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State of Iowa Offices - Holiday Closures

State of Iowa Offices will be closed December 24, December 25, and January 1.

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Iowa's Wildlife

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Icon of the wetlands, Iowa’s trumpeter swan population continues to grow

Iowa trumpeter swans are making a huge comeback. Successful restoration has the population "really taking off right now," says the DNR.

December 30, 2025

A trumpeter swan with two cygnats on a Chickasaw County wetland. DNR Photo

Urban Forestry Management

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Bundle up and get outside this Holiday Season

Keep the whole family active and entertained this holiday season and all winter long!

December 29, 2025

Air Quality Draft Permits

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Air quality permits for review, published 12/26/2025

The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review.

December 26, 2025

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Employment

Wildlife Temporary Worker Position, Summer 2026

We're looking for enthusiastic individuals to gain hands-on experience in habitat management and wildlife monitoring.

December 23, 2025

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Dozens of seasonal employee opportunities available in Iowa state parks for summer 2026

Iowa state parks have dozens of openings for recreational aides, seasonal patrol officers and a carpenter for the summer 2026 season.

December 23, 2025

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Winter community trout stockings start Jan. 10

Iowa DNR will release rainbow trout in nine locations across Iowa this winter in areas that would not support them during warmer months.

December 23, 2025

A young girl holding a trout she caught through the ice at a community trout stocking event

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Ice fishing not advised across much of Iowa

Iowa’s stretch of unseasonably warm temperatures has deteriorated the quality of ice across much of the state south of Iowa Hwy. 3; ice fishing is discouraged.

December 23, 2025

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Iowa's Wildlife

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Canada geese test positive for Avian Influenza at Green Valley Lake, Lake of Three Fires

H5 avian influenza has been confirmed in Canada geese at Green Valley Lake and at Lake of Three Fires, state wildlife officials announced on Thursday.

December 18, 2025

Air Quality Draft Permits

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Air quality permits for review, published 12/18/2025

The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review.

December 18, 2025

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Enforcement Actions

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DNR enforcement actions, published 12/18/2025

DNR staff work with individuals, businesses and communities to help them protect our natural resources by complying with state and federal laws.

December 18, 2025

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Grants available for forestry plans and programs in Iowa communities

Through the USDA Forest Service Inflation Reduction Act, Iowa DNR is a pass-through partner for the Urban Forestry Development grants for communities.

December 16, 2025

Fall colors of red, brown, and yellow through an Iowa landscape.

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Don’t miss your chance to get hands-on fisheries career experience 2026

Summer seasonal positions at Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) fisheries offices are open for applications until Jan. 16.

December 16, 2025

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Join a First Day Hike on New Year’s Day 2026

DES MOINES – What’s the best way to spend New Year’s Day? Take a First Day Hike in an Iowa state park or forest!

December 16, 2025

First Day Hikes at Pine Lake.

Animal Feeding Operations

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Winter land application limits begin in December

Dry conditions and warm weather provided an early harvest and manure application season.

December 11, 2025

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Animal Feeding Operations

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County requirements to signup for evaluating animal confinement sites

Counties interested in evaluating construction permits for proposed animal feeding facilities must adopt a construction evaluation resolution.

December 11, 2025

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