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National Wildlife Refuges Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge 712-642-4121 Desoto National Wildlife Refuge 712-642-4121 Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge 319-873-3423 McGregor District, Upper Miss National Wildlife and Fish Refuge 319-873-3423 Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge 515-994-3400 Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge 319-523-6982 Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge 515-928-2523
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2000 Iowa State Facts
- Employment: 55 people
National Wildlife Refuge Facts
- Six National Wildlife Refuges and one Wetland Management District in Iowa total 109,843 acres
- 28,127 school children participated in Service educational programs
Natural Resource Damage Assessment
The Mid American Tannery facility in Sioux City, Iowa, was contaminated with heavy metal pollutants by various operators using the area over the past few decades. The main site was restored under the Superfund program. However, contamination in adjacent wetlands was not addressed. One previous site user agreed to provide for a wetland mitigation and restoration project to compensate the public under the Natural Resources Damage Assessment and Restoration Fund. The Service, working with several partners, identified land acquisition and wetland restoration projects in the area that would compensate the public for the lost natural habitats. The partners are in the process of developing the restoration plans and completing the public review. Once completed, over 200 new acres of wetlands and 300 acres of grasslands will be created.
Federal Aid to State Fish and Wildlife Programs
Wildlife Restoration Act funds were used in the early development of its Turkey Restoration Program. The state of Iowa used these funds to trap wild turkeys from other states and release them on Iowa Wildlife Management Area. The program proved to be very successful and has led to rebounding populations of wild birds.
Endangered Species Incentive Program
The Service is working with landowners in rural Iowa to protect habitat of the endangered Topeka shiner. Two landowners have agreed to implementation of projects on their land to benefit this species on reaches of West Buttrick Creek in Greene County, Iowa. The projects begin in Spring 2001 and consist of instream habitat improvement,ehancement of adjacent oxbows and construction of connecting channels between the stream and the oxbows. The completed projects will be used for research and as recruiting tools for additional landowner participation in an area of Iowa where support for endangered species is not readily apparent. Over $60,000 are available for additional projects and may be leveraged with other conservation programs in Iowa such as the Conservation Reserve Program.
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