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Other Agencies & Areas
in Louisa County
The following links
are to websites with information about other conservation agencies that have
conservation and recreational areas within Louisa County. And also links to other
agencies who are involved with management of natural resources within Louisa
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Louisa County |
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Louisa County government's official web site |
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Louisa Development Group |
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Louisa County's economic development
group's web site |
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Lake Odessa |
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources site
about fishing at Lake Odessa in Louisa County. |
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DNR Maps to Public Areas |
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Iowa Department of Natural Resources maps for
Cone Marsh, Klum Lake, and Lake Odessa. |
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Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge |
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The United States Fish & Wildlife Service site
about the national wildlife refuge located in Louisa County. |
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United States Army Corps of Engineers |
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The Natural Resource Management Section of the
Rock Island District of the US Army Corps of Engineers who own and manage
Kilpeck Landing and Ferry Landing in Louisa County. |
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Fisheries Management Office |
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Information about which Iowa Department of
Natural Resources Fisheries Management office includes Louisa County. |
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District Forester |
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Information about which Iowa Department of
Natural Resources District Forester is in Louisa County. |
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Louisa County Animals
The following links are
to websites with information about some of the different wild animals that
can be found in Louisa County and other surrounding areas. Not all of
the sites are concerned exclusively with Louisa County, however many of the
sites contain maps showing where each animal occurs and these maps indicate
which animals are found in Louisa County. |
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Birds of Louisa County, Iowa |
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A checklist of birds seen in Louisa County from
the Iowa Ornithologists Union. |
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Birds of the Port Louisa Refuge |
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The Biological Resources Division of the US
Geological Survey has compiled a list of birds that can be seen at the Port
Louisa Refuge in Louisa
County. |
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Mussels of Illinois |
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The Illinois Natural History Survey has a site
all about mussels, complete with maps showing which species can be found in
Louisa County, as well as in other parts of the country. |
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Fishes of Iowa |
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has a
site all about the different kinds of fish in Iowa and also has maps of
where each fish occurs. |
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The US Geological Survey has a list of all the
butterflies found in Louisa County, along with information about each
species. |
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Butterflies of Louisa County, Iowa
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Moths of Louisa County, Iowa |
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The US Geological Survey also has a list of all
the moths found in Louisa County, along with information about each species. |
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The Dragonflies & Damselflies of Iowa |
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A site all about dragonflies and damselflies and
with checklists for each county in Iowa, including Louisa. |
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Louisa County Plants
The following links
are to websites with information about some of the different plants that
grow wild in Louisa County and other surrounding areas. Not all of the
sites are concerned exclusively with Louisa County, however many of the
sites contain maps or databases which have information on the plants
presence in Louisa County. |
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PLANTS National Database |
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A US Department of Agriculture database where
users can search for plants and find information about them as well as what
state and even what county those plants are found in. |
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Miscellaneous Links of Interest
The following links
are to various websites that may be of interest to our visitors. They
contain articles or information related to conservation, recreation, or
preservation within Louisa County |
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Birding Cone Marsh |
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An article by the Iowa Ornithologists Union on
the birding opportunities at Cone Marsh in Louisa County. |
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Toolesboro Mounds
Preserve |
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources site
about the Toolesboro Indian Mounds preserve. |
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State Historical Society's Toolesboro
Site |
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The State Historical Society's website
about the Toolesboro Indian Mounds preserve. |
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Hunting, Fishing, & Trapping Regulations |
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources
hunting, fishing, and trapping regulations (which are enforced at all LCCB
wildlife management areas). |
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Hunter Safety Education Class Information |
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Find out about upcoming classes statewide |
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Links to
Other Conservation Boards, Agencies, & Organizations
The following links are to
websites of neighboring Conservation Boards, other conservation agencies,
such as the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, and non-profit
conservation organizations, especially those that are active within Louisa
County. |
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Des Moines County Conservation Board |
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The website of the Des Moines County
Conservation Board (Louisa County's southern neighbor). |
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Henry County Conservation Board |
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The website of the Henry County Conservation
Board (Louisa County's southwest neighbor). |
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Johnson County Conservation Board |
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The website of the Johnson County Conservation
Board (Louisa County's northwest neighbor). |
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Muscatine County Conservation Board |
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The website of the Muscatine County Conservation
Board (Louisa County's northern neighbor). |
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Washington County Conservation Board |
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The website of the Washington County
Conservation Board (Louisa County's western neighbor). |
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Iowa Association of County
Conservation Boards |
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The website of the Iowa Association of County
Conservation Boards, with information and links about all 99 county
conservation boards in Iowa. |
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Iowa Department of Natural Resources |
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The website of the Iowa Department of Natural
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Iowa NRCS |
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The website of the Iowa Natural Resources
Conservation Service. |
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Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation |
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The website of the Iowa Natural Heritage
Foundation. |
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Iowa NWTF Chapter |
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The website of the Iowa Chapter of the National
Wild Turkey Federation. |
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Louisa County Chapter of Pheasants Forever |
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The website of the Louisa County, Iowa Chapter
of Pheasants Forever. |
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Iowa Chapter of Ducks Unlimited |
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The website of the Iowa Chapter of Ducks
Unlimited. |
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United States Fish & Wildlife Service |
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The website of the US Fish & Wildlife Service. |
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National Park Service |
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The website of the National Park Service. |
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