Pike Run State Preserve
Muscatine County, Iowa
Pike Run Wildlife Area Plants and Wildlife
Bird Checklist for Pike Run Wildlife Area.pdfIn the table below:
Click on the Plant, Bird, Reptile and Amphibian, Insect and Arachnid, and Mammal tabs at the bottom of the table to scroll through the lists.
These lists are based on species identified during site visits and sightings submitted using the link in the sub-bullet point below. Submitted species are added to the table as time allows.
Click here if you would like to submit records of plants or wildlife you have seen at this location.
Bloom periods are based on those provided by the Illinois Plants Database.
About Pike Run State Preserve
Pike Run is a 182-acre preserve that houses a mosaic of wetlands and sandy ridges. Pike Run is a unique stream that functions as a flowing wetland, and is one of the few remaining examples of how Iowa streams looked prior to European settlement. A wooden foot bridge that catwalks across Pike Run allows visitors to experience the upland to wetland plant transition. Through the shallow, clear water, lucky visitors on the bridge can catch a glimpse of underwater animals as never seen before.
Click here for more information on the Muscatine County Conservation Board's website.
Click here for a Soils Map of the Pike Run Preserve.
Nearby Sites of Interest
For additional information on this site and nearby parks of interest visit recreationparks.net.
Interesting literature
Iowa's County Conservation System Guide to Outdoor Recreation