Commercial or political advertising, except for commercial advertising by authorized concessionaires or by vendors participating in department events Prospecting, exploring, mining, or extracting minerals, metals, oil, natural gas, or other nonrenewable resources, except as specifically approved by the commissionġ3.

Use of remote-controlled boats or land vehiclesġ2. Parking or storage of watercraft and commercial vehicles during closed hoursġ1. Use of paint ball, airsoft, or similar projectile weapons not specifically authorized by this Codeĩ. Placing or using trail or game cameras or other similar devicesħ. Placing of grain, salt products, minerals, and other consumable products on landĦ.

Military or law enforcement training by nongovernment entitiesĥ. Destruction, defacing, or removal of department propertyĤ. The following activities are prohibited on department areas and may not be authorized by a special use permit:ġ. In addition to the rules of the Wildlife Code, federal, state and local laws apply on department lands. The locations and times when department areas may be entered, remained on, or used for these activities may be further restricted by Chapter 11 of the Wildlife Code, signs, this conservation atlas, or area maps. Turkey Island is 120 acres of mostly forested land.ĭepartment areas designated as open to the public may be accessed and used for hiking sightseeing nature observation entering or remaining on designated portions of department areas possession of pets and hunting dogs field trials use of vehicles, bicycles, horses, and horseback riding collecting of nuts, berries, fruits, edible wild greens, and mushrooms camping tree stands target shooting and use of shooting ranges decoys and blinds use of boats and motors taking bullfrogs and green frogs hunting trapping and fishing. The island can be reached by boat from the mainland tract during normal river conditions. Cuivre Island, at 1,240 acres, is mostly timbered, with 80 acres of old field, 40 acres of reforestation and 60 acres of sloughs. The mainland tract does provide a parking lot and a boat launch to access Cuivre Slough. The mainland tract is 100 acres of mostly forested land. Most of the 1,461-acre area was acquired to provide wildlife habitat as mitigation lands for the construction of Melvin Price Lock and Dam (26).Ĭuivre Island Conservation Area consists of three separate tracts of land (mainland tract, Cuivre Island tract, and Turkey Island tract). Army Corps of Engineers, and The Nature Conservancy.

The area was purchased through a cooperative effort among the Conservation Department, the U.S. The majority of the area is an island within Mississippi River navigation pool 26, between river miles 235 and 238. Access to the area is by Dalbow Road, off Highway 79. Cuivre Island Conservation Area is in Lincoln and St.

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