Death investigation underway at Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area 7/4/2021 9:20:00 AM View Count 1933 PALO, Iowa – Two deceased individuals were found inside a parked vehicle at Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area on Friday, July 2, 2021 around 10:45pm, when DNR parks staff were conducting routine patrols.
Wastewater release in Anita goes to Turkey Creek 6/22/2021 8:00:00 AM View Count 1127 ANITA - Early Sunday morning the city of Atlantic helped Anita Municipal Utilities jet out a plugged wastewater pipe, and notified DNR of a wastewater discharge into a nearby creek.
Wastewater discharge in Altoona 6/22/2021 7:56:00 AM View Count 1496 ALTOONA - A plugged sewer line led to a discharge of several hundred gallons of process wastewater that reached a small tributary of Little Four Mile Creek near Altoona this morning.
Final Public Notice - FEMA Public Assistance, Trout Run Creek 6/18/2021 9:54:00 AM View Count 1839 FINAL PUBLIC NOTICE The Fisheries Bureau of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources has applied for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance (PA) Program funding through Iowa’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division (IHSEMD) as a subrecipient.
Fishing regulations to be relaxed at Otter Creek Lake in Tama County 6/8/2021 1:41:00 PM View Count 2437 TAMA - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will relax the fishing regulations at Otter Creek Lake, near Tama, starting June 15 to allow anglers to more freely harvest fish before the lake is dewatered this fall for a planned lake restoration project. The fish population will be renovated to remove common carp and yellow bass from the lake.
DNR seeking cause of dead trout in Fayette County town of West Union 5/27/2021 2:14:00 PM View Count 2285 WEST UNION - DNR staff spent Wednesday in West Union working to track down the cause of a fish kill reported earlier that morning.
Boaters encouraged to avoid Heytman’s Landing and Village Creek boat ramps on Mississippi River 5/25/2021 12:12:00 PM View Count 2683 LANSING – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) urges boaters to use caution at the Heytman’s Landing and Lansing Village Creek boat accesses with lower water predicted through the week
Badger Creek Wildlife Area - Popular hunting and fishing spot west of the Des Moines metro benefiting from change to prairie 5/25/2021 12:02:00 PM View Count 4088 Van Meter, Iowa - A steady stream of people found their way to Badger Creek a few years ago, not for the quality fishing or to hunt pheasants or ducks, but for the food plot planted and managed for the mourning dove season. They were here for the sunflowers.
Boaters encouraged to avoid popular Village Creek boat ramp on Mississippi River 5/20/2021 3:24:00 PM View Count 2259 LANSING – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) urges boaters to use caution at the Lansing Village Creek boat access with lower water predicted through next week. Boats could run aground as river levels drop due to a partial closure of the boat channel at the mouth of the creek and the channel going under the bridge.
DNR investigates complaints on livestock disposal in western Iowa 3/10/2021 4:11:00 PM View Count 2323 NEOLA—In an investigation Monday, DNR staff found improper animal disposal and stockpiled paunch manure, along with manure runoff entering Keg Creek, in Pottawattamie County.
Community trout pond stockings unannounced this winter and spring 1/21/2021 9:18:00 AM View Count 6481 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released between 1,000 to 2,000 rainbow trout at five community trout ponds as part of its cool weather trout program that brings trout to areas that cannot support them during the summer.
Hunting restricted at Otter Creek Marsh, Hawkeye Wildlife Area refuges to non-waterfowl species 12/8/2020 7:08:00 PM View Count 2337 The 450-acre wildlife refuge section of Otter Creek Marsh Wildlife Area in Tama County will open for public use on Dec. 9, including for trapping and hunting game species other than waterfowl.
DNR investigates Altoona wastewater release 12/8/2020 7:06:00 PM View Count 1214 ALTOONA - Monday, DNR responded to a wastewater release in Altoona that reached a tributary of Little Four Mile Creek.
A clearer outlook for Silver Creek thanks to local watershed improvement efforts 12/4/2020 8:42:00 AM View Count 2384 MONONA - Silver Creek, a warm water creek winding through Clayton County, had a muddy outlook until a community-led effort helped clear things up.
DNR to present plans to address derecho timber damage at Dec. 10 virtual meeting 11/30/2020 10:44:00 AM View Count 2331 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is hosting a public meeting at 6:30 p.m., Dec. 10, to discuss a timber salvage project at three public wildlife areas in east central Iowa. The areas were all damaged by the derecho in August.
Fish kill in Fayette County due to accident 11/3/2020 8:17:00 PM View Count 1617 WADENA - Late Monday afternoon, DNR responded to a truck rollover about two miles south of Wadena in Fayette County.
New Dry Run Creek watershed sign raises awareness of project in Black Hawk County 10/29/2020 1:26:00 PM View Count 2515 CEDAR FALLS — Travelers along University Avenue and County Road D-18 in western Black Hawk County may have noticed a new highway sign marking a feature they may not have realized existed before – a watershed.
DNR finds spilled milk in Crawford County stream 10/22/2020 12:52:00 PM View Count 1492 DENISON - Late Wednesday afternoon, county officials notified DNR of cloudy water in Willow Creek about four miles southwest of Denison.
Some facilities at Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area reopen following derecho 9/24/2020 9:05:00 AM View Count 1723 LINN COUNTY, Iowa -- Campgrounds, cabins and shelters are now open at Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area following the derecho in early August. The trails and the beach remain closed as well as the lodge as DNR staff continue to work diligently to clean up damage left behind by August’s derecho.
DNR investigating unknown sheen on Mosquito Creek 9/11/2020 3:23:00 PM View Count 1822 COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - On September 10, MidAmerican Energy contact DNR Field Office staff to alert them of a sheen noticed on Mosquito Creek.
DNR state parks making progress with derecho damage 9/1/2020 1:20:00 PM View Count 4466 Three weeks after a devastating derecho tore through a large portion of Iowa, and left major damage to residential neighborhoods, farms and cities, state parks across Iowa continue their clean-up efforts.
Four state parks remain closed through August following derecho 8/21/2020 1:28:00 PM View Count 3321 DES MOINES, Iowa – Four state parks will remain closed until at least August 31, 2020 following the derecho that left major storm damage across much of the state on August 10.
DNR investigating fish kill in Four Mile Creek near Alleman 8/20/2020 6:49:00 AM View Count 1628 ALLEMAN, Iowa – This afternoon, DNR Field Office staff received a report of a fish kill on Four Mile Creek, northwest of Alleman.
DNR investigating fish kill in Long Creek near Washington 8/16/2020 1:47:00 PM View Count 1664 WASHINGTON, Iowa – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a discharge into Long Creek near Washington after a person noticed dead fish over several days.
Fish kill found in Ankeny stream 8/13/2020 3:19:00 PM View Count 7452 ANKENY - As of noon Thursday, dead fish began surfacing in roughly one-half mile of a tributary to Fourmile Creek in Ankeny following a release of milk on Tuesday night.
DNR traced white color in Ankeny stream to source 8/12/2020 3:21:00 PM View Count 2471 ANKENY—At 7 a.m. this morning, DNR began receiving reports that a tributary to Fourmile Creek in Ankeny had turned white and that fish were struggling near the surface.
Storm knocks out power to Timber Ridge Mobile Home Park causing bypass 8/11/2020 7:47:00 PM View Count 1619 SHELLSBURG, Iowa - Monday’s strong thunderstorm knocked out power at Timber Ridge Mobile Home Park, in eastern Benton County, and caused structural damage to most of the homes in the park.
DNR monitoring fish kill near Protivin 7/24/2020 8:16:00 PM View Count 1088 DECORAH, Iowa – DNR Field Office staff received a report of a fish kill on an unnamed tributary to Bohemian Creek on Thursday, July 23.
Lakeview Drive to close Tuesday for construction project at Brushy Creek Recreation Area 7/24/2020 8:14:00 PM View Count 1638 LEHIGH, Iowa -- A portion of Lakeview Drive will be closed on Tuesday, July 28 from 9am - 3pm due to the construction project of the fish barrier on the Brushy Creek Lake spillway.
Fish kill on Roberts Creek in Clayton County traced to fertilizer coop 7/22/2020 4:21:00 PM View Count 2670 ELKADER—Tuesday, the DNR traced a fish kill on Roberts Creek just a mile northeast of Elkader to an agricultural cooperative.
DNR investigates fish kill near Waukon in Allamakee County 7/21/2020 1:13:00 PM View Count 2145 WAUKON - The DNR is investigating a fish kill in a tributary of Paint Creek south of Waukon.
Iowa Department of Natural Resources to install fish barrier at Brushy Creek Lake spillway 6/30/2020 2:37:00 PM View Count 4322 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will install a physical fish barrier on the Brushy Creek Lake spillway this summer to reduce walleye and muskellunge loss during flood events. The lake will be lowered approximately 4 feet for the next two months to allow for construction. The West ramp will still be usable, even after the lake level has been lowered.
Road construction project to begin at Big Creek State Park 6/16/2020 1:45:00 PM View Count 2405 A new road construction project at Big Creek State Park will begin this week, according to DNR park staff.
DNR conservation officer and park ranger help rescue stranded boaters at Big Creek 6/16/2020 1:30:00 PM View Count 2447 POLK CITY, Iowa – On Sunday, June 14, a DNR conservation officer and a DNR park ranger responded to a group of three stranded boaters at Big Creek.
Sycamore Boat Ramp closed due dangerous current 5/24/2020 12:37:00 PM View Count 2813 JOHNSTON, Iowa – High waters and construction around the Sycamore Boat Ramp near the I-80 bridge is forcing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to close the ramp until construction is complete.
DNR investigating manure spill near Sigourney in Keokuk County 4/30/2020 2:10:00 PM View Count 1987 SIGOURNEY—A DNR specialist investigated a manure spill Wednesday night after a tanker rolled into a tributary of Bridge Creek northeast of Sigourney.
DNR investigating fish kill on Bloody Run Creek in Clayton County 4/21/2020 9:19:00 AM View Count 2909 MARQUETTE - The DNR is investigating a fish kill on Bloody Run Creek in Clayton County.
DNR to close Olofson, Banner shooting ranges 3/18/2020 2:45:00 PM View Count 2524 Des Moines, Iowa - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has closed the Olofson shooting range, near Big Creek State Park, and the Banner shooting range at Summerset State Park, through March 31.
DNR, City of Davenport aware of red sheen on Crow Creek 1/8/2020 6:37:00 AM View Count 1674 DAVENPORT, Iowa -- The DNR has received numerous reports today of a spill in Crow Creek on the north side of Davenport, causing a red sheen.
DNR warns again of deteriorating ice conditions after another incident 1/6/2020 6:47:00 AM View Count 4283 LEHIGH, Iowa – The DNR is again reminding Iowans of deteriorating ice conditions after another extremely dangerous situation took place at Brushy Creek Lake on January 2, 2020.
New Rathbun Reservoir map available on the DNR website 12/17/2019 1:07:00 PM View Count 4084 Fisheries staff from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources recently surveyed Rathbun Reservoir. An updated fishing map is available on the DNR website.
Hunting restricted at Otter Creek Marsh Wildlife Area refuge to non-waterfowl species 12/16/2019 1:08:00 PM View Count 2494 The 450-acre wildlife refuge section of Otter Creek Marsh Wildlife Area in Tama County is open for public use, including for hunting game species other than waterfowl, and for trapping.
Otter Creek Marsh Wildlife Area refuge opens Dec. 13 12/5/2019 9:00:00 AM View Count 2200 The 450-acre wildlife refuge section of Otter Creek Marsh Wildlife Area in Tama County will be open for public use, including hunting and trapping, beginning Dec. 13.
DNR investigates wastewater release in Solon 12/4/2019 6:32:00 AM View Count 2063 SOLON—This morning, staff from the city of Solon in Johnson County reported a release of partially treated wastewater which flowed overland into Mill Creek.
DNR responds to semi crash with leaking diesel fuel 11/29/2019 2:42:00 PM View Count 1912 GRUNDY COUNTY, Iowa - DNR environmental specialists responded to a semi tractor trailer leaking diesel fuel after a crash on November 26 in Grundy County.