Wildlife Management Areas Wildlife Management Areas News Release St. Mary’s Island becoming a destination for dove, pheasant hunters St. Mary’s Island, in Mills County, was once an island in the middle of the Missouri River prior to channelization and levee installation. Display Date July 8, 2025 Image Wildlife Management Areas News Release Recreation options plentiful at Waterloo Creek, in the heart of Iowa's Driftless region Waterloo Creek Wildlife Area is 1,980 acres of timber, prairie, with a few small wetlands and roughly four miles of coldwater trout stream. Display Date June 17, 2025 Image Wildlife Management Areas News Release Long hidden and rare, remnant prairie re-emerges after project removes unwanted invasives Some of Iowa’s lesser known native prairie plants have returned to the hills overlooking Rock Creek Lake this spring. Display Date June 17, 2025 Image Wildlife Management Areas News Release Green Valley State Park anchors popular public recreation complex in Union County A young male turkey is slowly walking to the safety of a pile of downed cedar trees, near the entrance road to Green Valley State Park’s campground. Display Date June 3, 2025 Image 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 Image 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 Image 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 Image 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 Image 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 Image 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 Image 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 Image 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 Image 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 Wildlife Management Areas Wildlife Management Areas The DNR's Wildlife Bureau manages over 410,000 acres that are available for public recreational use every day of the year. RSS Feed
Wildlife Management Areas News Release St. Mary’s Island becoming a destination for dove, pheasant hunters St. Mary’s Island, in Mills County, was once an island in the middle of the Missouri River prior to channelization and levee installation. Display Date July 8, 2025 Image
Wildlife Management Areas News Release Recreation options plentiful at Waterloo Creek, in the heart of Iowa's Driftless region Waterloo Creek Wildlife Area is 1,980 acres of timber, prairie, with a few small wetlands and roughly four miles of coldwater trout stream. Display Date June 17, 2025 Image
Wildlife Management Areas News Release Long hidden and rare, remnant prairie re-emerges after project removes unwanted invasives Some of Iowa’s lesser known native prairie plants have returned to the hills overlooking Rock Creek Lake this spring. Display Date June 17, 2025 Image
Wildlife Management Areas News Release Green Valley State Park anchors popular public recreation complex in Union County A young male turkey is slowly walking to the safety of a pile of downed cedar trees, near the entrance road to Green Valley State Park’s campground. Display Date June 3, 2025 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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
Wildlife Management Areas Wildlife Management Areas The DNR's Wildlife Bureau manages over 410,000 acres that are available for public recreational use every day of the year.
