A bill that received early support in the Iowa Senate on Thursday would require someone who reports a potential violation to the Iowa Department of
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DNR to recap hunting seasons, discuss possible rule changes at Feb. 20 public meeting
ALGONA – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is hosting a series of town hall-style meetings where local staff provide updates on recently completed
Training Opportunity to Become a Volunteer Bald Eagle Nest Monitor
Calling all wildlife watchers! The Iowa DNR will be holding two training opportunities for people interested in becoming volunteer bald eagle nest monitors. One workshop
Miles of a northwest Iowa river have been pumped dry
A significant stretch of a northwest Iowa river has run dry several times in the past seven years as a rural water utility has pumped
Two-thirds of state beaches had swim advisories this year, group says
There were 25 state beaches this summer where swimming was not advised at least one week because of elevated levels of bacteria or toxins or
Pheasant survey predicts a repeat of last year’s excellent hunting for most of Iowa pheasant
Results of Iowa’s 2022 pheasant population survey are in and the results were nearly identical to that of 2021, when hunters harvested the highest number
Iowa’s rabbit, squirrel season opened Sept. 3
The good news for Iowa’s cottontail rabbit hunters is that Iowa has an abundant rabbit population, with the south-central part of the state seeing the
Company fined for nuisance ‘fugitive dust’ in Urbandale
A company tasked with expanding a road in Urbandale failed numerous times last year to control the dust from construction, which led to complaints from
DNR weighs options for brain-eating amoeba
State officials are considering whether to test more lakes, put up warning signs and launch a public-awareness campaign after a Missouri resident who swam at
Iowa DNR sending firefighters to Alaska, Texas and Colorado
AMES – As wildfires continue to rage in parts of the west, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fire Program has started to dispatch
