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In the week leading up to Halloween, let's celebrate Bats!

Bat Week (Oct 24-31) celebrates our fascinating, valuable, and much-needed furry flying friends – but here at the DNR every week is bat week!

October 28, 2025

Wildlife - Trapping

Hunting

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Furbearer season preview

Iowa’s furbearer season begins November 1, and state wildlife experts say most species populations are in good shape.

October 28, 2025

Shooting Ranges

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Banner and Butch Olofson shooting ranges winter hours, holiday closures and discounted passes

Iowa DNR: Discounted 2026 annual passes for Banner & Butch Olofson shooting ranges now $40 off! Perfect gifts for outdoor enthusiasts.

October 28, 2025

Someone taking a practice shot at a range.

News Release

West Swan Lake emerges from restoration project in a great place

West Swan Lake doesn’t much resemble itself from 2019 – before the work began to improve the water quality on the 925-acre shallow lake.

October 28, 2025

West Swan Lake is part of a string of lakes and marshes stretching through the middle of Emmet County.

Air Quality Draft Permits

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Air quality permits for review, published 10/23/2025

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

October 23, 2025

Enforcement Actions

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DNR enforcement actions, published 10/23/2025

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

October 23, 2025

Forestry

News - Featured

News Release

Fun ways to celebrate Iowa forests this fall

It's the perfect time in Iowa to appreciate our forests, witness the peak fall colors, tackle invasive plants, and let leaves benefit our wildlife.

October 21, 2025

Beautiful trees in fall colors along a river.

News - Featured

News Release

Enjoy Iowa’s natural landscapes fishing rivers and streams this fall 2025

Fall is a great time to catch fish in Iowa’s rivers. A unique angling challenge is hidden around every bend.

October 21, 2025

A fisherman with his line cast and a hazy morning mist.

News - Featured

News Release

Deer movements increase as peak of breeding season nears

Drivers take note, it’s mid-October and deer are on the move. Deer movement increases during the breeding season, peaking around the first week of November.

October 21, 2025

Buck whitetail standing in fall foliage.

News - Featured

News Release

DNR fall community trout stockings delayed due to warm weather

Iowa DNR is postponing the fall community trout stockings scheduled for October 23, 24 and 25 due to warm water temperatures.

October 21, 2025

Man and woman fishing a small pond in a neighborhood setting.

News - Featured

News Release

State park campgrounds getting ready for winter 2025

Another busy camping season in Iowa state parks is coming to an end, and staff are preparing for the first freezing temperatures of the fall.

October 21, 2025

A group of people around a campfire at a campground.

Advisory

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DNR investigating hog manure spill in Louisa County

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a hog manure release into an unnamed tributary of Roff Creek in Louisa County.

October 17, 2025

Events & Public Meetings

DNR hosting online Organic Waste Management stakeholder event

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources' Financial and Business Assistance Section is hosting an Iowa Organic Waste Management stakeholder event.

October 16, 2025

Forestry

News - Featured

News Release

Fall Colors Starting to Pop!

Iowa fall color is most visible in NE river valleys (maples turning). Colors are spotty elsewhere, with oaks still mostly green.

October 16, 2025

Tall autumn trees in a forest with sunshine peeking through

Fishing

News - Featured

News Release

Plan your fall fishing trips with DNR’s new interactive fishing report

Iowa DNR’s popular fishing report has been updated with new search and filter options including by location, fish species and various amenities available.

October 16, 2025

News Releases

In the week leading up to Halloween, let's celebrate Bats!

Furbearer season preview

Banner and Butch Olofson shooting ranges winter hours, holiday closures and discounted passes

West Swan Lake emerges from restoration project in a great place

Air quality permits for review, published 10/23/2025

DNR enforcement actions, published 10/23/2025

Fun ways to celebrate Iowa forests this fall

Enjoy Iowa’s natural landscapes fishing rivers and streams this fall 2025

Deer movements increase as peak of breeding season nears

DNR fall community trout stockings delayed due to warm weather

State park campgrounds getting ready for winter 2025

DNR investigating hog manure spill in Louisa County

DNR hosting online Organic Waste Management stakeholder event

Fall Colors Starting to Pop!

Plan your fall fishing trips with DNR’s new interactive fishing report

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