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Promoting Private Well Safety during Source Water Protection Week

Iowa Source Water Protection Program raising awareness, highlighting resources to protect drinking water through the Private Well Grants Program.

September 25, 2025

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Iowa's Wildlife

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Getting Along with Your Fuzzy and Feathery Neighbors

Learn how to create a wildlife-friendly yard with boundaries, manage conflicts, and coexist with nature while protecting your home.

September 23, 2025

Wildlife Management Areas

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McCoy Wildlife Area has large impact on conservation

Sandwiched between Ledges State Park and the Saylorville Wildlife Area in Boone County, the 562-acre McCoy Wildlife Area is often either overlooked.

September 23, 2025

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The Friends of Cedar Rock awarded REAP/HRDP grant for restoration project

The Friends of Cedar Rock have been selected as a recipient of an Iowa Historical Resource Development Program (HRDP) grant for Fiscal Year 2026.

September 23, 2025

Wildlife Management Areas

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Remnant prairie returning to hills of Lake Rathbun

South Fork Wildlife Area is roughly 6-7,000 acres of grassland, mature timber, early successional habitat and wetlands and restored wetlands.

September 23, 2025

Volunteering

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Lend a hand in a state park at Statewide Volunteer Day on Sept. 27

Iowans are invited to lend a hand at the DNR’s ninth annual statewide Volunteer Day on Saturday, Sept. 27.

September 23, 2025

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Air Quality Draft Permits

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Air quality permits for review, published 09/18/2025

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

September 18, 2025

Wildlife Management Areas

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Diversifying, enhancing habitat at Sugema benefits nesting and migrating birds, and local recreation

The Sugema Wildlife Area-Lacey-Keosauqua State Park-Shimek State Forest areas make up a hub of outdoor recreation in far southeast Iowa.

September 16, 2025

Off-Highway Vehicles

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Registration renewals now open for Off-Highway Vehicles (OHVs)

Off-highway vehicle owners can now renew their registrations for all-terrain vehicles, off-road utility vehicles, off-road motorcycles, and snowmobiles.

September 16, 2025

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Wildlife Management Areas

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Recent addition provides access to west side of Ventura Marsh

A new 70-acre addition to Ventura Marsh’s southwest corner will provide access to the west side of the popular wildlife area and.

September 16, 2025

Camping

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Campground at Lewis and Clark State Park to close due to hazardous tree removal

Due to safety concerns created from dead or dying cottonwood trees, the Lewis and Clark State Park campground is closed until further notice.

September 16, 2025

Air Quality Draft Permits

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Air quality permits for review, published 09/11/2025

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

September 11, 2025

Enforcement Actions

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DNR enforcement actions, published 09/11/2025

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

September 11, 2025

Events & Public Meetings

Environmental Protection Commission meeting agenda, published 9/16/25

The Environmental Protection Commission (EPC) of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will have their monthly business meeting September 16.

September 11, 2025

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News Release

2025 Volunteer Fire Department – Wildland Fire Assistance Grants Available

The Iowa DNR, working in coordination with the US Forest Service, has grant money available for Iowa’s rural fire departments to help battle wildfires.

September 9, 2025

News Releases

Promoting Private Well Safety during Source Water Protection Week

Getting Along with Your Fuzzy and Feathery Neighbors

McCoy Wildlife Area has large impact on conservation

The Friends of Cedar Rock awarded REAP/HRDP grant for restoration project

Remnant prairie returning to hills of Lake Rathbun

Lend a hand in a state park at Statewide Volunteer Day on Sept. 27

Air quality permits for review, published 09/18/2025

Diversifying, enhancing habitat at Sugema benefits nesting and migrating birds, and local recreation

Registration renewals now open for Off-Highway Vehicles (OHVs)

Recent addition provides access to west side of Ventura Marsh

Campground at Lewis and Clark State Park to close due to hazardous tree removal

Air quality permits for review, published 09/11/2025

DNR enforcement actions, published 09/11/2025

Environmental Protection Commission meeting agenda, published 9/16/25

2025 Volunteer Fire Department – Wildland Fire Assistance Grants Available

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