▁very ▁different ▁from ▁other ▁wet land ▁management ▁districts . ▁Under ▁a ▁Mem or and um ▁of ▁Under standing ▁with ▁the ▁Iowa ▁Department ▁of ▁Natural ▁Resources , ▁the ▁State ▁man ages ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁water f ow l ▁production ▁areas ▁( WP As ) ▁in ▁the ▁district . ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁partners hip ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁very ▁benef icial ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Fish ▁and ▁Wild life ▁Service . ▁T ogether , ▁the ▁State ▁and ▁the ▁Service ▁have ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁develop ▁large ▁complex es ▁of ▁habitat ▁for ▁water f ow l ▁and ▁other ▁wild life ▁species . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁W et land ▁Management ▁District ▁en comp ass es ▁ 3 5 ▁count ies , ▁at ▁this ▁date , ▁there ▁are ▁W P As ▁in ▁ 1 6 ▁count ies . ▁Most ▁ac quis itions ▁are ▁intended ▁to ▁increase ▁habitat ▁at ▁existing ▁wet land ▁complex es , ▁so ▁it ▁is ▁unlikely ▁that ▁tract s ▁will ▁be ▁acquired ▁in ▁the ▁entire ▁ 3 5 - count y ▁area . ▁ ▁Most ▁W P As ▁are ▁small , ▁from ▁ 1 0 0 ▁to ▁, ▁but ▁several ▁have ▁grown ▁consider ably . ▁Union ▁Hills ▁W PA ▁in ▁Cer ro ▁G ordo ▁County ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁in ▁Iowa ▁at ▁over ▁. ▁Spring ▁Run , ▁a ▁large ▁complex ▁of ▁State ▁and ▁Federal ▁lands ▁in ▁Dick inson ▁County , ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁largest ▁W PA . ▁D ug out ▁Creek ▁W PA ▁in ▁Dick inson ▁County ▁and ▁Lower ▁Mor se ▁Lake ▁in ▁Wright ▁County ▁are ▁also ▁among ▁the