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Ashworth and Greenwood Parks
Basin north of Moeckly Prairie (private property)
Big Creek SP
Big Creek SP and WMA (general location--HISTORICAL RECORDS ONLY)
Big Creek WMA--100th St.
Big Creek WMA--NW 126th Ave.
Big Creek WMA--northeast
Big Creek WMA--northwest
Big Creek WMA—NW Madrid Dr. access
Brown's Woods
Carney Marsh
Center Street dam
Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt (general location--HISTORICAL RECORDS ONLY)
Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt--Bishop Grasslands Management Unit
Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt--Bluestem Grasslands Wildlife Management Unit
Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt--Bluewing Wildlife Management Unit
Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt--Chichaqua Bottoms Trail
Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt--Chichaqua WMA
Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt--Clingan Grasslands Management Unit
Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt--Engeldinger Marsh
Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt--Hwy 65 access and trail
Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt--Lost Turtle Management Unit
Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt--Mendenhall Unit
Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt--Mountain Farm Management Unit
Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt--NE 104th St. unit (east of road only)
Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt--NE 118th Ave. woodlands
Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt--NE 98th St. scrub habitat
Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt--Pioneer Grasslands Management Unit
Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt--Ringneck Grasslands Management Unit
Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt--Sandhill Wildlife Management Unit
Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt--bird blind
Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt--controlled hunting ponds
Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt--picnic area
Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt—Swan Lake Unit
Clive Greenbelt Trail (Polk Co.)
Clive Lake
Copper Creek Lake
Cummins Woods
DMACC Campus (Ankeny)
DMACC West Pond and Green Space
Dale Maffitt Reservoir (Polk Co.)
Days Run Park
Des Moines International Airport
Des Moines River--MLK Jr. Pkwy bridge to SW 6th St. bridge
Des Moines University
Drake University
Easter Lake Park
Elkhart I-35 rest area--northbound
Erickson Sheldahl wetland (private property)
Errington Marsh WMA
Fisher Lake (private property)
Fort Des Moines Park
Gateway Industrial Center pond
Glendale Cemetery
Gray's Lake Park
Greenbelt Park
Grimes Hwy 44 pond
Haines Park
Heritage Park
Hillside Park
I-80--Mitchellville westbound rest area
Iowa State Capitol grounds
Johnston Public Library ponds
Johnston pits (private property--access and view from Sycamore North Trail)
Jordan Creek Park and Trail
Lake Petocka
Lakeshore Trail--Lincoln Access to Jester Park
Lakeview Park
Laura A. Ward Park
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Lehman organic farm (private property)
Lew Clarkson Park
Margo Frankel Woods SP--east of NW 2nd St.
Margo Frankel Woods SP--west of NW 2nd St.
Moeckly Prairie (private property)
Morningstar airport pits (private property)
Neal Smith Trail--Morningstar Drive access
Polk City cemetery
Ponds at Ankeny Centennial High School, Prairie Lakes Park, Prairie Ridge Sports Complex
Prairie Rose Arena wetland (private property)
Principal Park
Purple Martin Lake Water Resource Area
Raccoon River Park
Red Rock WMA--Runnells overlook area (Polk Co.)
Resthaven cemetery
Saydel High School Prairie
Saylorville Reservoir (general location--HISTORICAL RECORDS ONLY)
Saylorville Reservoir--Acorn Valley Recreation Area
Saylorville Reservoir--Big Creek spillway area
Saylorville Reservoir--Cherry Glen Recreation Area
Saylorville Reservoir--Cottonwood Recreation Area
Saylorville Reservoir--Jester Park (general location)
Saylorville Reservoir--Jester Park, Campground #4
Saylorville Reservoir--Jester Park, Campground #6
Saylorville Reservoir--Jester Park, Discovery Pond
Saylorville Reservoir--Jester Park, Nature Center
Saylorville Reservoir--Jester Park, Shelter 5 area
Saylorville Reservoir--Jester Park, bird blind
Saylorville Reservoir--Lakeview Recreation Area
Saylorville Reservoir--Lincoln Access
Saylorville Reservoir--Oak Grove Recreation Area
Saylorville Reservoir--Polk City Wildlife Area
Saylorville Reservoir--Prairie Flower Recreation Area
Saylorville Reservoir--Red Feather Prairie
Saylorville Reservoir--Sandpiper Recreation Area
Saylorville Reservoir--Visitor Center
Saylorville Reservoir--Walnut Ridge RA
Saylorville Reservoir--dam pullouts
Saylorville Reservoir--marina
Saylorville Reservoir--overflow spillway and Bob Shetler Recreation Area
Saylorville WMA (Polk Co.)--Hwy 17 area
Saylorville WMA (Polk Co.)--tract south of Jester Park
Strasser Woods State Preserve
Sycamore Access (general location)
Sycamore Access--Neal Smith Trail
Sycamore Access--Sycamore North Trail
Terra Park
Thomas Mitchell Park
Trestle Trail
Union Park
Walker Johnston Regional Park
Walnut Woods SP
Walnut Woods SP--campground and trail
Water Works Park (Des Moines)
Woodland Lake (private property—view from public road)
Yellow Banks County Park
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