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DANVILLE, Iowa (KCRG) - A suspicious fire damaged the largest sycamore tree in Iowa at Geode State Park on Sunday, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources said.
QUARTERBACK PATRICK MAHOMES. RIGHT NOW, THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES IS LOOKING FOR THE PERSON WHO SET A 350 YEAR OLD TREE ON FIRE. THE TREE IS A SYCAMORE IN GEODE STATE PARK NEAR ...
Iowa’s biggest sycamore tree — a 350-year-old specimen located in Geode State Park in Southeast Iowa — was destroyed by a suspicious fire Feb. 18. A giant-of-a-tree at 107 feet tall with a ...
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Iowa DNR seeks public assistance after fire damages state’s largest sycamore tree. ... a park ranger at Geode State Park. Anyone with information about the fire can contact Kuckler at 319-392-4601.
The DNR says someone reported a burning tree Sunday at Geode State Park near Danville in southeast Iowa. The tree turned out to be the one that has been certified as the largest sycamore in the state.
Iowa DNR searching for answers after fire burns state's largest sycamore tree. ... staff members at Geode State Park were notified of a burning tree by a visitor to the park on Sunday, Feb. 18.