Stephens State Forest

Stephens State Forest
Stephens State Forest is located in Iowa
Stephens State Forest
Stephens State Forest
Location within Iowa
Stephens State Forest is located in the United States
Stephens State Forest
Stephens State Forest
Location within the United States
Coordinates41°00′48″N 93°28′51″W / 41.01320303°N 93.4807629°W / 41.01320303; -93.4807629
Area15,500 acres (6,300 ha)
Established1930s
Named forT. C. Stephens
AdministratorIowa Department of Natural Resources
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Stephens State Forest is a state forest located in Lucas, Clarke, Monroe, Appanoose and Davis counties in Iowa.[1] Stephens State Forest is 15,500 acres and split into 7 separate locations (referred to as Units) that collectively make up the largest state forest in Iowa.[2]

History

Stephen's State Forest was established in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) through an effort to expand hardwood and conifer populations in the area. In the 1950s, the CCC sold the land to the state of Iowa and the forest was converted into a recreational property. The 7 separate parcels of land that make up Stephens State Forest are referred to as the Lucas, Whitebreast, Woodburn, Cedar Creek, Chariton, Thousand Acres, and Unionville Units.[2]

In 1951, the state forest was named after T. C. Stephens, a professor of biology at Morningside College, ornithologist, and conservationist.[3] Prior to this, the collective units of land were referred to as the Lucas-Monroe Forest Area.[2]

In 2008, Stephens State Forest was designated as a Bird Conservation Area (BCA) and the Thousand Acres BCA was designated in 2014.[2]

Ecology

Stephens State Forest consists of tallgrass prairie association, upland hardwood association, bottomland hardwood association, and their respective transition zones. Due to the CCC planting non-native trees in the 1930s. the soil is predominantly made up of forest vegetation.[2]

Flora

References

  1. ^ "Stephens Forest Campground, IA". Iowa State Parks. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Stephens State Forest, Iowa". www.iowadnr.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "Stephens State Forest | Outdoorsy". www.outdoorsy.com. Retrieved December 18, 2021.

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