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Water Monitoring

News Release

Water Summary Update: March 2023 - First below normal precipitation month of 2023.

After four months in a row of above normal precipitation, totals for March came in lower than normal.

April 6, 2023

Enforcement Actions

News Release

DNR enforcement actions, published 4/6/2023

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

April 6, 2023

Public Meeting or Comments

Air Quality permits under review, published 4/6/2023

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.

April 6, 2023

Iowa's Wildlife

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Plan your spring wildflower walk with new bloom report

Experience the best of Iowa’s spring season with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) new weekly woodland wildflower bloom report.

April 5, 2023

Lake Restoration Program

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Major restoration effort to improve Black Hawk Lake water quality

A second and final season of dredging on Black Hawk Lake, located in Sac County, will start this week and is scheduled to end in early June.

April 5, 2023

Public Meetings & Comments

Public invited to field day highlighting forest management

The Iowa DNR and ISU Extension will be showcasing various forestry practices at Volga River State Recreation Area as part of a public field day on May 16.

April 4, 2023

Advisories, Bypass or Spill

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Take time to clean and inspect lifejackets ahead of boating season

Surprising as it may seem, March is not a busy boating month in Iowa.

April 4, 2023

News Release

Renovations at Geode State Park to close beach area in 2023

The beach and surrounding facilities at Geode State Park will be closed for the 2023 recreational season beginning in late April.

April 4, 2023

Fish kill observed in McLoud Run

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources was notified of a fish kill in McLoud Run in Cedar Rapids March 30.

April 4, 2023

DNR responds to manure discharge into Battle Creek

Staff with the Iowa DNRs’ Field Office 3 are investigating a manure discharge from the Kim Conover cattle feedlot three miles south of Holstein in Ida County.

April 3, 2023

Watershed Improvement

News Release

EPA recognizes project to restore Tete des Morts Creek in Jackson County

The Environmental Protection Agency has recognized the Tete des Morts Watershed Project in Jackson County as a success story.

March 30, 2023

Enforcement Actions

News Release

DNR enforcement actions, published 3/30/2023

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

March 30, 2023

Public Meeting or Comments

Air Quality permits under review, published 3/30/2023

The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans’ health and air quality.

March 30, 2023

News Release

Iowa DNR to begin annual spring burning, Iowa River Wildlife Unit

The Iowa DNR will be conducting prescribed burns this spring on wildlife areas managed by the Iowa DNR’s Iowa River Wildlife Unit.

March 30, 2023

News Release

Celebrate the Civilian Conservation Corps’ 90th Anniversary at these parks

Celebrate the CCC’s 90th anniversary, March 31, by visiting these stand-out examples of CCC projects in Iowa.

March 30, 2023