• Home
  • How We Work
  • Where We Work
  • News Room
  • About Us
  • My Nature Page

The Nature Conservancy in Africa - Conservation in Africa

The Nature Conservancy in Asia Pacific - Conservation in Asia-Pacific

The Nature Conservancy in the Caribbean - Conservation in the Caribbean

The Nature Conservancy in Central America - Conservation in Central America

The Nature Conservancy in North America - Conservation in North America

The Nature Conservancy in the United States - Conservation in the United States

The Nature Conservancy in South America - Conservation in South America

Red Cedar Woodland

   
 

Directions
 

Red Cedar Woodland is accessible only by boat. For directions and logistical details, contact the Iowa chapter at 515-244-5044.
 

Other Projects in the Area
 

Swamp White Oak Preserve
 

Greiner Family Nature Preserve

This preserve is found on an island in the Cedar River and can only be reached by boat or by wading through water. Because of its natural seclusion, this site has been well preserved. Red-shouldered hawks enjoy the area’s excellent bottom land forest habitat.

Why You Should Visit
The Red Cedar Woodland Preserve is part of a large island on the Cedar River. It features riparian (floodplain) forest dominated by sycamore, river birch and silver maple trees. It is an excellent location to observe bald eagles.

Location
Red Cedar Woodland is located in Muscatine County, (northeast) of the Swamp White Oak Preserve. This preserve is part of an island in the Cedar River, just north of where County Hwy G28 crosses the river.

Size
33.9 acres

Conditions
The habitat of Red Cedar Woodland is characterized by the frequent flooding of the Cedar River, which surrounds the preserve on all sides.

Preserve Visitation Guidelines

What to See: Plants
Some of the plants native to this preserve include: American bellflower, black walnut, box elder, cottonwood, greenbrier, hackberry, hawthorn, honey locust, moonseed vine, partridge pea, pin oak, polk weed, redbud, saw-toothed sunflower, silver maple, slough grass, sycamore, Virginia creeper, Virginia wild rye, whorled milkweed and wild grape.

What to See: Animals
Animals at Red Cedar Woodland Preserve include the western painted turtle and the gray tree frog, as well as birds like the great blue heron, the red-headed woodpecker and the majestic bald eagle.

Why the Conservancy Selected This Site
Red Cedar Woodland was donated to the Conservancy in 1985 by Mrs. Nellie Reis.

What the Conservancy Has Done/Is Doing
This site is a small part of the Iowa Chapter’s efforts to protect the watershed and unique habitats along this portion of the Cedar River.