{"id":2597,"date":"2023-01-12T14:33:31","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T19:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/?page_id=2597"},"modified":"2023-07-04T15:18:25","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T19:18:25","slug":"iowa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/states\/iowa\/","title":{"rendered":"Iowa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>About the State<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iowa\u2019s natural vegetation consists of tall grass prairie and oak savannas on well-drained soils and uplands.&nbsp; In more mesic habitats and floodplains, forests and wetlands are found.&nbsp; Pothole wetlands are scattered through the Des Moines Lobe.&nbsp; The western side of the state contains ecologically distinctive loess hills while the northwest corner of the state hosts algific talus slopes and karst geology.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"511\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/files\/2015\/02\/sylvan-runkel-iowa-aten-e1688497884955.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/files\/2015\/02\/sylvan-runkel-iowa-aten-e1688497884955.jpg 511w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/files\/2015\/02\/sylvan-runkel-iowa-aten-e1688497884955-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/files\/2015\/02\/sylvan-runkel-iowa-aten-e1688497884955-450x365.jpg 450w, https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/files\/2015\/02\/sylvan-runkel-iowa-aten-e1688497884955-400x325.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Useful Resources for Ecological Managers and Students: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iowa is rich with organizations and resources where you can connect with experts and restoration advocates.&nbsp; The following links connect to a few for you to explore:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iowaprairienetwork.org\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.iowaprairienetwork.org\/\">Iowa Prairie Network<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iowaaudubon.org\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/iowaaudubon.org\/\">Iowa Audobon<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mycountyparks.com\/County\/default.aspx\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mycountyparks.com\/County\/default.aspx\">Iowa County Parks<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iowanativeplants.org\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.iowanativeplants.org\/\">Iowa Native Plants <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iowanaturalists.org\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.iowanaturalists.org\/\">Iowa Naturalists <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The University of Northern Iowa also provides tremendous support for restoration and conservation of Iowa\u2019s native plant and animal communities through the Tallgrass Prairie Center.&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/tallgrassprairiecenter.org\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/tallgrassprairiecenter.org\/\">Click here for more details.<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Find out about upcoming events in Iowa:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iowa Prairie Network hosts a variety of events each month- use this calendar link to access each one (relevant contacts provided within the calendar): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iowaprairienetwork.org\/events\">https:\/\/www.iowaprairienetwork.org\/events<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Raccoon River Watershed Association-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.raccoonriver.org\/\"> https:\/\/www.raccoonriver.org\/<\/a> &#8211; Life in the Raccoon River April 22, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>North American Prairie Conference (June 25-29): <a href=\"http:\/\/www.northamericanprairie.org\/-\"> http:\/\/www.northamericanprairie.org\/-<\/a><em> <\/em>for information about the 2023 North American Prairie Conference <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iowa Association of Naturalists: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iowanaturalists.org\/workshops\/upcoming-workshops\">&nbsp;https:\/\/www.iowanaturalists.org\/workshops\/upcoming-workshops<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inhf.org\/webres\/Image\/blog\/Summer%2017%20Magazine\/Historic%20land%20use%20-%20mag2009(1).jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Source: Map of Iowa created by INHF. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inhf.org\/blog\/blog\/remnant-prairie-a-closer-look-at-iowas-rarest-landscape\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.inhf.org\/blog\/blog\/remnant-prairie-a-closer-look-at-iowas-rarest-landscape\/\">here<\/a> for more information. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contact your MWGL SER State Representative: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Keith Summerville, keith.summerville@gmail.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the State Iowa\u2019s natural vegetation consists of tall grass prairie and oak savannas on well-drained soils and uplands.&nbsp; In more mesic habitats and floodplains, forests and wetlands are found.&nbsp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":0,"parent":2546,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2597","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2597"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2597\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/midwestgreatlakes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}