Water level to be lowered this fall at Virgin Lake to help eliminate carp 8/29/2022 9:34:00 AM View Count 2024 Virgin Lake, near Ruthven in Palo Alto county, will undergo a water level management project to improve its water quality and provide quality habitat for fish and wildlife.
Fishing regulations to be relaxed at Martens Lake in Sweet Marsh in Bremer County 5/10/2022 2:03:00 PM View Count 680 TRIPOLI - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will relax the fishing regulations at Martens Lake in Sweet Marsh Wildlife Management Area (WMA) beginning May 15 to allow anglers to more freely harvest fish as the lake is drained to prepare for a project that will repair the Martens’ Lake dike.
DNR to kick off waste sorts across state to learn more about landfill diversion goals 5/5/2022 2:55:00 PM View Count 391 DES MOINES – Over the next 12 weeks, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources will conduct waste sorts across the state to learn more about how Iowans recycle and use their local landfills.
DNR to discuss reclamation project at Pella Wildlife Area during public meeting on Feb. 24 2/3/2022 10:06:00 AM View Count 453 The Iowa Department of Natural resources (DNR) is considering a mine reclamation project at the Pella Wildlife Management Area (WMA), that would restore the areas previously used as a coal strip mine.
New Look Lizard Lake Wildlife Management Area 11/8/2021 3:46:00 PM View Count 798 Lizard Lake Wildlife Management Area in Pocahontas County has received a massive facelift over the past 10 years turning what was once a shallow lake full of rough fish that suffered from severely degraded water quality to a healthy functioning ecosystem with some of the best water quality in the state.
DNR to host second stakeholder meeting on Sustainable Materials Management 9/23/2021 10:04:00 AM View Count 704 DES MOINES -- The Iowa DNR will hold an online public meeting Sept. 30 with stakeholders to discuss how waste is generated and managed in Iowa.
MMP Appendix A updated 8/13/2021 8:17:00 AM View Count 1027 Notice for those preparing manure management plans (MMPs): The county average yields now cover yields from 2016 to 2020. Find the updated yield data in Appendix A to the manure management plan (form 542-4000a) on the DNR’s AFO forms page.
North Bear Creek Wildlife Area - Home to legendary wildlife, top trout stream and unique plants 6/16/2021 8:54:00 AM View Count 2593 Troy Anderson’s phone rang just as he was walking the most recent acquisition to North Bear Creek Wildlife Area. The caller from Florida wanted to know about the deer population on North Bear and if he should put in for a tag in that nonresident hunting zone or should look elsewhere.
Follow your MMP - including commercial fertilizer 6/7/2021 2:32:00 PM View Count 681 Applying both manure and commercial fertilizer on cropland is allowed—but only if the combined application rates do not exceed the nitrogen (or phosphorus) needs of the crop—as calculated in your current manure management plan
Submitting MMPs online - better than ever 6/7/2021 2:31:00 PM View Count 671 Submit the annual MMP (manure management plan) update from home, your truck or office. In your blue jeans, suit or pajamas. Skip the trip to the county office for signatures. Pay fees online or mail them in.
Volunteers needed for sustainable materials management subcommittees 5/6/2021 3:53:00 PM View Count 836 DES MOINES - The DNR is looking for Iowans and organizations to serve on subcommittees that will assist with the next phase of the Sustainable Materials Management Vision for Iowa project.
Input sought on sustainable materials management 3/4/2021 3:08:00 PM View Count 1002 DES MOINES--DNR is gathering input and comment on a vision to conserve natural resources and protect the environment throughout a product’s life. Known as sustainable materials management (SMM), this approach emphasizes waste prevention throughout the lifecycle of manufacturing and distributing products.
DNR to hold online public meeting for Supreme Beef LLC nutrient management plan 2/18/2021 3:37:00 PM View Count 969 DES MOINES -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will host a virtual public meeting on March 1 from 6 to 8 p.m. to gather public comment on the Supreme Beef, LLC Nutrient Management Plan (NMP).
Iowa DNR plants more than 100,000 trees on public lands in 2020 12/29/2020 11:39:00 AM View Count 1618 The Iowa DNR reached a milestone goal to plant at least 100,000 trees on state-managed lands in 2020. The tree plantings commemorate the 100th anniversary of the National Association of State Foresters, as well as the 100th anniversary of Iowa state parks.
Quick action stops manure spill in Jefferson County 11/25/2020 4:41:00 PM View Count 854 FAIRFIELD - DNR staff followed up today on a manure spill that occurred about 6:30 p.m. Monday.
Iowa's popular shotgun deer seasons are just a few weeks away 11/18/2020 6:39:00 AM View Count 3340 Blaze orange clad hunters moving through Iowa’s timber will be a common sight when the first of two shotgun deer seasons open Dec. 5. An estimated 120,000 hunters participate in the shotgun seasons, harvesting about half of the total number of deer for the year.
Have you submitted your MMP Annual Update using eMMP? 9/17/2020 9:54:00 AM View Count 962 If you haven’t been using the online manure management plan application, eMMP, then why not give it a try! The eMMP is easy to use--streamlining the annual short form update submittal and payment process.
Upcoming meeting to focus on solutions for lower Missouri River flood risk management 8/20/2020 12:26:00 PM View Count 1033 DES MOINES -- An upcoming stakeholder meeting will help identify and prioritize problem areas along the Missouri River as part of a larger multi-state effort to address flooding in the lower Missouri River basin.
DNR announces virtual public meeting for Supreme Beef, LLC nutrient management plan 8/20/2020 12:16:00 PM View Count 1425 CLAYTON COUNTY -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will host a virtual public meeting on Aug. 31 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. to gather public comment on the Supreme Beef, LLC Nutrient Management Plan (NMP).
DNR project targets grassland invaders 8/19/2020 8:59:00 AM View Count 1420 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be conducting an aerial spraying project targeting invasive cottonwood and willow trees that are encroaching on grasslands at 15 wildlife management areas.
A quiet wild place 6/30/2020 2:42:00 PM View Count 2457 Mt. Sterling, Iowa - The Fox River Wildlife Area is about as far off the beaten path as person can get without getting totally lost. The public hunting area in southern Van Buren County is on the way to nowhere and except for some nonresidents who show up each deer season, it doesn’t get too many visitors.
Iowa fisheries biologist selected for Award of Merit 6/16/2020 1:32:00 PM View Count 1923 Iowa fisheries biologist Ben Wallace recently received the American Fisheries Society’s Fisheries Management Section Award of Merit for his efforts in community based watershed management and lake restoration projects.
Iowa DNR to begin annual spring burning 3/16/2020 9:26:00 AM View Count 1444 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be conducting prescribed burns this spring on wildlife management areas managed by the Iowa DNR’s Maquoketa Wildlife Unit in Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones and Scott counties.
Iowa DNR to conduct prescribed fires on state managed areas 3/12/2020 8:41:00 AM View Count 1560 SUMNER, Iowa - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be conducting prescribed burns this spring on wildlife management areas managed by the Iowa DNR’s Cedar-Wapsi Wildlife Unit in Floyd, Chickasaw, Butler, Bremer and Buchanan counties.
Make MMP submittal easy in 2020 1/4/2020 7:51:00 PM View Count 1150 For confinement site owners: If you haven’t been using the online manure management plan application, eMMP, check your mail now.
DNR and several agencies find missing deer hunter 11/25/2019 3:07:00 PM View Count 2202 MONROE COUNTY, Iowa – Iowa Department of Natural Resources conservation officers and park rangers responded to a report of a missing deer hunter on November 24 at the Tyrone State Game Management Area in Monroe County.
Three men charged with illegally taking trumpeter swan 11/20/2019 4:16:00 PM View Count 9303 MUSCATINE COUNTY, Iowa -- On November 17, 2019, DNR Conservation Officers received a TIP that a trumpeter swan had been shot at Cedar Bottoms Wildlife Management Area in Muscatine County.
Keeping Iowa’s forests healthy takes active management 11/12/2019 11:54:00 AM View Count 2564 RUNNELS, Iowa - It was a good half-mile hike back to the 40-acre section of timber on the Red Rock Wildlife Area that gave Jeremy Cochran and Todd Gosselink time to explain their plans to improve the forest resource on this heavily used public area.
DNR Conservation Officer helps rescue duck hunters 10/20/2019 4:17:00 PM View Count 2278 MONONA COUNTY, Iowa -- On Sunday October 20, at approximately 10:57 AM, Monona County dispatch received a call that Decatur Fire and Rescue was en-route to Tieville Bend Wildlife Management Area for a call of two hunters whose boat was sinking.
New form clarifies how to report ownership changes 7/1/2019 2:09:00 PM View Count 1737 Sometimes forms are the bane of our existence. But this new form should help confinement site producers and their consultants report ownership changes.
Restoring ruffed grouse habitat makes Falcon Springs Wildlife Area unique 6/25/2019 12:48:00 PM View Count 4143 Decorah - Northeast Iowa’s towering bluffs and cold water streams are like nowhere else in the state. Add in a popular river that is on endless national lists as one of the best places to paddle in the country and it’s easy to see why Winneshiek County is a destination for outdoor recreation.
Partnership project leads to diverse wetland 6/18/2019 2:04:00 PM View Count 2337 FAIRBANK, Iowa - Fans in the stands of the Wapsi Valley Warriors football stadium have taken notice of the large birds with long necks and grinding, raspy calls flying overhead during games in recent years. The once rare sight has become more common as the local sandhill crane population at Aldo Leopold Wildlife Management Area continues to expand.
Celebrating Success with the eMMP 5/30/2019 6:34:00 AM View Count 1257 It’s been roughly a year since the online manure management plan or eMMP rolled out. Producers and consultants have embraced the new technology submitting nearly 60 percent of annual plans electronically.
Iowa DNR to begin annual spring burning 3/18/2019 12:42:00 PM View Count 2078 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will be conducting prescribed burns this spring on wildlife management areas managed by the Iowa DNR’s Black Hawk Wildlife Unit in Sac, Buena Vista, Calhoun, Crawford and Ida counties.
Iowa DNR to begin annual spring burning 3/18/2019 8:31:00 AM View Count 2320 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be conducting prescribed burns this spring on wildlife management areas managed by the Iowa DNR’s Prairie Lakes Wildlife Unit in Buena Vista, Clay, Emmet, Palo Alto and Kossuth counties.
Iowa Great Lakes curlyleaf pondweed management plans for 2019 3/5/2019 12:48:00 PM View Count 2485 Spirit Lake - Invasive curlyleaf pondweed has become a common site in the spring on portions of the Iowa Great Lakes in recent years. The 2019 plan for managing this plant will be similar to 2018, but treat more acres.
Timber management techniques benefit oaks, wildlife in southern Iowa forests 3/5/2019 12:43:00 PM View Count 2080 The tracks jumped out from the old, crusty snow - they were big - likely from a trophy - and some of the largest Jeff Glaw has seen.
Several choices to complete MAC training by March 1 1/11/2019 3:13:00 PM View Count 1551 Confinement site applicators attending Pork Congress Jan. 24 can also complete their manure applicator certification training. DNR and Iowa State University Extension will offer the two-hour class from 10 a.m. to noon in Room 103 on the lower level of Hy-Vee Hall at the Iowa Events Center.
eMMP Update – Come visit us at Pork Congress 1/11/2019 3:12:00 PM View Count 2095 DNR specialists will be on hand at Pork Congress to answer questions and guide you through the eMMP application – an online system to file your annual manure management plan updates. Look for us Jan. 23 and 24, near the food court at the Iowa Events Center, 730 Third St., in Des Moines.
eMMP —a fast way to handle manure management plans 11/29/2018 8:30:00 AM View Count 2534 The electronic Manure Management Plan -- eMMPs -- is no longer new, but it is a success.
Hunter, dog rescued after kayak capsized 10/25/2018 8:21:00 AM View Count 2627 JACKSON COUNTY, Iowa – On October 20, around 9:00 a.m., the Sabula Fire and Rescue were dispatched to Browns Lake near Green Island Wildlife Management Area for a hunter in the water holding onto a capsized kayak.
eMMP proving popular with producers 9/14/2018 10:15:00 AM View Count 2012 Fall is almost here. That means harvest is coming and manure application season is around the corner. Late September marks six months since the online manure management plan (eMMP) application rolled out. In the first four months, producers submitted about 30 percent of annual MMP updates using the new system.
DNR eMMP wins national award for improving experiences with state government 9/13/2018 2:04:00 PM View Count 1951 DES MOINES -- The Iowa DNR learned Wednesday that a project to allow farmers to submit manure management plans online won an award in the 2018 national Government Experience Awards.
Gabrielson Wildlife Area offers visitors a glimpse of what Iowa may have looked like centuries ago 8/21/2018 12:43:00 PM View Count 5983 Forest City - The 800-acre Gabrielson Wildlife Management Area in northeast Hancock County is a unique mix of mature oak timber with wetlands dotting the savanna, prairies and hidden fens.
Hawkeye Wildlife Area: The high tech corridor's rough and rugged neighbor 7/24/2018 12:20:00 PM View Count 6909 SWISHER, Iowa - Hawkeye Wildlife Area has a well-earned reputation as an important birding area during the spring migration and as a duck hunting hot spot during the fall.