Voas Nature Area Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 7/21/2007
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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The Voas Nature Area is a 265-acre park located west of Minburn, approximately 1/2 mile east to the North Raccoon River. The area was donated to the Dallas County Conservation Department by Lyle and Mae Voas. Both brother and sister had a desire to see their family farmland restored to a native prairie and forest condition similar to pre-Euro-American settlement.

They intended for the area to become a wildlife refuge and educational center.

Mae and Lyle Voas formed an impressive collection. They collected rocks, fossils, and minerals across the United States and around the world. They built a museum displaying many artifacts. Rare native elements, dynamic quartz specimens, and fossils are on exhibit.

The Voas Nature Area is diverse in habitat. A 90-acre oak/hickory forest, and 125-acre prairie and wetland complex have been re-established. 90 percent of Iowa's prairies and wetlands have been plowed and drained for farmland.

To restore the wetlands, field tiles were broken, plugged and in some cases wetland basins were deepened. As water accumulated in these prairie pothole marshes, aquatic vegetation grew back. Some aquatic vegetation seed remains dormant in the soil for as much as 70 years.

The diversity of habitat serves as an excellent stage for learning about our natural world. Interpretive programs offered at the Voas Nature Area include tours of the museum, bird-watching hikes, prairie programs, geology presentations, and many other environmental education programs. An observation deck and restroom facilities are available at the museum.

Voas Nature Area hours are 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM daily.

Source: Dallas County Website


Placed with permission by the Dallas County Conservation County Board


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