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Air Quality Draft Permits
Air Quality
News Release

Air quality permits for review, published 07/17/2025

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

Display Date
July 17, 2025
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Bright blue sky with wispy clouds
Iowa's Wildlife
News Release

Reduce the Risk of Bird Window Collisions Where You Live and Work

Collisions with windows are the second largest human-related cause of mortality to North American birds, after outdoor and feral cats.

Display Date
July 17, 2025
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Birds see habitat when vegetation and sky is reflected in windows.
Water Quality Certifications
ECONewsWire
News Release

DNR to accept public comment for water quality certification of permits

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is accepting public and stakeholder comments regarding Section 401 Water Quality Certification permits.

Display Date
July 17, 2025
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DNR Logo, white text on green circle.
Enforcement Actions
ECONewsWire
News Release

DNR enforcement actions, published 07/17/2025

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

Display Date
July 17, 2025
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DNR Logo, white text on green circle.
Iowa's Wildlife
News Release

Varied habitats, diverse wildlife abound at Red Fox Wildlife Area

The prairie at Red Fox Wildlife Area was still wet from a shower that passed through earlier, but now it was just humid, cloudy and still.

Display Date
July 15, 2025
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Oxbow and food plot at Red Fox Wildlife Area, in Benton County. Photo courtesy of the Iowa DNR.
State Parks
News Release

Brushy Creek State Recreation Area temporarily closing campgrounds for renovations

LEHIGH, IA – As the DNR renovates camp sites at Brushy Creek State Recreation Area, the North campground will remain closed for the 2025 camping season.

Display Date
July 15, 2025
News Release

Tips to avoid poison ivy and wild parsnip

Iowa DNR botanist John Pearson gives some helpful tips on how to identify these plants so you can avoid coming into contact with them.

Display Date
July 15, 2025
Shooting Ranges
News Release

Spring Run Shooting Range to close July 21 for renovation

The spring run shooting range will be closed July 21, to allow for a $400,000 renovation and upgrade project.

Display Date
July 15, 2025
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DNR Logo, white text on green circle.
Forestry
News Release

Summer fun ideas to stay active and cool

Staying active outside reduces stress and provides a dose of vitamin D. Trees with shade below help us stay cool, relax and enjoy time outside.

Display Date
July 11, 2025
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A group of people around a campfire at a campground.
News Release

DNR seeks public input on wildlife rules

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking informal comments on administrative rules related to Iowa's wildlife.

Display Date
July 11, 2025
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DNR Logo, white text on green circle.
Safety
ECONewsWire
News Release

DNR Dam Safety Program to host workshop in West Des Moines

The Iowa DNR's Dam Safety program is holding a Dam Safety workshop in West Des Moines on July 30.

Display Date
July 10, 2025
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DNR Logo, white text on green circle.
Safety
News Release

Paddlers urged to stay off rain swollen rivers

Some rivers are already dangerously high at or near flood stage, and more rivers could rise fast with chances of rain forecast later this week.

Display Date
July 10, 2025
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This image shows large fallen cottonwood trees causing a dangerous hazard on the South Skunk River Water Trail downstream of Lincoln Way in Ames.
Water Summary Update
News Release

Water Summary Update: Drought conditions improve due to late June rainfall

Drought conditions improved slightly across the state due to above-normal precipitation totals in June, according to the latest Water Summary Update. 

Display Date
July 10, 2025
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Image shows water levels on an Iowa river
EO10
News Release

DNR seeks public input on game harvest reporting and landowner tenant registration

The Iowa DNR is seeking informal comments on administrative rules related to game harvest reporting and landowner tenant registration.

Display Date
July 8, 2025
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DNR Logo, white text on green circle.
Wildlife - Pheasant
News Release

Pheasant hunters bagged more than 460,000 Iowa roosters in 2024

Iowa’s 2024 estimated pheasant harvest was the second highest in nearly two decades, coming in at more than 460,000 roosters last fall.

Display Date
July 8, 2025
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Hunter walking a field in the fall.

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