McGowen Recreation & Wildlife Area


Overview

This is a 290-acre, multi-purpose conservation area which includes a diverse blend of recreational developments for the public. The developments include: development and maintenance of top quality wildlife habitat areas, pond management, prairie management, and providing environmental education programs.

There is a variety of game and non-game wildlife species. With diverse terrain, it features ponds, timbers, open grasslands, wetlands, and crops. The ponds are stocked with bluegill, largemouth bass, catfish and red-ear sunfish. The area contains two small native, tall-grass prairie remnants, which contain a variety of forbs and grasses native to southern Iowa and native reconstructed prairie.