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Three Iowa state parks to host Take It Outside camps this summer

The Iowa DNR will host Take It Outside camps for families living near Walnut Woods, Maquoketa Caves and Ledges state parks.

April 8, 2025

Group of kids outdoors, huddled around what look like educational worksheets.

Canoe, Kayak & Paddle Sports

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Improve paddling skills with DNR canoe and kayak schools

Naturalists, youth group leaders and others who take people out on the water in canoes and kayaks are encouraged to attend one of the Iowa DNR paddling school.

April 8, 2025

Fishing

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Spirit Lake Hatchery filling with northern pike

Crews with the Iowa DNR placed fyke nets in the outlets of the sloughs that flow into Big Spirit Lake on March 1 to start collecting northern pike.

April 8, 2025

Wildlife - Turkey

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Iowa’s spring turkey season is here

A mild winter followed by timely spring rains has Iowa forests and woodlots leafing out ahead of spring turkey season.

April 8, 2025

Turkey hunter with a harvested turkey standing next to a public hunting wildlife management area sign.

Fishing

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Walleye netting season starts for Iowa DNR fish hatcheries

MORAVIA – The late night, annual walleye collection has begun at Rathbun and Storm lakes and will begin in the next few days at East Okoboji and Spirit lakes.

April 8, 2025

biologist with female walleye at Rathbun hatchery

News Release

DNR enforcement actions, published 4/3/2025

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

April 3, 2025

Natural Resource Commission

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Natural Resource Commission to Meet on April 8 in Storm Lake

The NRC of the Iowa DNR will hold its monthly meeting on April 8, at 2 p.m., in Meeting Room-A, at King’s Pointe Resort, 1520 East Lakeshore Drive, Storm Lake.

April 3, 2025

A simple image of a microphone at the front of a busy conference room.

Boating

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Get Your Boat Ready for Spring

It is time to get your boat ready for spring. Here are some tips to ensure your boat is safe and running smoothly when boating weather arrives.

April 1, 2025

A family boats across a lake at the end of a summer day.

Hunting

Wildlife - Turkey

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Learn to Hunt program opens registration for Field To Fork Deer Hunting Program

Iowa DNR is offering a six-month workshop to teach skills needed to hunt, field dress and cook deer to individuals with little to no archery hunting experience.

April 1, 2025

Wildlife - Trapping

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Annual spring wildlife spotlight survey underway, 2025

DNR Staff are conducting their annual nighttime spring spotlight surveys across the state, collecting information on Iowa’s deer and furbearer populations.

April 1, 2025

Forestry

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Discover the renewal of spring with the DNR weekly bloom report

Wildflowers are enticing treasures for wilderness lovers each spring. Get outside this spring and see what you can find.

April 1, 2025

Boating

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Iowa boat registrations expire April 30

Iowans will register more than 220,000 boats before April 30, when current boat registrations expire. Boat registrations are good for three years.

April 1, 2025

Air Quality

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Register now for our next ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems online training event!

Attention all those interested in ISO 14001 EMS - please join us for our next EMS online training event!

March 31, 2025

Advisory

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Source of murky water near North Raccoon River in Jefferson identified

The source of the dark and murky water in a stormwater drainage ditch near the North Raccoon River in Jefferson has been identified.

March 28, 2025

This image shows a stormwater drainage ditch with discolored water in Daubendiek Park in Jefferson

Advisory

DNR investigating murky water near North Raccoon River in Jefferson

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a stormwater drainage ditch containing dark colored water near the North Raccoon River in Jefferson.

March 27, 2025

DNR @ the 2026 Iowa State Fair, Aug 13-23, 2026

News Releases

Three Iowa state parks to host Take It Outside camps this summer

Improve paddling skills with DNR canoe and kayak schools

Spirit Lake Hatchery filling with northern pike

Iowa’s spring turkey season is here

Walleye netting season starts for Iowa DNR fish hatcheries

DNR enforcement actions, published 4/3/2025

Natural Resource Commission to Meet on April 8 in Storm Lake

Get Your Boat Ready for Spring

Learn to Hunt program opens registration for Field To Fork Deer Hunting Program

Annual spring wildlife spotlight survey underway, 2025

Discover the renewal of spring with the DNR weekly bloom report

Iowa boat registrations expire April 30

Register now for our next ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems online training event!

Source of murky water near North Raccoon River in Jefferson identified

DNR investigating murky water near North Raccoon River in Jefferson

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