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Air quality permits under review, published 2/29/2024

• 2/29/2024 3:10:00 PM
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DES MOINES – The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review.

DNR enforcement actions, published 2/29/2024

• 2/29/2024 3:06:00 PM
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DES MOINES – DNR staff work with individuals, businesses and communities to help them protect our natural resources by complying with state and federal laws.

DNR to host public meeting on Big Creek State Park shelter improvements

• 2/27/2024 3:44:00 PM
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POLK CITY - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host an open house on March 7 to discuss plans for replacing shelters throughout the park.

Land donors honored during reception in Des Moines

• 2/27/2024 3:42:00 PM
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DES MOINES, Iowa – More than 950 acres of Iowa land in 14 counties with an estimated value of more than $3.9 million was permanently protected through donations for conservation.  

Time to stop pruning oak trees earlier this season with unseasonably warm temperatures

• 2/27/2024 3:40:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is recommending to finish pruning oak trees immediately to prevent the spread of oak wilt.

Untreated groundwater discharge reaches Boyer River

• 2/26/2024 4:20:00 PM
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DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources was notified of an untreated water discharge into the Boyer River in Crawford County.

Gray wolf found dead on the northwest edge of Davenport

• 2/23/2024 3:50:00 PM
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A large canine found lying in the median of I-80 in Scott County Monday morning has been identified as a young adult male gray wolf.

Iowa DNR to begin annual spring burning

• 2/23/2024 9:05:00 AM
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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 Clay, Palo Alto, Emmet and Kossuth counties.

DNR enforcement actions, published 2/22/2024

• 2/23/2024 9:03:00 AM
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DES MOINES – DNR staff work with individuals, businesses and communities to help them protect our natural resources by complying with state and federal laws

Air quality permits under review, published 2/22/2024

• 2/23/2024 9:00:00 AM
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DES MOINES – The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans’ health and the air where we live.

Iowa’s largest sycamore tree severely damaged by suspicious fire at Geode State Park

• 2/23/2024 8:53:00 AM
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DANVILLE, Iowa – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is asking the public for any information as to the cause of a suspicious fire at Geode State Park on Sunday, Feb. 18. 

Discounted trees available at distribution events this spring

• 2/20/2024 12:28:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources, through a partnership with Alliant Energy, is offering a mixture of hardwoods, low-growing ornamental and evergreen tree species for $25 each.

Eager paddlers encouraged to wait for warmer water

• 2/20/2024 12:26:00 PM
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The weather is starting to feel like spring, but water temperatures are still dangerously cold.

State archery tournament returns to the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines March 1-3

• 2/20/2024 12:23:00 PM
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An estimated 2,300 students from more than 140 schools from across Iowa will be in the Richard O. Jacobson Exhibition Center and the 4H Building at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines on March 1-3, to participate in the 18th National Archery in the Schools Program State Tournament. This is the largest youth archery tournament in Iowa.

Add spring color to your yard with quality native Iowa seedlings

• 2/20/2024 12:18:00 PM
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AMES - The Iowa DNR State Forest Nursery offers spring delivery in April and May for hardwood, conifer and shrub seedlings. Seedlings can be ordered through May 24.

SLEIS Training on February 21 is Canceled

• 2/16/2024 12:42:00 PM
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The in-person SLEIS training session scheduled for Wednesday, February 21 at Iowa Western Community College has been canceled due to low registration.

Iowa DNR planning annual spring prescribed burns in the Iowa Great Lakes region

• 2/16/2024 10:21:00 AM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will be conducting prescribed burns within selected wildlife complexes in Dickinson, O’Brien, Lyon and Sioux counties between March 1 and May 20.

F20 (Amana Road NW) Bridge to close week of Feb. 19

• 2/15/2024 1:53:00 PM
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A bridge replacement project over Swisher Creek in Johnson County, will close a portion of Amana Road NW.

Air quality permits under review, published 2/15/2024

• 2/15/2024 1:47:00 PM
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DES MOINES – The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans’ health and the air where we live.

Oil spill in Glenwood reaches Keg Creek

• 2/15/2024 1:45:00 PM
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DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating an oil spill at Keg Creek in Mills County. 

Learn to Hunt program opens registration for turkey hunting workshops

• 2/14/2024 6:46:00 AM
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DES MOINES - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering two opportunities to learn skills needed to hunt, field dress and cook wild turkey to adults who have little to no wild turkey hunting experience.

Air quality permits under review, published 2/9/2024

• 2/9/2024 10:43:00 AM
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DES MOINES – The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review.

DNR enforcement actions, published 2/9/2024

• 2/9/2024 10:40:00 AM
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DES MOINES – DNR staff work with individuals, businesses and communities to help them protect our natural resources by complying with state and federal laws.

Environmental Protection Commission meeting agenda

• 2/9/2024 10:38:00 AM
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DES MOINES - The Environmental Protection Commission (EPC) of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will have their monthly business meeting Feb. 20. The meeting is open to the public.

Water Summary Update: Statewide drought conditions improve with January snowfall

• 2/9/2024 10:36:00 AM
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DES MOINES -- January’s above-normal snowfall has improved drought conditions across the state, according to the latest Water Summary Update.

Natural Resource Commission to meet Feb. 14

• 2/7/2024 9:36:00 AM
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Des Moines – The Natural Resource Commission (NRC) of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will meet at 9:30 a.m., Feb. 14, in the Wallace State Office Building, Conference Room 2 North, 502 East Ninth Street, in Des Moines. The meeting is open to the public.

Ice fishing shelters must be removed by Feb. 20

• 2/6/2024 12:04:00 PM
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DES MOINES – Ice fishing shelters, left unattended, must be removed from state-owned lands and waters, including parking lots and boat ramps by Feb. 20.

Registration open for Chronic Wasting Disease Ambassadors course in Woodbury County

• 2/6/2024 12:03:00 PM
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SIOUX CITY - Chronic Wasting Disease Ambassadors is a collaborative education program between the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach that seeks to help Iowans address the challenge of chronic wasting disease.

As other seasons close, hunters turn attention to coyotes

• 2/6/2024 12:01:00 PM
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Coyote hunting moves to center stage for an estimated 10,000 hunters, after most of Iowa’s other hunting seasons have now closed.

Walleye season closes Feb. 15 on Iowa Great Lakes

• 2/6/2024 11:59:00 AM
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SPIRIT LAKE – The walleye fishing season on Spirit, East and West Okoboji lakes is open through Feb. 14. It will close after that date and reopens on May 4. These are the only Iowa lakes that have a closed season for walleye.

Virtual fishing tournament encourages Iowa walleye anglers to report their catches

• 2/6/2024 11:56:00 AM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is partnering for a third year with MyCatch by Angler’s Atlas to conduct a statewide walleye fishing challenge starting March 30 through June 30.

Boil Order for Kimballton Residents

• 2/1/2024 12:19:00 PM
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AUDUBON COUNTY, Iowa - Authorities with the the City of Kimballton in Audubon County are issuing a boiled water advisory for the community after pressure was lost to the distribution system from a water main break.

Use SLEIS to SLICE the Time Spent Reporting Air Emissions

• 1/30/2024 4:01:00 PM
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Using the State & Local Emissions Inventory System (SLEIS) will simplify your 2023 air emissions inventory report and ensure it is complete and accurate.

DNR sets public meetings to recap hunting, trapping seasons, discuss possible rule changes

• 1/30/2024 11:42:00 AM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is hosting a series of town hall-style meetings where local staff will provide updates on recently completed hunting and trapping seasons, discuss possible changes to hunting and trapping rules and regulations, and address other topics as requested.

Iowa State Parks and Forests seek seasonal employees for summer 2024

• 1/30/2024 11:41:00 AM
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The DNR Parks, Forests and Preserves Bureau has openings for recreational aides and seasonal patrol officers across the state park system for the summer 2024 season.

Campground hosts needed for upcoming recreation season

• 1/30/2024 11:40:00 AM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking people who enjoy the outdoors, camping and meeting new people, to consider becoming volunteer campground hosts for the upcoming recreation season.

Chlorinated water discharge causes fish kill at McLoud Run

• 1/25/2024 3:57:00 PM
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DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources was notified of a fish kill on January 25 at McLoud Run Trout Stream in Cedar Rapids.

Central Iowa winter community trout stockings changed to unannounced

• 1/25/2024 2:42:00 PM
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Winter community trout stockings at central Iowa ponds scheduled for this Saturday, Jan. 27 in Bondurant, Saturday, Feb. 3 in Ames and Waukee, and Saturday, Feb. 10 in Johnston will be unannounced due to warm weather and deteriorating ice conditions.

Postponed winter community trout locations will be ready for anglers soon

• 1/25/2024 2:40:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will stock trout at Blue Pit in Mason City, Moorland Pond in Fort Dodge, and Big Lake in Council Bluffs by the end of this week.

Air quality permits under review, published 1/25/2024

• 1/25/2024 1:23:00 PM
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DES MOINES – The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans’ health and the air where we live.

DNR enforcement actions, published 1/25/2024

• 1/25/2024 1:18:00 PM
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DES MOINES – DNR staff work with individuals, businesses and communities to help them protect our natural resources by complying with state and federal laws.

Number of donors to the Chickadee Tax Check-off continues to decline

• 1/23/2024 12:40:00 PM
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Last year, more than 5,800 Iowa taxpayers helped boost wildlife conservation with donations to the Fish and Wildlife Fund on their state tax form.

Missouri and Big Sioux rivers paddlefish fishing season opens Feb. 1

• 1/23/2024 12:38:00 PM
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The paddlefish snagging season on the Missouri and Big Sioux rivers opens Feb. 1 and goes through April 30 (sunrise to sunset).

Minor Source Air Emission Inventories for Western Iowa due May 15

• 1/22/2024 2:55:00 PM
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Minor source facilities located in the western third of Iowa (counties listed below) must submit their Minor Source Emission Inventory (MSEI) for calendar year 2023 emissions by May 15, 2024.

Air quality permits under review, published 1/18/2024

• 1/22/2024 2:48:00 PM
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DES MOINES – The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans’ health and the air where we live.

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