News Releases

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Air Quality Draft Permits

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Air quality permits for review, published 06/12/2025

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

June 12, 2025

Enforcement Actions

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DNR enforcement actions, published 06/12/2025

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

June 12, 2025

Water Quality

Events & Public Meetings

Environmental Protection Commission meeting agenda, published 6/13/2025

The Environmental Protection Commission (EPC) of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will have their monthly business meeting June 17.

June 12, 2025

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

Advisory

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DNR Investigating Fish Kill at Dean Lake in Des Moines

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a fish kill at Dean Lake in southeast Des Moines.

June 11, 2025

Shooting Sports

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Iowa’s Scholastic Clay Target Program hosts largest youth trap shooting championship in Iowa

Athletes from 118 teams across Iowa converged on the Iowa State Trapshooting Homegrounds for the Scholastic Clay Target Program State Trap Shooting Championship

June 10, 2025

Natural Resource Commission

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Natural Resource Commission to hold its June 12 meeting virtually

The Natural Resource Commission (NRC) of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will hold its monthly meeting virtually on June 12, at 9:30 a.m.

June 10, 2025

Fishing

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Fishing regulations to be relaxed at Cold Springs Lake

Iowa DNR will relax the fishing regulations at Cold Springs Lake starting June 15 to allow anglers to harvest fish before the lake is chemically renovated.

June 10, 2025

Person grasping a fish that is still on the hook and pulling into a boat.

Forestry

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Help stop the spread of invasive species in your community

Invasive species, like emerald ash borer, Asian longhorned beetle, spongy moth and oriental bittersweet threaten Iowa’s ecosystem by destroying native trees.

June 10, 2025

Fishing

Water Quality

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Public meeting to discuss ongoing drought conditions at Blue Lake

Iowa DNR will host a public meeting at 5:30 p.m., June 26, at the Onawa Community Center, 320 10th Street, to discuss Blue Lake low water levels.

June 10, 2025

Iowa's Wildlife

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Joint project supports threatened turtle species, while tracking juvenile movements

A Central Iowa wetland is now home to 32 young Blanding’s turtles, that were released as part of a joint project to give the threatened species a jump on life.

June 10, 2025