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Smoke from Canadian fires expected to impact Iowa today and tomorrow

A cold front is pulling smoke from Canadian wildfires down to ground level, with hazardous air quality and smoke expected to impact Iowa today and tomorrow.

May 18, 2023

Enforcement Actions

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DNR enforcement actions, published 5/18/2023

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

May 18, 2023

Air Quality

Events & Public Meetings

Air Quality permits under review, published 5/18/2023

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

May 18, 2023

Events & Public Meetings

Iowa Administrative Code Chapter 65 revision update

Pursuant to Executive Order 10, DNR has reviewed and drafted animal feeding operation rules (567 Iowa Administrative Code Chapter 65).

May 18, 2023

DNR to present results of rules and regulations evaluation at four public meetings

The Iowa DNR Wildlife Bureau is hosting four public meetings to present its results from the comprehensive evaluation of administrative rules and regulations.

May 17, 2023

River Users Should Avoid Area Near Adel Wastewater Facility

Persons recreating on the North Racoon River should avoid an area immediately below the Adel Wastewater Treatment Facility.

May 16, 2023

State Parks

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Visitors expected to fill parks over Memorial Day weekend, 2023

Iowa state parks and forests are gearing up for a busy Memorial Day weekend, the traditional start of the outdoor summer recreation season.

May 16, 2023

Boating

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Boaters to hit the waters this Memorial Day weekend

The unofficial beginning to summer is just days away and that also marks the unofficial beginning of Iowa’s boating season.

May 16, 2023

Wildlife - Turkey

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Iowa’s spring turkey season is one for the books

Iowa’s wild turkey hunters reported harvesting more than 14,800 birds through the mandatory registration system, an increase of nearly 3,000 since 2022.

May 16, 2023

Chronic Wasting Disease

Wildlife - Turkey

Iowa's Wildlife

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Annual surveillance confirms 96 deer and three new counties for chronic wasting disease

With the addition of Jasper County, chronic wasting disease has again come into central Iowa.

May 16, 2023

Canoe, Kayak & Paddle Sports

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Safety tips for river recreation this summer

Iowa rivers will soon be busy with paddlers, swimmers, and people wading to search for fossils, rocks and driftwood or to clean up litter or explore a sandbar.

May 16, 2023

Boating

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MADD, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, team up for boating BUI and ATV DUI prevention campaign to kick off summer recreation season

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Illinois volunteers and staff are teaming up with the Iowa DNR to promote safe boating and ATV seasons.

May 16, 2023

Canoe, Kayak & Paddle Sports

Maquoketa & North Fork Maquoketa Water Trail dedicated May 31

The Maquoketa & North Fork Maquoketa Water Trail, in Jackson County, will be officially dedicated as Iowa’s newest water trail during a public ceremony.

May 16, 2023

Air Quality

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No Air Quality Fee Changes for Upcoming Fiscal Year

There will be no changes in Air Quality Bureau fees for the 2024 fiscal year, which begins on July 1, 2023, and ends on June 30, 2024.

May 16, 2023

Air Quality

Events & Public Meetings

Plan to participate in the joint Air Quality EO10 Rules Meeting and Client Contact Meeting on May 18

Plan to attend a virtual open forum with DNR staff at the joint EO10 Rules Meeting beginning at 9 a.m. and the Air Quality Client Contact Meeting on May 18.

May 15, 2023

News Releases

Smoke from Canadian fires expected to impact Iowa today and tomorrow

DNR enforcement actions, published 5/18/2023

Air Quality permits under review, published 5/18/2023

Iowa Administrative Code Chapter 65 revision update

DNR to present results of rules and regulations evaluation at four public meetings

River Users Should Avoid Area Near Adel Wastewater Facility

Visitors expected to fill parks over Memorial Day weekend, 2023

Boaters to hit the waters this Memorial Day weekend

Iowa’s spring turkey season is one for the books

Annual surveillance confirms 96 deer and three new counties for chronic wasting disease

Safety tips for river recreation this summer

MADD, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, team up for boating BUI and ATV DUI prevention campaign to kick off summer recreation season

Maquoketa & North Fork Maquoketa Water Trail dedicated May 31

No Air Quality Fee Changes for Upcoming Fiscal Year

Plan to participate in the joint Air Quality EO10 Rules Meeting and Client Contact Meeting on May 18

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