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Relief map of the central Driftless Area, emphasizing the high density of trout waters in the region. The Midwest Driftless Area Restoration Effort is a multi-agency cooperative effort to restore the landscape. [25] The main issues are erosion and water pollution from agricultural and animal runoff.
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Ocooch Mountains are a place name for the Western Upland area of Wisconsin also known as the Driftless Region, meaning un-glaciated, lacking glacial drift or the Paleozoic Plateau, referring to a geologic era, Greek for "ancient life". The lack of glaciated terrain accounts for high hills, bluffs, and ridges.
Pages in category "Driftless Area" The following 110 pages are in this category, out of 110 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The map is held at UW-La Crosse's Murphy Library as part of the Driftless River Initiative. "You're getting unfiltered thoughts," Mindel said. "It's not a published paper or some other formal ...
Map of Minnesota bedrock by age. Shaded relief image: Superior Upland in the northeast, the flat Red River Valley in the northwest, Central Minnesota's irregular landscape, the Coteau des Prairies and Minnesota River in the southwest, and the southeast's dissected Driftless Area along the Mississippi River below its confluences with the Minnesota and St. Croix in East Central Minnesota
Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge in northeastern Iowa, southwestern Wisconsin and northwestern Illinois. It is a collection of non-contiguous parcels in the vicinity of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge .
The city's well-preserved historical character within the varied natural topography of the driftless area has made it a regional tourist destination. Mineral Point is sometimes called Wisconsin's third oldest city, [3] [4] [5] but the Wisconsin Historical Society notes several older colonial settlements. [6]