218 PUBLIC PARKS OF IOWA 



MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SCENIC MATTERS. 

 Resolutions of Iowa Conservation Association. 



Resolved: 1. That we most heartily endorse the plans for the estab- 

 lishment of the Mississippi Valley National Park, substantially as recom- 

 mended to the Department of the Interior by its representative, M. L. Dorr. 



2. That this association express its deep appreciation to the property 

 owners around McGregor who have so well preserved the natural scenery 

 of the region. 



3. That the association appreciates the offer of Mrs. Martha Buell 

 Munn to the Department of the Interior in November, 1916, to donate 

 within two years, 150 acres of her property and hopes that in view of the 

 intervention of the present war, Mrs. Munn's option will be extended a 

 reasonable time after the close of the war. 



4. That the association empower its officers to negotiate with the 

 Historical Society of Iowa or the Historical Department of Iowa for the 

 preparation and publication of the available data regarding the Mississippi 

 Valley National Park. 



5. That the association is in favor of the United States government 

 establishing on both sides of the Mississippi river between St. Louis and 

 St. Paul a series of parks and forest preserves on land not suitable for agri- 

 cultural purposes for the conservation of our scenic and timber resources. 



6. That this association is in favor of the retention on our statute 

 books of the present law giving protection for five years to quail and 

 prairie chickens in this state. 



7. That we favor the prosecution of the campaign against the barberry 

 and squirrel tail grass all over the state. 



8. That we appreciate the courtesy of the McGregor Citizens' Asso- 

 ciation, the churches and all the citizens of McGregor in assisting the 

 association toward making the McGregor meeting a success. 



9. That we appreciate the invitation of the citizens of Waukon, Post- 

 ville, Elkader and Clermont to visit their communities and regret that 

 this invitation cannot be accepted on account of the delay of the program 

 by the inclemency of the weather. Iowa Conservation Magazine, Vol. , 

 p. 28. 



