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Herbert Hoover National Historic Site Wooden-topped pupils' desks furnish the inside of a one-room schoolhouse.
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Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Reptiles
 
The wet meadow and creek provide habitat for at least four species of snake: fox, Dekay’s brown, plains garter, and common garter. Additionally, western ribbon snake, rat snake, and bull snake have been observed in drier areas of the prairie.
 

Inventory & Monitoring Reports and Data

 

A Herpetofaunal (Reptiles and Amphibians) Inventory of Herbert Hoover National Historic Site (PDF file, 1.47 MB)
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Inventory & Monitoring
Natural resources inventory and monitoring at Herbert Hoover NHS
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Tallgrass Prairie
The 81-acre restored tallgrass enhances the commemorative setting of the historic site.
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Yellow coneflowers in the lush green prairie grass.

Did You Know?
General Land Office surveyors who first came to Iowa commented that the territory was fit only for waterfowl. Eighty-five percent of Iowa used to be soggy tallgrass prairie.
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