Driftless Area Quick Facts

The Driftless Area encompasses 15,425,920 acres and 24,103 square miles

CRP and Total Crop Acres

State	Active CRP Acres	Expiring ac 07-09	Total Crop Acres	% in CRP
Illinois	44,939	19,969	610,213	7.4
Iowa	297,700	130,872	2,571,054	11.6
Minnesota	87,027	34,284	1,826,476	4.8
Wisconsin	404,078	160,155	4,144,248	9.8
Totals	833,744	345,280	9,151,991	9.1

 

 

Threatened and Endangered Species

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service maintains a list of species that are considered in danger of becoming extinct. Following is the list of species that are found in all or part of the Driftless Area.

Birds
Bald Eagle
Kirklands Warbler
Whooping Crane

Reptiles
Eastern Massasauga

Mussels
Higgins Eye Pearlymussel
Sheepnose
Spectaclecase

Snail
Iowa Pleistocene Snail

Plants
Minnesota Dwarf Trout Lily
Leedy’s Rose Root
Eastern Prairie Fringed Orchid
Western Prairie Fringed Orchid
Northern Monkshood
Prairie Bush Clover

Each state also maintains a list of threatened and endangered species that are important for that state. The following list is the number of species in each category and is for the entire state. The names can be found on each states Department of Natural Resources website.

Illinois
Mammals – 9
Birds – 53
Fish – 50
Reptiles – 18
Amphibians – 8
Mussels – 39
Butterflies – 5
Plants - 419

Iowa
Mammals – 6
Birds – 11
Fish – 17
Reptiles – 15
Amphibians – 4
Snails – 9
Mussels – 15
Butterflies – 7
Plants - 153

Minnesota
Mammals – 1
Birds – 13
Fish – 21
Amphibians and Reptiles – 5
Mussels and snails – 25
Butterflies and Moths – 8
Plants -113

Wisconsin
Mammals – 1
Birds – 25
Fish – 21
Amphibians and Reptiles – 10
Snails - 4
Mussels – 18
Butterflies and Moths – 18
Plants - 138