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Backbone trout exhibit closed over low stream in Backbone State Park
NE Iowa Strawbery Point residents protested the Iowa Department of Natural Resources decision to shut the Backbone State Park trout exhibit. Fisheries biologist Dave Marolf says Richmond Spring water is too low to operate safely, and even if flow returns the exhibit may stay closed due to budget and staffing limits at the Manchester Hatchery. The exhibit, featuring 18 circular ponds and vending fish food, drew annual tourist traffic and a Civilian Conservation Corps museum photo will be displayed in the park. Local business owners lament the loss as the park weighs maintenance of Decorah’s renovated hatchery and broader agency needs.
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Val Swinton
Iowa
Strawberry Point
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Backbone State Park
Dave Marolf
Manchester
Marolf
DNR
Tom Roberson
Civilian Conservation Corps
Roberson
Don Friedley
Oppo
Richmond Spring Creek
Parks Bureau of the
Richmond Spring
Manchester Hatchery