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Iowa’s mourning dove season opens Sept. 1

Iowa’s mourning dove season begins Sept. 1. State wildlife experts are predicting a busy open day with mild weather in the forecast and a later teal season.

August 26, 2025

Fishing - Uncommon Fish

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Federally endangered pallid sturgeon discovered in Iowa's Des Moines River

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced the first-ever collection of the federally endangered pallid sturgeon from the lower Des Moines River.

August 26, 2025

State Parks

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McIntosh Woods State Park reopening August 22

VENTURA – McIntosh Woods State Park is re-opening after a July 29 derecho storm caused significant tree damage at the park.

August 22, 2025

A family hikes through an Iowa state park

Air Quality Draft Permits

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Air quality permits for review, published 08/21/2025

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

August 21, 2025

Hunting - Deer

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New deer tag option available for disabled veterans

Tags for the 2025-26 deer season went on sale Aug. 15, and new this year, is a disabled veterans deer tag.

August 19, 2025

State Parks

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DNR to host public meeting on campground renovations at McIntosh Woods State Park

VENTURA – The Iowa DNR will host an open house on Sept. 9, to discuss upcoming campground improvements at McIntosh Woods State Park in Ventura.

August 19, 2025

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

Iowa's Wildlife

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Popular Spring Run complex caters to birders, hunters in the heart of the Iowa Great Lakes

Spring Run is one of the largest, most diverse complexes in the state, stretching from Hwy. 9 to the north to Lower Gar Lake to the southwest.

August 19, 2025

A trumpeter swan keeps a watchful eye from a restored wetland on Spring Run, as its mate hides nearby.

Iowa's Wildlife

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Collard mountain lion appears on trail camera in northwest Iowa

Images of a mountain lion with a neck collar in northwest Iowa have been circulating over social media in the past few days.

August 19, 2025

Hunting

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Course on chronic wasting disease set for September in Black Hawk and Marshall counties

Chronic Wasting Disease Ambassadors is a collaborative education program between the Iowa DNR and Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach.

August 18, 2025

Air Quality Draft Permits

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Air quality permits for review, published 08/14/2025

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

August 14, 2025

Public Meetings & Comments

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Natural Resource Commission to meet Aug. 14 in Des Moines

Des Moines, Iowa – The Natural Resource Commission (NRC) will host its monthly meeting at 9:30 a.m., Aug. 14, in Des Moines. The meeting is open to the public.

August 8, 2025

Advisories, Bypass or Spill

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DNR investigating fuel release into Boyer River in Crawford County

DUNLAP, Iowa – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is investigating a release to the Boyer River from a stormwater ditch in Crawford County.

August 7, 2025

Water Summary Update

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Water Summary Update: Iowa is drought free due to above-average rainfall in July

Drought conditions improved statewide due to above-normal precipitation totals in July, according to the latest Water Summary Update.

August 7, 2025

Image shows water levels on an Iowa river

Public Meetings & Comments

Events & Public Meetings

Environmental Protection Commission meeting agenda

The Environmental Protection Commission (EPC) of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will have their monthly business meeting August 19.

August 7, 2025

News - Water Quality

Events & Public Meetings

Online information available for Big Hollow Lake Water Quality Improvement Plan

A DNR study to improve water quality in Big Hollow Lake in Des Moines County is available for public review on the IowaDNR's YouTube channel.

August 7, 2025

This image shows a sign of Big Hollow Recreation Area in Des Moines County.

News Releases

Iowa’s mourning dove season opens Sept. 1

Federally endangered pallid sturgeon discovered in Iowa's Des Moines River

McIntosh Woods State Park reopening August 22

Air quality permits for review, published 08/21/2025

New deer tag option available for disabled veterans

DNR to host public meeting on campground renovations at McIntosh Woods State Park

Popular Spring Run complex caters to birders, hunters in the heart of the Iowa Great Lakes

Collard mountain lion appears on trail camera in northwest Iowa

Course on chronic wasting disease set for September in Black Hawk and Marshall counties

Air quality permits for review, published 08/14/2025

Natural Resource Commission to meet Aug. 14 in Des Moines

DNR investigating fuel release into Boyer River in Crawford County

Water Summary Update: Iowa is drought free due to above-average rainfall in July

Environmental Protection Commission meeting agenda

Online information available for Big Hollow Lake Water Quality Improvement Plan

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