Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area - Ecological Management plan update

Progress continues on invasive clearing and planting of prairie. To date, Americorp and other volunteers, in conjunction with the Iowa DNR, have cleared roughly 100 acres of varied woody invasive vegetation. This spring sixty acres of short grass prairie and forbe mix was planted in these same cleared areas. Reintroduction and maintenance of prairie will serve as a long term replacement of unwanted invasive species, as well as restore Iowa's resource to its native form. Forty of the acres planted was done by Habitat Forever, a National Pheasants Forever company, with contributions from the Iowa White Tails Unlimited, the Pleasant Creek Field Trial Association and the Iowa DNR. The remaining twenty acres was planted with seed grown and harvested by the Iowa DNR Wildlife Bureau and was planted by Americorps volunteers. Please contact the Park Manager at 319-436-7716 if interested in volunteering at Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area.

This website was designed as a tool to solicit further public comment.Visitors to this site can e-mail their input/questions regarding the management plan to Pleasant_Creek_Eco_Plan@dnr.state.ia.us. We simply ask that you include a name and address in addition to the email address and identification.

Final Outcome

• Approved ecological management plan which will be a roadmap for the future
• Creation of flexible document that may be changed over the years as deemed necessary
• Ensure Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area will offer a maximum of compatible recreation opportunities consistent with the long-term conservation of the area for existing and future generations of park visitor

This website will be periodically updated as new information is available.