News Releases

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

Boating

Advisories, Bypass or Spill

News Release

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

State Parks

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

Air Quality

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

State Parks

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

DNR investigating water release from livestock trailer wash

Staff with the Iowa DNRs’ Field Office 4 were notified Tuesday afternoon of wash water release from an Iowa Select livestock trailer wash facility.

March 29, 2023

Wildlife and Trapping

Iowa's Wildlife

News Release

Annual spring wildlife spotlight survey underway, 2023

The Iowa DNR is currently conducting their annual nighttime spring spotlight surveys across the state, collecting information on Iowa’s deer and furbearer.

March 28, 2023

News Releases

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

Plan your spring wildflower walk with new bloom report

Major restoration effort to improve Black Hawk Lake water quality

Public invited to field day highlighting forest management

Take time to clean and inspect lifejackets ahead of boating season

Renovations at Geode State Park to close beach area in 2023

Fish kill observed in McLoud Run

DNR responds to manure discharge into Battle Creek

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

DNR enforcement actions, published 3/30/2023

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

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

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

DNR investigating water release from livestock trailer wash

Annual spring wildlife spotlight survey underway, 2023

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