The Telegraph Herald reported this AM that the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation has agreed to a deal with the Kistler family to purchase the 1000 acre Ferguson- Kistler tract. This will form a contigous wild area of 3000 acres including portions of Yellow River State Forest and Effigy Mounds National Monument. If Congress approves the proposed plan, this will be sold to and become part of the monument. Otherwise it will probably be bought by the Iowa DNR. ----------------------------------------------------------------- To get off the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask]