Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge 
9981 Pacific St.
Prairie City, IA 50228
515-994-3400
http://www.fws.gov/refuge/Neal_Smith/
Wildlife Refuge: Birding, Hike, Picnic, Walk
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge, located just 25 minutes east of Des Moines, Iowa, was established in 1990. Its mission is to re-construct tallgrass prairie and restore oak savanna on 8,654 acres of the Walnut Creek watershed and to provide a major environmental education facility focusing on prairie, oak savanna, and human interaction.