Purchase to expand Big Marsh by about 230 acres; Decision comes before Natural Resource Commission April 9 in Harlan

DES MOINES – Adding 229 acres to the Big Marsh Wildlife Management Area between Allison and Parkersburg is on the agenda when a state group meets Thursday, April 9 in Harlan.
  The Natural Resource Commission of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources is slated to purchase the land, which adjoins the Big Marsh WMA, for $230,000 from Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation. The price is $5,463 less than the appraised value.
  The property contains numerous wetlands ("potholes") and drainage ways. Two county roads provide access to the property, which has no building improvements.
  Read the full story in the April 9 Butler County Tribune-Journal and Clarksville Star.