The refuge, formerly known as Walnut Creek, is named after Congressman Neal Edward Smith, who championed its creation.
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No substantial areas of original grassland remain in this ecoregion, only fragmented remnants but prairie restoration is happening, for example, at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge in Jasper County, Iowa.