The Iowa DNR is restoring 60 acres of habitat at Mt. Ayr Wildlife Area by managing tree species, benefiting native oaks and providing cover for wildlife.
The Iowa DNR is holding an open house on Aug. 19, 2025, to discuss the habitat management, recreation use, and wildlife populations Chain-O-Lakes Wildlife Area.
A Central Iowa wetland is now home to 32 young Blanding’s turtles, that were released as part of a joint project to give the threatened species a jump on life.
The first reports of pheasant chick broods have been coming in to the Iowa DNR over the past two weeks, marking the beginning of the 2025 hatching season.
