Acorn Pancakes From Wild Iowa Nuts Delighted by Rich Patterson
Wild Iowa acorns and other native nuts can become food with simple steps. The article explains gathering white or burr oak acorns, removing tannins by repeated boiling, drying, and milling into flour for pancakes and other recipes. It contrasts acorns with black and pin oaks and notes other nuts like black walnuts and shagbark hickory, plus tips on identifying species and safe preparation. Rich Patterson profiles edible wild nuts and his background.
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Area
Iowa
Euell Gibbons
California
Cedar Rapids
Shagbark
Habitat restoration along Indian Creek near Nature Center
Habitat project completed by volunteers on Indian Creek at Otis Road SE with rock donations from B L Anderson Inc and Cedar Rapids Bassmasters. Five rock jetties built per Iowa Conservation Commission plans to create fish habitat and improve current flow to scour mud and sediment. Fifth graders use the stream for aquatic study and the director notes past habitat decline should reverse course.
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Indian Creek
Otis Road
Rich Patterson
B.L. Anderson Inc
Rock
Cedar Rapids
Dick Schroeder
Iowa Conservation Commission
Patterson
World’s first fishing museum opens in Salmon Leap Cottage
The new museum near Cardigan Wales houses rods reels nets and other antique fishing gear. It is billed as the world’s first museum devoted entirely to fishing. Also noted is a 20 years ago item about quintuplet girls born in San Antonio Texas.
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Cardigan
Wales
UPI
Salmon Leap Cottage
San Antonio
Tex
Biologist Seeks Duck Gizzards and Goose Tail Feathers
Iowa biologist Donald Pfeiffer of the Conservation Commission requests hunter participation to study lead shot ingestion in waterfowl. He seeks gizzards from mallards pintails and diving ducks with fully feathered wings, plus Canada goose tail feathers for flock identification. Collect in bags or envelopes with date and kill location, freeze, and mail to Pfeiffer in Iowa City after season.
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Pfeiffer
Iowa Conservation Commission
Hawkeye
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Highway 218
Coralville Lake
Iowa
Southgate Ave
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University of Idaho
Alaska Department of Fish & Game
U.S. Forest Service
The
Fish & Wildlife Service
Indian Creek Nature Center
Marion
Fishing
Donald Pfeiffer
Judd
Selchow and Righter Co
Scrabble
United Feature Syndicate. Inc
Seichow and Righter Co
Rapids
Corvette
Harry Steele
Gary Gazelle
Bruce Millsap
Roy Hodgson
Russ Hall
Roger Miller
Jim Stepanek
Bob Moore
Dick Hanson
Joe Todd
Chevrolet
First Avenue
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