BOONE, Iowa—Ledges State Park Manager Andy Bartlett noted in a recent press release that since August of 2023, chainsaw crews from Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa, volunteers, and park staff have contributed hundreds of hours of work removing invasive shrubs from natural areas around the park. Over 40 acres of the woody invaders have been cut, stumps chemically treated to prevent resprouting, and piled for wildlife habitat. Funding for this amazing work was provided locally by quite a few partner organizations.
- Boone County Community Foundation
- Boone County F.O.R.C.E.
- Leonard Good Trust
- Big Bluestem Audubon Society
- Iowa Ornithologists’ Union
- Friends of the Ledges
CCMI workers at Ledges in March (photo courtesy Karl Jungbluth)
CCMI work crew on lunch break during February work day at the Ledges (photo courtesy Karl Jungbluth)
Map showing where invasive species were cleared at the Ledges (photo courtesy Karl Jungbluth)
(contributed press release and photos)
