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Wapsie River Greenbelt
Since the early 1960’s, the Bremer County Conservation Board
has been working on a greenbelt project along the
Wapsipinicon River extending from Tripoli to Highway 3. A
few parcels were obtained between 1960 and 1989, but it was
the Resource Enhancement and Protection Act (REAP) that
provided the funding spark to add additional lands to the
greenbelt project.
From 1989 to the present, 1,650 acres have been obtained for
the project through REAP grants. The greenbelt project now
totals 1,855 acres along the Wapsie. The greenbelt is home
to a wide assortment of critters including a heron rookery,
sand hill cranes with young, and families of river otters.
In addition to improving water quality and providing
habitat, the greenbelt project offers numerous recreational
activities. Bird watchers, Nature Photographers,
Cross-Country Skiers, Hunters, Trappers, Hikers and Canoers
can all find room within the 1,855 acres to pursue their own
nature interests.
Map of
Wapsie River Greenbelt |
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