Natural Heritage Protection in the "Driftess Area"

Authors

Dean M. Roosa, State Preserves Advisory BoardFollow

Document Type

Research

Keywords

Driftless Area, Paleozoic Plateau, preservation needs, scientific areas

Abstract

The heavily dissected terrain of northeastern Iowa and adjacent parts of Minnesota, Illinois, and Wisconsin, historically known as the "Driftless Area" has an array of unusual or unique biotic, cultural, and geological amenities. As these features become better known, a greater awareness is emerging, as is a heightened concern for saving the outstanding examples of each community, culture, historical site, and geological feature. Each of the states has a natural area program and has developed a list of natural communities including those of the Driftless Area. Each state's program relative to the Driftless Area is given, with emphasis on Iowa, and preservation needs for the future are delineated.

Publication Date

March 1984

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

91

Issue

1

First Page

42

Last Page

46

Copyright

©1984 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Roosa, Dean M. (1984) "Natural Heritage Protection in the "Driftess Area"," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 91(1), 42-46.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol91/iss1/12