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Iowa's Wildlife
News Release

Survey of regal fritillaries provide insight into population status for prairie icon

On this late June morning, a dozen wildlife experts and summer staff were standing in a parking lot near a small pond at the Ringgold Wildlife Area.

Display Date
July 30, 2024
Wildlife - Migratory Game Birds
Boating
News Release

Final preparations underway for waterfowl hunting season and fish restocking at Martens Lake

A project at Martens Lake in Sweet Marsh Wildlife Area that created boating channels and repaired a portion of the dike network has been completed.

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July 30, 2024
Wildlife - Turkey
News Release

Help the DNR track hemorrhagic disease

Hemorrhagic disease, commonly referred to as EHD or Bluetongue, has been impacting deer in Iowa for over a decade, with severe outbreaks occurring in...

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July 26, 2024
Air Quality
Air Quality Draft Permits
News Release

Air quality permits for review, published 07/25/2024

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.

Display Date
July 25, 2024
Hunting
News Release

1,600 acres along Missouri River transferred to Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska

Roughly 1,600 acres of land along the Missouri River in Woodbury County is being transferred from the U.S.

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July 25, 2024
News Release

Iowa angler wins grand prize in Midwest Walleye Challenge

The DNR partnered for a third year with MyCatch by Angler’s Atlas to conduct a statewide walleye fishing challenge March 30 through June 30.

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July 23, 2024
Wildlife - Pheasant
News Release

Iowa’s 2024 pheasant nesting outlook

Iowa’s pheasant population typically shows increases following mild winters with springs that are dryer and warmer than normal.

Display Date
July 23, 2024
Forestry Fire
News Release

Iowa DNR dispatching wildland firefighters across the western United States

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fire Program has dispatched wildland firefighters to help with fire management efforts across the Rocky Mountains

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July 23, 2024
Enforcement Actions
News Release

DNR enforcement actions, published 07/18/2024

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

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July 18, 2024
Air Quality
Air Quality Draft Permits
News Release

Air quality permits for review, published 07/18/2024

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.

Display Date
July 18, 2024
Iowa's Wildlife
Hunting
News Release

Habitat diversity draws bird watchers, hunters to Copeland Bend

Forty miles south of Council Bluffs on the Missouri River is the 3,500-plus-acre Copeland Bend Wildlife Area.

Display Date
July 16, 2024
Forestry Fire
News Release

2024 volunteer fire department – wildland fire assistance grants available

The DNR Forestry - Fire Program, working in coordination with the US Forest Service, has grant money available for Iowa’s rural fire departments.

Display Date
July 16, 2024
Wildlife - Migratory Game Birds
Hunting - Education
News Release

Learn to Hunt program opens registration for waterfowl course

The DNR is offering a program to teach skills needed to hunt, field dress and cook waterfowl to women who have little to no waterfowl hunting experience.

Display Date
July 16, 2024
News Release

Fishing regulations to be relaxed at McKinley Lake in Creston

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is relaxing the fishing regulations at McKinley Lake in Creston.

Display Date
July 16, 2024
Water Monitoring
News Release

Water Summary Update: June brings historic rainfall to northwest Iowa

Some areas of northwest Iowa received more than half a year's worth of rain during the final week of June, leading to significant flooding conditions.

Display Date
July 11, 2024

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