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News Releases

05/16/2013
Sign Up for Conservation Reserve Program Starts Monday

05/16/2013
May 16 Water Summary Update Released

05/16/2013
Monitoring Set to Resume at State Park Beaches

05/16/2013
Louisiana Men Guilty of Poaching Iowa Deer

05/14/2013
Fertilizer Spill at Coulter

05/14/2013
Free Intro to Target Shooting Class Offered at Banner Shooting Range

05/14/2013
Marmac High School Teacher Wins 2013 Brass Bluegill Award

05/14/2013
Dunkerton Man Wins Adventure Ready Gift Card

05/14/2013
Cold Water, High Flows Greet Spring Paddlers

05/14/2013
Campsites in High Demand for Memorial Day Weekend

05/14/2013
Iowa Man Sentenced to Jail for Stealing Walnut Trees from Federal Lands

05/13/2013
Man Injured by Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound at Brushy Creek

05/09/2013
Heavy Boat Traffic Expected for Memorial Day Holiday

05/09/2013
EPC to Decide on Air, Water and Land Monitoring Contracts at May 21 Meeting

05/09/2013
Ehm to Speak at Flood Symposium

05/08/2013
Small Wastewater Discharge at Big Creek State Park

05/07/2013
Boil Advisory Issued in Swea City

05/07/2013
Independence Man Wins Adventure Ready Gift Card Giveaway

05/07/2013
Trumpeter Swan Release Planned at Four Southwest Iowa Sites

05/07/2013
Emerson Bay Campground Remains Closed

05/07/2013
Charles City Gears Up for WhiteWater Challenge

05/02/2013
Natural Resource Commission to Meet May 9 in Dubuque

05/02/2013
May 2 Water Summary Update Released

05/02/2013
Proposed Changes to Hunting and Trapping Seasons Available for Public Comment

05/01/2013
Two Pennsylvania Residents Plead Guilty to Hunting Violations in Taylor County

05/01/2013
Eastern Iowa Minor Source Emission Inventory Reports Due May 15

04/30/2013
Spencer Man Wins Adventure Ready Gift Card Giveaway

04/30/2013
DNR Conducting Annual Spotlight Deer Survey

04/30/2013
Rathbun Netting Crews Strike While the Walleyes Are Hot

04/30/2013
Ackley Water Treatment Main Ruptures

04/29/2013
Air Quality Awareness Week Begins April 29

04/25/2013
National Guard Recruits Invade Big Creek for Park Clean Up

04/25/2013
Environmental Protection Commission Moves Stationary Engine Standards Forward for Public Comment

04/25/2013
Opportunity to Submit Air Quality Client Contact Meeting Agenda Items

04/25/2013
Cedar Falls Wastewater Discharge Affects Bike Trail

04/24/2013
Take Your First Shots at Banner Shooting Range

04/23/2013
Volunteer Paddle Sports Instructor Wanted

04/23/2013
Popular Loess Hills Prairie Seminar is May 31 - June 2

04/23/2013
Burlington Street Dam Modification Project Open House

04/23/2013
Peregrine Falcon Nesting Underway

04/23/2013
New Hunter Ed Course Option for Adults Begins July 1

04/23/2013
Registration Open for Popular Girls Outdoor Summer Experience

04/23/2013
Des Moines Man First Winner in Adventure Ready Gift Card Giveaway

04/20/2013
Line Break in Calamus Results in Sewage Bypass

04/19/2013
Wastewater Overflows at Keokuk's River Road Lift Station

04/19/2013
Wastewater Bypass at Park View Has Stopped

04/19/2013
Wastewater Bypass at Park View Flows Through Scott County Park

04/18/2013
April 18 Water Summary Update Released

04/18/2013
State Preserves Advisory Board Meets April 23

04/18/2013
Lake Odessa Complex Impacted by Rising Flood Waters

04/18/2013
State Interagency Group Holds Meeting Regarding Missouri River April 24

04/18/2013
DNR Derelict Building Grant Program Awards Grants to 19 Rural Communities

04/18/2013
DNR Pollution Prevention Intern Program Teams with 18 Companies for 2013

04/18/2013
Small Wastewater Discharge to Catfish Creek in Dubuque

04/17/2013
Wastewater discharge at Iowa Army Ammunition Plant

04/16/2013
Bike Path in Cedar Falls Affected by Wastewater Discharge

04/16/2013
Wastewater Discharge in Cresco

04/16/2013
Low Water Through the Winter Could Reduce Aquatic Plant Abundance

04/16/2013
Plan Now For Next Winter For Pheasants, Other WIldlife

04/16/2013
Plant Some Shade Tree Distribution Events Planned for Spring

04/16/2013
Dock Permits Required on State Waters

04/16/2013
Water Quality Monitoring Buoys Placed on Storm Lake

04/16/2013
DNR Kicks Off Adventure Ready Gift Card Giveaway

04/15/2013
Wastewater Bypass Discovered in Fairfield

04/15/2013
Teen Injured in Woodbury County ATV Mishap

04/12/2013
Lower Pool River Accesses Closing Due to High Mississippi River Levels

04/12/2013
Project Underway to Turn Around Lake Pahoja

04/11/2013
EPC to Decide on Grant Recommendations, Contracts

04/11/2013
Fish Hatcheries take Precautions to Prevent Spread of Zebra Mussels during Walleye Spawn

04/11/2013
Partnership Reduces Deer Herd, Helps to Feed Iowans in Need

04/09/2013
DNR 2013 Sale Set for May 4

04/09/2013
Ospreys Returning to Iowa

04/09/2013
March Winter Weather Socks Pheasants Again

04/09/2013
Tip Leads to Turkey Poaching Case

04/05/2013
Initial Notification Requirement for Major Source Boiler MACT

04/05/2013
Lacey-Keosaqua, Viking Lake Reach DNR's Park Madness Finals

04/05/2013
Natural Resource Commission to Meet April 11 in Des Moines

04/04/2013
April 4 Water Summary Update Released

04/04/2013
Public Comment Period for the 2010 Nitrogen Dioxide State Implementation Plan

04/03/2013
EPA Proposes Revisions to Global Warming Potentials

04/02/2013
Project Aware Sets Sights on Des Moines River for Annual Cleanup

04/02/2013
Iowa Boat Registrations Due April 30

04/02/2013
Project Monitors Iowa's Wildlife on Public Lands

04/02/2013
Prairie Chicken Festival April 6

04/02/2013
Family Trout Fishing Event April 6 at Banner Lake

04/02/2013
Rice Lake Drawdown to Begin April 4

04/02/2013
Pancakes in the Park

03/28/2013
Late Spring Will Delay Trout Stocking on Some Streams

03/28/2013
DNR Enforcement Actions

03/28/2013
Two Weeks Left to Apply for the Iowa Environmental Excellence Awards

03/28/2013
Volunteers Needed for Park Cleanup Day

03/25/2013
Iowa Kids "Take it Outside" with Art Contest

03/25/2013
Iowa Students Receive National Honors for Poetry

03/25/2013
Trout Stocking Delayed at Dalton Pond

03/25/2013
Project Creates New Maps of Iowa Lakes

03/25/2013
Spring Turkey Hunting Outlook

03/25/2013
Fire as Management Tool Benefits Iowa Grasslands

03/21/2013
DNR Enforcement Actions

03/20/2013
Wastewater Discharge on West Side of Elliott

03/19/2013
Big Marsh Forest Wildlife Stewardship Plan Presented at March 26 Meeting

03/19/2013
Land Donors Honored During Reception in Des Moines

03/19/2013
Iowa Taxpayers Increase Donations to Wildlife in 2012

03/19/2013
Premier Art Event Coming to Southeast Iowa

03/19/2013
Historic Pheasant Book Now Available Online

03/19/2013
Proposed Timber Sale, Park Redevelopment Topics at Wilson Island Meeting

03/19/2013
Play Park Madness with the DNR on Facebook

03/19/2013
Excellent Time to Target Channel Catfish Right Around the Corner

03/15/2013
Watershed, Water, Solid Waste Contracts on March EPC Agenda

03/15/2013
Public Meetings to Discuss Proposed SO2 Nonattainment Area in Muscatine County

03/14/2013
Cedar Rapids Facing Localized Flooding Due to an Ice Jam, DNR Cautions Others Near Rivers

03/14/2013
Snowmelt and Rainfall Cause Flooding in Eastern Iowa

03/12/2013
Shrubs and Conifers Offer Winter Protection to Pheasant and Quail

03/12/2013
Iowa Boat Registrations Due April 30

03/12/2013
Iowa Outdoor Recreation Plan Available for Review

03/12/2013
New Hunting Atlas Available Online

03/11/2013
Two Bypasses in Keokuk Due to Power Line Cut

03/11/2013
Fairfield's New Automated Wastewater System Shuts Down Bypassing 459,000 Gallons to Crow Creek

03/08/2013
Small Wastewater Discharge on Des Moines Southeast Side

03/07/2013
Groundwater Meeting Focused on Protecting Drinking Water Sources

03/07/2013
March 7 Water Summary Update Released

03/06/2013
Natural Resource Commission to Meet March 14 in Des Moines

03/06/2013
Title V Facilities' Emissions Reports Due March 31, 2013

03/05/2013
Eighth Annual Purple Martin Workshop/Seminar March 9

03/05/2013
Boost for Ospreys

03/05/2013
Safe Hunting Year

03/05/2013
Trout Stocking Schedule Available Online

03/04/2013
Air Quality Advisory for City of Muscatine

03/04/2013
Boil Advisory lifted for Attica in Marion County

03/01/2013
Boil Advisory in Effect for City of Attica

03/01/2013
Man Injured Thursday in Snowmobile Accident

02/26/2013
DNR To Hold Listening Session on Fall Hunting and Trapping Regulations

02/26/2013
Vehicle Goes Through Ice at Clear Lake

02/26/2013
Archery ABCs

02/26/2013
Memorial Day Weekend Campsites Going Quickly

02/26/2013
Electric Fish Barrier Ready to Protect Iowa Great Lakes

02/25/2013
Air Quality Advisory for Black Hawk and Linn Counties

02/19/2013
Revised agenda for the Air Quality Client Contact Meeting, February 20 at 1PM

02/18/2013
AERMOD Meteorological Data Update

02/18/2013
Agenda for the February 20 Air Quality Client Contact Meeting

02/14/2013
Comments Sought on EPA Nonattainment Recommendation for Muscatine County

02/14/2013
Contracts on EPC Teleconference Agenda

02/12/2013
Outdoor Notes: Vilsack Talks Pheasant

02/12/2013
Hosts Needed for Eight State Park Campgrounds

02/12/2013
Winter Swans Across Iowa

02/08/2013
Iowa DNR requests comments from Muscatine County citizens and businesses on EPA proposal to des

02/07/2013
City of Waukee Reports Wastewater Discharge Feb 5

02/07/2013
Natural Resource Commission to Meet February 14 in Des Moines

02/07/2013
February 6 Water Summary Update Released

02/07/2013
Livestock Master Matrix Passes in 88 Counties

02/07/2013
DNR Study Shows Future Water Supply Available in Des Moines Metro Area

02/06/2013
City of Meservey lifts boil advisory

02/05/2013
Des Moines River Improvement Project Focus of History Series

02/05/2013
Eight Operation ReLeaf Events Planned for Spring

02/05/2013
World of Bats at Mines of Spain

02/05/2013
SPARS Emission Inventory Training Available Online

02/01/2013
Boil Advisory Lifted for City of Attica

01/31/2013
Water Dropped Beneath Ice in Cedar Lake

01/31/2013
DNR Posts Iowa Water Plan on Internet

01/30/2013
Vehicle Goes Through Ice at Clear Lake

01/29/2013
Diesel Fuel From Semi Accident in Polk County Reaches Tributary to White Oak Creek

01/29/2013
Anglers Enjoying a Better Ice Fishing Season than 2012

01/29/2013
DNR Wildlife Research Webpage Developed

01/29/2013
Midwinter Ice Fishing

01/29/2013
Hunters Reported 5,800 Fewer Deer Harvested in 2012

01/26/2013
Boil Advisory Issued for City of Attica

01/24/2013
Iowans Create Water Quality Successes in 2012

01/24/2013
Opportunity to Submit Air Quality Client Contact Meeting Agenda Items

01/24/2013
Eastern Iowa Minor Source Emission Inventory Reports Due May 15

01/23/2013
Natural Resource Commission to Hold Teleconference Jan. 25 in Des Moines

01/22/2013
Annual Lake Manawa Ice Fishing Tournament Jan 26

01/22/2013
Iowa Citizens Help Track Imperiled Wildlife

01/22/2013
Two Trout Stockings Coming to Central Iowa

01/22/2013
Iowa Taxpayers Increase Donations to Wildlife in 2012

01/22/2013
Modeling Guidance, Meteorological Data, and Background Value Updates

01/17/2013
Applications Now Being Accepted for the Iowa Environmental Excellence Awards

01/17/2013
Comment Period on Nutrient Strategy Closes Jan 18; Monticello Meeting Tomorrow

01/15/2013
2012 Hunting and Fishing License Sales

01/15/2013
EPC Approves New Enforcement Rule at January Meeting

01/15/2013
Joint Press Release on New SRF funding method

01/15/2013
2012 State Parks... By The Numbers

01/15/2013
Winter Trout Spawn

01/11/2013
Proposed Salvage Timber Sale at Backbone State Park

01/11/2013
Workshop to Propose Primitive Paddle-In Campsites on Lake Red Rock Water Trail

01/11/2013
Joint Meeting Between DNR's Two Commissions January 16

01/11/2013
Natural Resources Commission to Meet January 16 in Des Moines

01/11/2013
Proposed Salvage Timber Sale at Walnut Woods State Park

01/10/2013
Lori Hanson assumes duties as Title V Operating Permit Section Supervisor Feb. 1

01/10/2013
EPC To Discuss Impaired Waters and Enforcement Actions

01/10/2013
DNR Proposes Bird Conservation Area Around Sedan Bottoms WMA

01/08/2013
Remaining Hunting Seasons Starting to Close

01/08/2013
New Hunting, Fishing License Options for 2013

01/08/2013
2012 Hunting, Fishing Licenses Expire Thursday

01/08/2013
Iowa is Winter Home to Thousands of Bald Eagles

01/04/2013
Informal Comment Requested on Proposed Modeling Guidance Updates

01/03/2013
January Water Summary Update Includes Review of 2012

01/03/2013
Comment Period Extended on Nutrient Strategy

01/02/2013
Mines of Spain to Host Cross Country Ski Clinic

01/02/2013
State Preserves Advisory Board Meets January 11

01/02/2013
Third Deer Positive for CWD at Davis County Hunting Preserve

01/02/2013
Final Iowa Deer Hunting Season Begins January 11

01/02/2013
New License Options for Hunting, Fishing

01/02/2013
Correction

12/29/2012
Roland Man Injured Saturday While Hunting in Hardin County

12/24/2012
Ice Fishing Huts Popping Up on Iowa Lakes

12/24/2012
Blizzard Covers Pheasant and Quail Food, Habitat

12/21/2012
DNR Activating Winter Aeration Systems

12/20/2012
2013 Derelict Building Grant applications due Feb. 1

12/20/2012
Waterloo Nutrient Strategy Meeting to be Held as Webinar

12/18/2012
Winter Trout Stocking Begins Jan 5

12/18/2012
Bald Eagle Events Begin Jan 5

12/18/2012
Iowa DNR Celebrates the New Year with First Day Hikes Across the State on Jan 1

12/18/2012
Snowmobilers Excited for Wintery Forecast

12/18/2012
Additional Zebra Mussels Collected in Iowa Great Lakes

12/13/2012
Title V Facilities’ Emissions Reports Due March 31, 2013

12/13/2012
Second Deer Positive for CWD at Davis County Hunting Preserve

12/13/2012
Shopping Bags May Contain Lead in Violation of State Laws; Overall Compliance Improving

12/13/2012
Limits on Winter Manure Application for Confinements State Late December

12/13/2012
EPC to Address Water Issues in December Meeting

12/11/2012
Licenses for the January Antlerless Deer Season on Sale Dec. 15

12/11/2012
Late Muzzleloader Deer Season Begins Dec. 17

12/11/2012
Emerald Ash Borer Found at Two New Locations in Allamakee County

12/10/2012
Two Charged After Deer Hunting Incident in Harrison County

12/08/2012
Nebraska Teen Injured While Pheasant Hunting Saturday

12/07/2012
Public Can Learn More About State Nutrient Strategy at Upcoming Meetings

12/07/2012
Boat Operators Charged in Deadly Mississippi River Crash

12/06/2012
Water Summary Update

12/06/2012
Public Comment Period for the 2008 Ozone State Implementation Plan

12/06/2012
Gun Misfire Injures Cumming Hunter

12/06/2012
DNR Requests Comments on Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions

12/06/2012
Members Sought for Brushy Creek Trail Advisory Board

12/05/2012
Natural Resource Commission to Meet December 13 in Des Moines

12/04/2012
2013 Hunting, Fishing Licenses on Sale Dec 15; New Options Begin Jan 1

12/04/2012
Wilson Island State Recreation Area to Reopen Dec 14 From 2011 Flood

12/04/2012
Watershed Project Benefits Trout in Tete Des Morts Creek

12/04/2012
Deer Harvest Nears 60,000; Second Shotgun Season Begins Dec 8

12/04/2012
Opportunity to provide input on proposed changes to the Construction Permit Form MD

12/04/2012
Final Open Boat Ramp at Big Creek Closed Monday

12/02/2012
Mason City Man Injured by Gunshot Wound Sunday

12/02/2012
Public Assistance Sought for Property Damage Incident in Winneshiek County

12/02/2012
Two Additional Deer Related Injuries Reported Sunday in Iowa and Crawford Counties

12/02/2012
Boil Advisory Lifted for Attica in Marion County

12/02/2012
Mississippi Man Injured in Deer Hunting Incident in Monroe County

12/02/2012
Red Oak Man Injured in Deer Hunting Incident Near Indianola

11/30/2012
Avoid Using Oriental Bittersweet in Holiday Wreathes

11/30/2012
Bobcat Season Closes Friday

11/30/2012
Wastewater Discharge in Indianola

11/30/2012
Opportunity to provide input on rulemaking for nonattainment new source review permitting

11/29/2012
DNR Reminds Manure Applicators to Take Annual Training Now

11/29/2012
Counties Sign Up Now to Evaluate Animal Confinement Sites

11/28/2012
Long Lines Await Deer Hunters Needing a License

11/28/2012
Low Water at Big Creek Benefits Construction, Causing Boater Headaches

11/28/2012
Boil Advisory Issued for Attica in Marion County

11/28/2012
DNR, Corps of Engineers to Hold Meeting on Floodplain Permits in Hamburg

11/28/2012
Iowa's Shotgun Deer Season Preview

11/27/2012
Two Men Charged With Multiple Deer Hunting Violations

11/27/2012
Deer Hunters Encouraged to Hunt Safely

11/27/2012
DNR to Increase Number of Deer Tissue Samples as Part of Surveillance for Chronic Wasting Disease

11/27/2012
EPA seeks input on NESHAP for Reinforced Plastic Composites

11/24/2012
Otter Quota Filled, Season Closed

11/21/2012
Agenda Set for Nov. 29 Air Quality Client Contact Meeting

11/20/2012
Des Moines River History Project Begins

11/20/2012
Volunteer Fire Assistance Grants Awarded to 83 Rural Iowa Fire Departments

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