. Stainbrook State Preserve features a unique combination of rich fossiliferous limestone and a rare display of glacial grooves.

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Bixby State Preserve

Bixby State Park is a 184-acre preserve containing a rugged forested area along the Silurian Escarpment. It is located in southwestern Clayton County.

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Vincent Bluff State Preserve

The “Vincent” name reflects the family name of the last owners. This 35-acre preserve contains prairie remnants located in a valley surrounded by loess ridges.

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Ryerson’s Woods State Preserve

Ryerson’s Woods is named for the family who acquired portions of the main part of the present-day site of the preserve beginning in 1870-71.

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Perkins Prairie State Preserve

Perkins Prairie honors members of the Perkins family who have been landowners and farmers in Greene County, Iowa for four generations.

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Eureka Woods State Preserve

Eureka Woods is a privately owned, 90-acre preserve along the North Raccoon River near Jefferson in Greene County, dedicated as a state preserve in 2005.

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Mericle Woods State Preserve

Mericle Woods State Preserve is a 132-acre area of mature oak forest with trees that are over 200 years old and approximately 130 species of plants.

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Williams Prairie State Preserve

Williams Prairie State Preserve is a 30-acre area in Johnson County, featuring a wet prairie with over 300 species of plants and a variety of nesting birds.

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White Pine Hollow State Preserve

White Pine Hollow is a 712-acre preserve featuring a rugged landscape with groves, and has over 500 species of plants, and ninety species of birds.

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Strasser Woods State Preserve

Strasser Woods State Preserve is a 40-acre tract of forest withinDes Moines, containing an upland forest and a bottomland featuring a bicycle trail and creek.

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Stinson Prairie State Preserve

Stinson Prairie is a 32-acre prairie featuring a variety of marshes and glacial erratics, and is home to nearly 200 species of plants, birds, and butterflies.

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Searryl's Cave State Preserve

Searryl’s Cave State Preserve is a 43-acre area featuring a natural cave, which holds the largest wintering bat population of any Iowa cave.

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