Iowa

North of Iowa City, Iowa. From I-80 take Exit 244 (Dubuque St.); go North 3 miles to West Overlook Road and proceed 1/4 mile to the park areas.

Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1937 to provide a refuge and breeding ground for

migratory birds and other wildlife. The actual slough is all that remains of a pre-glacial riverbed, and its name

is derived from the connection or "union" of two watersheds: the Blue Earth River of Minnesota and the East Fork of the Des Moines River. The terrain is nearly flat, allowing the flow of the water to be determined by the direction of the wind at times.

http://www.nps.gov/efmo/planyourvisit/directions.htm

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April 19 -27, 2008 is National Park Week. Specific Activities at Effigy Mounds National Monument during National Park Week include: April 19: Bird and Nature Walk April 19: Effigy Mounds Jr. Ranger Program April 19: Ho-Chunk Author, Spencer Lone Tree - Book Signing April 19-27: National Park Week films at Visitor Center April 20: Bird Walk and Nature Walk April 22: Special Earth Day Hikes