Iowa Natural Resources Dept.: Iowa's Doolittle Prairie is One of the Most Diverse Places in the State
November 13, 2024
November 13, 2024
DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 13 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release:
Surrounded by modern agriculture in nearly flat northwest Story County, sits one of Iowa's true gems - an oasis of diversity in a monoculture modern world. And why would this postage stamp-sized prairie not fall to the plow?
Because, it was too wet to farm.
With 14 small wetland basins, Doolittle Prairie naturally held water. During dry years, only the l . . .
Surrounded by modern agriculture in nearly flat northwest Story County, sits one of Iowa's true gems - an oasis of diversity in a monoculture modern world. And why would this postage stamp-sized prairie not fall to the plow?
Because, it was too wet to farm.
With 14 small wetland basins, Doolittle Prairie naturally held water. During dry years, only the l . . .