USA Today

'I want to protect it': Geode State Park manager worries about park post-eviction

DANVILLE — On the north end of Geode State Park, a rope swing hangs from a large white oak tree next to a modest stone home whose fenced-in back yard is sparsely scattered with lawn chairs, bird ...
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Suspicious fire damages largest sycamore tree in Iowa at Geode State Park

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. The DNR is investigating the fire and ...
KCCI Des Moines

Iowa's largest sycamore damaged in 'suspicious fire,' DNR says

Iowa's largest sycamore tree was "severely damaged" by a suspicious fire on Sunday, Feb. 18, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The tree, located in Geode State Park in ...
The Gazette

Largest sycamore in Iowa likely destroyed by suspicious fire

Iowa's largest sycamore, estimated to be 350 years old, was heavily damaged in a suspicious fire Feb. 18, 2024, in Geode State Park, near Danville. (Iowa Department of Natural Resources) Buy Photo A ...
The Gazette

Find amazing geodes — legally — at Keokuk’s Geode Fest

Iowa’s state rock is all over the state’s southeast corner, but to find one you need to know someone. “There’s tons of geodes over here, but nobody has opened it up to the public,” said Kirk ...