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2024 DNR Volunteer Fire Assistance Grants awarded to rural fire departments

2024 DNR Volunteer Fire Assistance Grants awarded to rural fire departments

  • 11/26/2024 11:54:00 AM
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Nearly $416,000 in 50 percent cost-share grants were recently awarded to 138 Iowa rural fire departments to help their efforts to protect Iowan’s and their property from wildfires. The grants offer valuable funding assistance for wildfire suppression, personal protective and communications equipment.
Iowa’s pheasant hunting Thanksgiving tradition

Iowa’s pheasant hunting Thanksgiving tradition

  • 11/26/2024 11:52:00 AM
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Pheasant hunting has been as much a part of the Thanksgiving holiday for generations of Iowans, as cranberries and stuffing. And with a weather forecast that will likely put birds in cover, this would be a good year to continue that tradition and get back to the fields.
2025 P2 Intern Project requests now open

2025 P2 Intern Project requests now open

  • 11/21/2024 1:53:00 PM
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Project requests are currently being accepted from companies interested in participating in the Iowa DNR’s 2025 Pollution Prevention (P2) Intern Program.
DNR enforcement actions, published 11/21/2024

DNR enforcement actions, published 11/21/2024

  • 11/21/2024 12:54:00 PM
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DNR staff work with individuals, businesses and communities to help them protect our natural resources by complying with state and federal laws
Donated deer hides benefit disabled veterans

Donated deer hides benefit disabled veterans

  • 11/20/2024 1:53:00 PM
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Hunters donated more than 4,100 deer hides to Elks Lodges across Iowa last year, which was a slight decrease from the 2018-2019 season. The deer hides are used by the Veterans Leather Program to make professionally-crafted leather gloves for veterans in wheelchairs and also turned into leather used for therapy programs for recovering veterans.
Deer donation program

Deer donation program

  • 11/20/2024 1:50:00 PM
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The Iowa DNR, the Food Bank of Iowa and 31 meat lockers are participating in the Help Us Stop Hunger program for 2024. Hunters are encouraged to contact a participating locker before they harvest a deer to see if the locker has any additional drop off instructions.
Doe harvest registry

Doe harvest registry

  • 11/20/2024 1:47:00 PM
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Hunters interested in working with farmers to harvest additional does are encouraged to sign up with the Iowa Doe Harvest Registry. The Registry has been a resource that the Iowa DNR has offered to farmers since the mid-2000s, but is now easier to access.
Safety first, during the gun deer seasons

Safety first, during the gun deer seasons

  • 11/20/2024 1:41:00 PM
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For an expected 100,000-plus deer hunters, the long wait is almost over, Iowa’s gun deer seasons are right around the corner.
Iowa’s busiest deer seasons are almost here

Iowa’s busiest deer seasons are almost here

  • 11/20/2024 1:39:00 PM
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Iowa’s most popular deer hunting seasons are just around the corner, when roughly 100,000 hunters take to the timber for the long-awaited gun seasons.
Safety tips for paddling in cold weather

Safety tips for paddling in cold weather

  • 11/19/2024 12:24:00 PM
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Winter paddling can provide solitude, exercise and an opportunity to see amazing winter beauty. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recommends that paddlers be prepared to paddle in cold weather.
Campground hosts needed for 2025 recreation season

Campground hosts needed for 2025 recreation season

  • 11/19/2024 12:22:00 PM
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The Iowa DNR is seeking campground hosts for the 2025 camping season. If you enjoy camping and meeting new people, this may be the perfect volunteer opportunity for you.
Essential Autumn tree care tips

Essential Autumn tree care tips

  • 11/18/2024 11:43:00 AM
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Seasonal fall temperatures and lack of snow make it perfect conditions to work in  your yard or timber areas. 
City of Cherokee receives DNR approval for temporary wastewater discharge

City of Cherokee receives DNR approval for temporary wastewater discharge

  • 11/18/2024 11:39:00 AM
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CHEROKEE, IA – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has approved the City of Cherokee’s request to temporarily discharge partially treated wastewater into the Little Sioux River due to safety concerns at the city's wastewater treatment facility.
Save the Date – Discussion on Air Quality Fees on December 10 from 1-3 PM

Save the Date – Discussion on Air Quality Fees on December 10 from 1-3 PM

  • 11/15/2024 11:53:00 AM
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Please join us on December 10 to continue the review and to provide input on draft revisions to the fees for new source review construction permitting, Title V operating permitting, Title V emissions fees, and notifications for demolition and asbestos abatement.
Natural Resource Commission to meet Nov. 14 in Des Moines

Natural Resource Commission to meet Nov. 14 in Des Moines

  • 11/7/2024 2:35:00 PM
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Des Moines – The Natural Resource Commission (NRC) of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will meet at 9:30 a.m., Nov. 14, in the Lake Darling Conference Room, 6200 Park Ave., in Des Moines.
DNR enforcement actions, published 11/07/2024

DNR enforcement actions, published 11/07/2024

  • 11/7/2024 12:02:00 PM
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DNR staff work with individuals, businesses and communities to help them protect our natural resources by complying with state and federal laws.
Zebra mussels found in Saylorville Lake

Zebra mussels found in Saylorville Lake

  • 11/6/2024 7:07:00 AM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has recently confirmed zebra mussels in Saylorville Lake, after concerned boat owners contacted the DNR while removing their boats from Saylorville for the winter.
Fall fishing for Iowa’s prize trout

Fall fishing for Iowa’s prize trout

  • 11/6/2024 7:05:00 AM
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Fishing Iowa’s trout streams is a unique way to enjoy the cool fall weather and marvel at the amazing colors of Iowa’s prize trout. Male brown and brook trout display their brightest, most vibrant spawning colors this time of year.
Iowa’s furbearer season begins Nov. 2

Iowa’s furbearer season begins Nov. 2

  • 10/31/2024 1:50:00 PM
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Iowa’s furbearer season opens Saturday and the outlook for trappers is positive – most species populations are steady, and there are some early indications wild fur pelt prices could be trending up this winter.
Iowa stream flows concerning heading in to winter

Iowa stream flows concerning heading in to winter

  • 10/31/2024 1:46:00 PM
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After record low precipitation in September and October, drought conditions have reappeared across much of Iowa, causing river and stream flows to drop to similar levels as in 2023.
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