News Releases

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources fisheries staff will release between 1,000 to 2,000 rainbow trout in nine lakes across Iowa in March and April.

March 5, 2024

News Release

Ice-out channel catfish are biting

Channel catfish move close to shore and are eager to bite in many lakes and large reservoirs across Iowa just after the ice is gone.

March 5, 2024

Lake Restoration Program

News Release

Shoreline stabilization project underway at Silver Lake to improve water quality

Work is underway to stabilize the shoreline on the northwest section of Silver Lake, in Dickinson County.

March 5, 2024

Enforcement Actions

News Release

DNR enforcement actions, published 2/29/2024

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

February 29, 2024

Air Quality

Public Meeting or Comments

Air quality permits under review, published 2/29/2024

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

February 29, 2024

Forestry

News Release

Time to stop pruning oak trees earlier this season with unseasonably warm temperatures

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is recommending to finish pruning oak trees immediately to prevent the spread of oak wilt.

February 27, 2024

News Release

Land donors honored during reception in Des Moines

More than 950 acres of Iowa land in 14 counties with an estimated value of more than $3.9 million was permanently protected through donations for conservation.

February 27, 2024

Public Meetings & Comments

State Parks

DNR to host public meeting on Big Creek State Park shelter improvements

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host an open house on March 7, from 6 to 8 p.m., at Lakeside Fellowship

February 27, 2024

Untreated groundwater discharge reaches Boyer River

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources was notified of an untreated water discharge into the Boyer River in Crawford County.

February 26, 2024

State Parks

Forestry

News Release

Iowa’s largest sycamore tree severely damaged by suspicious fire at Geode State Park

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is asking the public for any information as to the cause of a suspicious fire at Geode State Park on Sunday, Feb. 18.

February 23, 2024

Air Quality

Public Meeting or Comments

Air quality permits under review, published 2/22/2024

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

February 23, 2024

News Releases

Water Summary Update: Extremely dry February extends record drought conditions streak

Environmental Protection Commission meeting agenda, published 11/9/2024

Air quality permits under review, published 3/7/2024

USDA announces Conservation Reserve Program general signup for 2024

Spring community trout stocking starts March 21

Ice-out channel catfish are biting

Shoreline stabilization project underway at Silver Lake to improve water quality

DNR enforcement actions, published 2/29/2024

Air quality permits under review, published 2/29/2024

Time to stop pruning oak trees earlier this season with unseasonably warm temperatures

Land donors honored during reception in Des Moines

DNR to host public meeting on Big Creek State Park shelter improvements

Untreated groundwater discharge reaches Boyer River

Iowa’s largest sycamore tree severely damaged by suspicious fire at Geode State Park

Air quality permits under review, published 2/22/2024

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