The State of the Environment report is a way to gauge the health of our outdoors, looking specifically at eight areas that serve as indicators of the status of our Iowa's environment. Those areas are interconnected; for example, the number of acres in grasslands directly affects water quality and number of pheasants in the state. Clear water signals good water quality, which means better fishing, swimming and boating. In developing the report, DNR experts in each indicator area research and evaluate the success of that indicator, including Iowans outdoors, land protection, deer, game birds, wildlife diversity, clean air, clean lakes and water quality.
The results of the report help the DNR continually evaluate how it can improve our state's environment by working with Iowans.
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