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Marshall County Conservaon Board 2349 233 rd Street Marshalltown, IA 50158 641/752-5490 Email: [email protected] How to get to Arney Bend: Authorized Public Uses Hunng Fishing Bird watching Mushrooming Camping not allowed in this area State hunng rules/regulaons apply The 203-acre Arney Bend Wildlife Area was purchased by the Marshall Coun- ty Conservaon Board in 1980 to conserve and manage an important segment of wild- life habitat adjacent to the Iowa River A grant from the Iowa Wildlife Habi- tat Stamp fund provided 75% of the cost of the acquision. The remaining monies came from Marshall County Conservaon Board funds and numerous business, civic organizaons, and individual donaons Technical assistance was given by the Izaak Walton League of America Endowment. The Iowa Division and the Marshall County Chapter of the Izaak Walton League efforts to secure significant donaons toward this acquision project are greatly appreciated The area is primarily river boom forest with several oxbows. Nave prairie restora- on in some areas has improved the habi- tat diversity to provide for more species of 1529 Lafayee Ave Albion Wildlife Area Arney Bend

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Marshall County Conservation Board 2349 233rd Street Marshalltown, IA 50158 641/752-5490 Email: [email protected]

How to get to Arney Bend:

Authorized Public Uses

Hunting Fishing Bird watching Mushrooming

Camping not allowed in this area State hunting rules/regulations apply

The 203-acre Arney Bend Wildlife Area was purchased by the Marshall Coun-ty Conservation Board in 1980 to conserve and manage an important segment of wild-life habitat adjacent to the Iowa River A grant from the Iowa Wildlife Habi-tat Stamp fund provided 75% of the cost of the acquisition. The remaining monies came from Marshall County Conservation Board funds and numerous business, civic organizations, and individual donations

Technical assistance was given by the Izaak Walton League of America Endowment. The Iowa Division and the Marshall County Chapter of the Izaak

Walton League efforts to secure significant donations toward this acquisition project are greatly appreciated

The area is primarily river bottom forest with several oxbows. Native prairie restora-tion in some areas has improved the habi-tat diversity to provide for more species of

1529 Lafayette Ave Albion

Wildlife Area

Arney Bend

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