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South Twin Lake

DNR "Restoration" Lakes
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Ducks Unlimited have joined forces and their two programs, the Ducks Unlimited program "Living Lakes Initiative" and the Iowa DNR "Shallow Lakes Management" Project and have called it "Shallow Lake Restoration". Below are photos of the results of two of their "Shallow Lake Restorations" and the third is in the third year of the project.  Is this what will become of all of our shallow glacial lakes in Iowa?

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Big Wall Lake - Restoration Completed 2008

Rush Lake - Restoration Project Completed Prior to 2007

Diamond Lake - "Restoration" in  Progress.
..."Due to an abundance of newly established aquatic plant growth, Diamond Lake insect populations have exploded," said Gary Phillips, an aquatic plant specialist.... Excerpt from DNR press release July 9, 2009.
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