Loess Hills:

• The hills represent a very unusual landform that needs to be preserved, in part because the hills comprise such a novel ecosystem and also because they contain much of the remaining prairie areas in Iowa.

Problems:

• erosion – a serious problem with the ultra-fine soil particles, sloping ground
• fire – fire has been suppressed historically and needs to be returned to the remnants
• political strife – not unique to the hills but a problem there too.
• Continued development and loss of native prairie.

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