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Iowa’s County Conservation System
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ACREAGE
CAMPSITES:
E
lectric/
F
ull Hookup/
N
on-Electric
Eq
uestrian/
Y
outh/
D
ump Station/
W
iFi
WATER:
D
rinking/
S
howers
TOILETS:
F
lush/
V
ault
CABIN RENTAL:
S
easonal/
Y
ear Round
SHELTER:
E
nclosed/
O
pen/
F
ree/
R
ental
P
ICNICKING
TRAILS:
B
ike-Hard Surface/
L
imestone/
M
t.Bike/
W
ater
E
questrian/
H
iking/
S
nowmobile/
X
C Ski-
G
roomed
SWIMMING:
B
each/
P
ool
FISHING:
J
etty/
P
ier/
L
ake(acres)/
S
tream or River/
T
rout
BOATING:
C
anoe/
E
lectric/
M
otor/
BR
-Boat Rental/
R
amp
SPORTS:
A
rchery/
B
aseball/
D
isk Golf/
G
olf/
H
orseshoe
I
ce Skating/
P
layground/
S
hooting Range/
Sl
edding
T
ennis/
W
inter Sports
SITES:
A
mphitheater/
Ar
boretum/
B
ird Watching
Wildlife
E
xhibit/
H
istoric Site/
N
ature Center
P
rairie/
W
etland/
Wo
odland
HUNTING:
F
orest/
U
pland/
W
etland
County
Butterfly Gardening Tips
There are some 775 species of butterflies and skippers in North
America. Wouldn’t it be great to attract some of these beautiful
insects to your garden? These days, many people are planting
special gardens with that one purpose in mind. Before you start
digging or go to the garden center, there are a few things you
should consider.
Butterflies require two types of food - larval and adult. Larval
foods are those plants that are eaten by the caterpillar. When the
caterpillar changes into an adult butterfly, it then requires nectar
for food. Several generations may be produced during the warm
months of the year, so it’s important to have a variety of plants
blooming throughout the season.
If you live in an exposed are, you should provide a windbreak for
the butterflies to protect them from strong winds. Butterflies also
like to be in direct sunlight. They not only use it to keep warm,
but also to navigate! Therefore you should watch to see which
part of your yard gets the most hours of sun and locate your
garden there. You may want to put a few rocks and logs in your
butterfly garden. They will store the sun’s heat. Butterflies are
quick to take advantage of this, especially on cool mornings.
If you have any muddy areas around your home, consider
yourself fortunate! You may have noticed butterflies congregating
around the edges of them. This is called “puddling.” Butterflies
get water, salts, and other trace nutrients from these puddles. If
you don’t have any of these natural depressions in your yard, even
a sunken bucket of moist sand will attract butterflies, and provide
them with water. Rotting stumps that hold water are also good
for this purpose.
Here are some plants that are attractive to butterflies to get you
started: (Note many butterfly caterpillars will also eat these
plants)
Perennials: Butterfly milkweed, Purple coneflower, Shasta Daisy,
Ironweed, Ox-eye Daisy, Goldenrod, Phlox, Day Lily, Violet,
Black-eyed Susan, Gay feather, Yarrow, Bee balm, Joe-Pye weed.
Annuals: Cosmos, Nicotiana, Marigold, Alyssum, Lantana,
Verbena, Zinnia, Clover, Nasturtium.
Trees: Hackberry, Hawthorn, Crabapple, Cherry, Buckeye,
Willow.
Shrubs: Lilac, Honeysuckle, Spicebush, Ninebark, Currant,
Sumac.
ACREAGE
CAMPSITES: lectric/ on-Electric/ ull Hookup,
E
N
F
outh, ump Station/ iFi, uestrian
Y
D
W Eq
WATER: rinking/ howers
D
S
TOILETS: lush/ ault
F
V
CABIN RENTAL: easonal/ ear Round
S
Y
SHELTER: nclosed/ pen/ ental/ ree
E
O
R
F
ICNICKING
P
TRAILS: iking/ questrian/ ike-Hard Surface/ t.Bike
H
E
B
M
/Bike- imestone/ nowmobile/ C Ski- roomed/ ater
L
S
X
G
W
SWIMMING: each/ ool
B
P
FISHING: ier/ etty/ ake(acres)/ tream or River
P
J
L
S
BOATING: otor/ anoe/ lectric/ -Boat Rental/ amp
M
C
E
BR
R
SPORTS: rchery/ aseball/ olf/ inter Sports/
A
B
G W
layground/ hooting Range/ orsesh e ennis/
P
S
H
T
ce Skating/ edding/ isc Golf
I
Sl
D
SITES: ature Center/ istoric Site/ rairie/
N
H
P
Wildlife xhibit/ etland A a/ mphitheater
E
W
A
ird Watching/ odland boretum
B
Wo
Ar
HUNTING: etland/ orest/ pland
W
F
U
1. Fuller Wildlife Area (land locked)
3 mi. N of Mystic
100
U
2. Lelah Bradley Park and Reserve
SW edge of Centerville
410 E15
D V
OR2* P H, E, L
L150,
30
M, C,
R
A, P
P40
U
3. Ross Wildlife Area
2 mi. SW of Cincinnati
434
L1.5
F, U
4. Sharon Bluffs State Park
3 mi. SE of Centerville
144 E6, N2 D V
OR1* P H, M
S
M, C P, H
N, E
* Handicap Accessible
Appanoose
Photo courtesy of Cedar County Conservation.