(Harlan) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is moving forward with plans to redesign the main boat ramp at Prairie Rose State Park. Fisheries biologist John Lorenzen says the steep drop at the ramp has long created hazards, often causing boats or vehicles without adequate clearance to bottom out.
Lorenzen says the steep drop causes a bottoming-out hazard to boat tongues and vehicles if they do not have the truck-type clearance.
In addition to the ramp project, the second phase of an alum treatment at Prairie Rose is scheduled for October 13–17…