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State Parks
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Explore campground hosting at Iowa State Parks and Forests

The Iowa DNR is actively searching for top-notch volunteers who love to camp and enjoy meeting people to serve as campground hosts for the 2025 camping season.

Display Date
March 11, 2025
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A group of people around a campfire at a campground.
Wildlife Management Areas
News Release

Iowa DNR to begin annual spring burning, Black Hawk Wildlife Unit

IowaDNR will be conducting prescribed burns this spring on wildlife management areas managed by the Iowa DNR’s Black Hawk Unit.

Display Date
March 11, 2025
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A wide shot of purple prairie flowers and tall green grasses
Wildlife Management Areas
News Release

Iowa DNR to begin annual spring burning, Great Lakes Wildlife Unit

Iowa DNR will conduct prescribed burns this spring on wildlife management areas managed by the Iowa DNR’s Great Lake Wildlife Unit.

Display Date
March 11, 2025
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A wide shot of purple prairie flowers and tall green grasses
Wildlife - Pheasant
News Release

Ring-necked pheasants’ unlikely journey to becoming an Iowa icon

It was still an hour before the 2024 pheasant season would open but the birds were there and they were ready.

Display Date
March 11, 2025
Wildlife Management Areas
News Release

Iowa DNR to begin annual spring burning - Clear Lake Wildlife Unit

Iowa DNR will conduct prescribed burns this spring on wildlife management areas managed by the Iowa DNR’s Clear Lake Unit.

Display Date
March 11, 2025
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A wide shot of purple prairie flowers and tall green grasses
Wildlife Management Areas
News Release

Iowa DNR to begin annual spring burning, Iowa River – Hawkeye Unit

Iowa DNR will conduct prescribed burns this spring on wildlife management areas managed by the Iowa DNR’s Iowa River- Hawkeye Unit.

Display Date
March 11, 2025
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A wide shot of purple prairie flowers and tall green grasses
Wildlife Management Areas
News Release

Iowa DNR to begin annual spring burning, Red Rock Unit

The Iowa DNR will be conducting prescribed burns this spring on wildlife management areas managed by the Iowa DNR’s Red Rock Unit.

Display Date
March 10, 2025
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A wide shot of purple prairie flowers and tall green grasses
Wildlife Management Areas
News Release

Iowa DNR to begin annual spring burning, Saylorville Unit

The Iowa DNR will be conducting prescribed burns this spring on wildlife management areas managed by the Iowa DNR’s Saylorville Unit.

Display Date
March 10, 2025
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A wide shot of purple prairie flowers and tall green grasses
Wildlife Management Areas
News Release

Iowa DNR to begin annual spring burning, Iowa River – Otter Creek Unit

The DNR will conduct prescribed burns this spring on wildlife management areas managed by the Iowa DNR’s Iowa River Unit.

Display Date
March 10, 2025
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A wide shot of purple prairie flowers and tall green grasses
News Release

Natural Resource Commission to Meet in Des Moines March 13

The Natural Resource Commission (NRC) of the Iowa DNR will hold its monthly meeting on March 13 at 9:30 a.m. at 6200 Park Ave in Des Moines.

Display Date
March 10, 2025
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A simple image of a microphone at the front of a busy conference room.
Water Summary Update
News Release

Water Summary Update: Drought conditions expand slightly due to below-average rainfall

Drought conditions have slightly expanded in central Iowa and a small area in eastern Iowa due to below-normal precipitation in February.

Display Date
March 7, 2025
Wildlife Management Areas
News Release

Iowa DNR to begin annual spring burning, Prairie Lakes – Ingham Unit

The Iowa DNR will be conducting prescribed burns this spring on wildlife management areas managed by the Iowa DNR’s Prairie Lakes – Ingham Unit.

Display Date
March 7, 2025
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A wide shot of purple prairie flowers and tall green grasses
Wildlife Management Areas
News Release

FINAL PUBLIC NOTICE/FEMA PUBLIC ASSISTANCE

Iowa DNR Wildlife Bureau has applied for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance (PA) funding.

Display Date
March 6, 2025
Trout Fishing
News Release

Spring community trout stocking starts March 20

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

Display Date
March 5, 2025
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A fisherman with his line cast and a hazy morning mist.
Forestry
News Release

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

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) suggests immediately finishing pruning oak trees to prevent the spread of oak wilt.

Display Date
March 5, 2025
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