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The land which was originally wetlands used by migratory foul had earlier been used as a private hunting preserve. [3]In 1906 the Squaw Creek Drainage District No. 1 after much litigation using the contactors Rogers & Rogers completed ditches to drain nearly 20,000 acres (8,100 ha) of land into the Missouri River in a massive project in which more than 500,000 cubic yards of earth were moved ...
Bounded on the east side by the unique loess bluffs of eastern Mississippi, this 15,572-acre (63.02 km 2) refuge was named to reflect its location at the base of the bluffs. The refuge was established in 1975 and provides important stop-over and nesting habitat for over 225 species of neotropical migratory birds. [ 2 ]
Screengrab from Facebook post by Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge. Photos capture the birds taking off together in dense flocks and covering the refuge’s wetlands like way too many kids in ...
In addition to the falls coming over loess bluffs, there are uncommon trees such as southern sugar maple, serviceberry, umbrella tree and pyramid magnolia. It is also an area used by native and ...
The Loess Hills region in Missouri. Today, the hills stretch from the Blood Run Site in South Dakota in the north to Mound City, Missouri in the south. Loess topography can be found at various points in extreme eastern portions of Nebraska and Kansas along the Missouri River valley, particularly near the Nebraska cities of Brownville, Rulo, Plattsmouth, Fort Calhoun, and Ponca, and the Iowa ...
The name "Tarkio" is from a Native American word meaning "place where walnuts grow". [4] [5] The river passes rural areas and figures most prominently in the drainage system nears its mouth in management of Big Lake, Missouri and the Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, formerly known as Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge. Several streams ...
The 2024 Wisconsin spring waterfowl breeding survey showed a continued decline in mallards, the state's most abundant duck species, and a year-over-year drop in total ducks as well as Canada geese.
The bluffs are eastward from the Missouri River, and form the geological boundary of the floodplain on the Iowa side of the river. -- Jerry picker 06:26, 22 January 2006 (UTC) I wonder if the excellent new section on the Loess bluffs near Vicksburg, MS might not be more appropriate in the article on Loess soils and landforms.