![]() And some of those facilities and plans that he designed actually did get constructed before the Civilian Conservation Corp was established.īut then when the Conservation Corp was established, it was the catalyst for that plan.Īndy: So out of the Great Depression in 1932 we had Franklin Delano Roosevelt elected President and one of the first things he did in 1933 was through a series of executive orders and some enacted legislation, he started the New Deal.īut the CCC was formed and what it did was it provided manual labor for the unemployed in a natural resource or conservation setting.Īndy: So Franklin Roosevelt is basically quoted as saying to the President, the National President of the Civilian Conservation Corp, give Iowa what it wants because we were ready, we had this incredible plan that said what we were going to do when these resources became available. ![]() He really designed some of the early landscape architecture plans for our first Iowa state parks. ![]() Fitzsimmons who is a landscape architect from the Iowa State College in Ames. It was a road map for these newly formed state parks and for future state parks on their development on the conservation of the resources that they had.Īndy: And one of the major players in the 25 year conservation plan is John R. You have this handful of state parks through the first decade and into the 1930s that are set up in Iowa to preserve and enhance these really unique natural areas that we have.Īnd at the time, we were working on what was called the 25 year conservation plan. So the importance of people being able to get out and utilize and experience nature and make memories in a setting like this was growing ever increasingly important.Īndy: And so that is why the Board of Conservation realized that hey, we need to start developing some state parks or setting aside areas as state parks for this purpose. Public land hardly existed in Iowa.Īt the time of the passing of the State Parks Act I think I read there was 10 acres of public land in Iowa.Īnd so people often times would trespass to find areas to recreate in. Since their inception, our state parks have left a trail of history, adventure and scenic beauty.Īs we celebrate this centennial anniversary, Iowa Outdoors is taking an in-depth look at the historic impact Iowa's state parks have left for Iowans.Īndy Bartlett: The State Parks Act was passed in 1917 and then 3 years later our very first state park is dedicated in Backbone. Iowa's state parks began 100 years ago with the creation of Backbone State Park. Subscription information can be found online at. Many of Iowa's natural wonders you'll find on Iowa PBS can be found in Iowa Outdoors magazine, the Iowa DNR's premier resource for conservation, education and recreation activities. Small, Kathryn Small Cousins and William Carl Cousins Fund at the Quad Cities Community Foundation to support programming on Iowa PBS.Īnd by the Alliant Energy Foundation. So sit tight, Iowa Outdoors is about to begin.įunding for this program was provided by Friends, the Iowa PBS Foundation, as well as generations of families and friends who feel passionate about the programs they watch on Iowa PBS.įunding for this program was provided by the Claude P. We'll lace up our boots and hike the thousands of miles of trails offered in our state parks.įinally we'll follow three photographers who focus on three very different subjects in Iowa's state parks. We'll venture out with an artist in the 20 Artists,20 Parks program to see how she captured the state parks. Outdoors, we'll go back in time 100 years to learn how and why the Iowa state parks were created. Welcome to an Iowa State Parks Special -Ĭoming up on this State Parks episode of Iowa
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