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Wildlife Management Areas
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Diverse and unique, Dugout Creek-Yager Slough wildlife area packs a lot into 1,600 acres

Dugout Creek-Yager Slough wildlife areas south of Lake Park, in western Dickinson County, is home to an array of marshes plus two unique and rare habitat types

Display Date
July 25, 2023
Wildlife Management Areas
News Release

Crow Creek Wildlife Area to close temporarily during construction project

A construction project at Crow Creek Wildlife Area, on the north edge of Davenport, will temporarily close access to the area while work is underway.

Display Date
July 24, 2023
Wildlife Management Areas
News Release

Swan Lake Road closed for road improvement project

A section of Swan Lake Road on the Hawkeye Wildlife Area west of Greencastle Road, will be closed for several weeks while a bridge is being replaced.

Display Date
July 18, 2023
Wildlife Management Areas
News Release

Rugged and wild, Kirke Woods Wildlife Area is central Iowa’s newest public wilderness

Kirke Woods Wildlife Area, is a new 240-acre reconstructed prairie and a 30-acre wetland that is open to the public.

Display Date
June 13, 2023
Wildlife Management Areas
News Release

Different habitats on the Upper Wapsi Wildlife Area attracts and supports diverse wildlife

The Upper Wapsi Wildlife Area is returning to a mix of wetlands, timber, and prairie that traditionally would make up this area, hosting various wildlife.

Display Date
May 30, 2023
Advisory
Wildlife Management Areas
News Release

Iowa DNR to begin annual spring burning, Cedar Wapsi Wildlife Unit

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

Display Date
March 27, 2023
Wildlife Management Areas
News Release

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

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

Display Date
March 20, 2023
Wildlife Management Areas
News Release

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

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

Display Date
March 20, 2023
Wildlife Management Areas
Events & Public Meetings

DNR to host open house to discuss Boone Forks Wildlife Area forest wildlife stewardship plan

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will hold a public open house on March 23, beginning at 6 p.m., at the Hamilton County Conservation Board.

Display Date
March 7, 2023
Watershed Improvement
Wildlife Management Areas
News Release

Oxbow restoration project returns unique ecosystem to Cedar Rock Wildlife Area

An opportunity to restore an oxbow on the Wapsipinicon River has come along since the DNR Cedar Wapsi Wildlife Unit starting wetland installation at Cedar Rock.

Display Date
February 13, 2023
Wildlife Management Areas
News Release

DNR to eliminate invasive rough fish at Nobles Lake

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will treat Nobles Lake with a low concentration of rotenone to eliminate rough fish.

Display Date
January 3, 2023

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