Air quality permits for review, published 1/30/2025 1/30/2025 2:33:00 PM View Count 175 The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review.
DNR enforcement actions, published 1/30/2025 1/30/2025 2:32:00 PM View Count 182 DNR staff work with individuals, businesses and communities to help them protect our natural resources by complying with state and federal laws.
Ada Hayden Heritage Pond stocked with rainbow trout today 1/30/2025 12:39:00 PM View Count 182 AMES – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released over 1,600 rainbow trout this afternoon at Ada Hayden Heritage Park.
Wastewater discharge reaches Yeader Creek in Des Moines 1/28/2025 2:05:00 PM View Count 436 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a sewage discharge running into Yeader Creek in Polk County
Become a campground host for the 2025 recreation season 1/28/2025 1:12:00 PM View Count 472 Several Iowa state parks are still 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.
Donations and donors to the Chickadee Tax Check-off decline 1/28/2025 1:09:00 PM View Count 498 Last year, a little more than 5,300 Iowa taxpayers helped boost wildlife conservation with donations to the Fish and Wildlife Fund on their state tax form. Unfortunately, in the last 20 years, the number of donors has declined by 50 percent and represents about 0.3 percent of total taxpayers in Iowa.
Use caution on the ice 1/28/2025 1:08:00 PM View Count 631 Ice conditions at many Iowa lakes have been changing quickly over the past few days. Those changes are only likely to accelerate with the warm weather forecast for the next week.
DWSRF and CWSRF Rule Hearings, Chapters 44, and 90 to 93 1/23/2025 4:37:00 PM View Count 908 We are proposing to combine Chapters 90 through 93 in to one new Chapter 90 and to revise Chapter 44.
Laboratory Certification Rule Hearings, Chapter 83 1/23/2025 4:36:00 PM View Count 875 This topic group contains the laboratory certification chapter. We are proposing to revise Chapter 83.
Wastewater, Onsite, Sludge, and the IWFDS Rule Hearings, Chapters 60 to 69 1/23/2025 4:34:00 PM View Count 899 We are proposing to combine current Chapters 60, 64, and 66 into one new Chapter 60, and to revise chapters 62, 63, 67, 68, and 69.
Operator Certification Rule Hearings, Chapter 81 1/23/2025 4:34:00 PM View Count 887 This topic group contains the operator certification chapter. We are proposing to revise Chapter 81.
Water Allocation and Use Rule Hearings, Chapters 50 to 55 1/23/2025 4:33:00 PM View Count 868 We are proposing to combine current Chapters 50, 51, and 52 in to one new Chapter 50, and to revise chapters 53, 54, and 55.
Drinking Water Rule Hearings, Chapters 40 to 44 1/23/2025 4:32:00 PM View Count 876 We are proposing to combine Chapters 40 and 42 into one new Chapter 40 and to revise Chapters 41 and 43.
Well Rule Hearings, Chapters 38/49, 39, and 82 1/23/2025 4:31:00 PM View Count 864 We are proposing to revise Chapters 39 and 82,and combine Chapters 38 and 49 in to one new Chapter 49.
WQB NOIA Public Hearings to be held in January and February - General Information 1/23/2025 4:29:00 PM View Count 954 WQB NOIA Public Hearings to be held in January and February
Minor Source Air Emissions Inventories for Eastern Iowa due May 15 1/22/2025 2:56:00 PM View Count 1008 Minor source facilities located in the eastern third of Iowa (counties listed below) must submit their Minor Source Emission Inventory (MSEI) for calendar year 2024 emissions by May 15, 2025.
Taxes are for the birds...and other vulnerable wildlife 1/22/2025 1:47:00 PM View Count 1053 We know taxes aren't a lot of fun, but there is a small thing you can do to feel better about the process.
Iowa DNR, Pheasants Forever: Partners for decades to expand wildlife habitat 1/22/2025 7:48:00 AM View Count 1198 The farm crisis of the 1980s fundamentally changed the Midwest in multiple ways, as did the large-scale loss of habitat on farm land leading up to it, which was the circumstance that ultimately created Pheasants Forever (PF) in St. Paul, Minn., in 1982.
2024 hunting, fishing license sales - by the numbers 1/22/2025 7:46:00 AM View Count 1272 In 2024, Iowa residents purchased:
Missouri and Big Sioux rivers paddlefish fishing season opens Feb. 1 1/22/2025 7:45:00 AM View Count 1039 The paddlefish snagging season on the Missouri and Big Sioux rivers opens Feb. 1 and goes through April 30, from sunrise to sunset each day.
DNR sets public meetings to recap hunting, trapping seasons, discuss possible rule changes 1/22/2025 7:42:00 AM View Count 1492 The Iowa DNR is hosting a series of town hall-style meetings where local staff will provide updates on recently completed hunting and trapping seasons, discuss possible changes to hunting and trapping rules and regulations, and address other topics as requested.
Wastewater discharge in Nora Springs reaches Shell Rock River 1/21/2025 12:44:00 PM View Count 1186 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a wastewater discharge at the City of Nora Springs in Floyd County
Three Central Iowa community lakes stocked with rainbow trout today 1/16/2025 2:16:00 PM View Count 2187 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released 3,700 rainbow trout this afternoon at Lake Petocka in Bondurant, Triumph Park West and East in Waukee, and Terra Lake in Johnston.
Air quality permits for review, published 1/16/2024 1/16/2025 12:56:00 PM View Count 1682 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.
DNR enforcement actions, published 1/16/2025 1/16/2025 12:55:00 PM View Count 1843 DNR staff work with individuals, businesses and communities to help them protect our natural resources by complying with state and federal laws.
Air quality permits for review, published 01/09/2025 1/9/2025 2:24:00 PM View Count 2508 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.
DNR enforcement actions, published 01/09/2024 1/9/2025 2:23:00 PM View Count 2730 DNR staff work with individuals, businesses and communities to help them protect our natural resources by complying with state and federal laws.
Water Summary Update: 2024 Drought conditions return to normal with above-average rainfall 1/9/2025 2:22:00 PM View Count 2635 After several consecutive dry years, above-average rainfall in 2024 improved drought conditions across the state, according to the latest Water Summary Update.
DNR investigating lactic acid spill near Adair 1/8/2025 11:47:00 AM View Count 2895 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a lactic acid spill near Adair in Adair County.
Grants available for tree plantings at disadvantaged Iowa schools 1/7/2025 11:36:00 AM View Count 2911 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR), through the USDA Forest Service and National Association of State Foresters 2023 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), received funds for disadvantaged schools to plant trees.
Natural Resource Commission to Meet Virtually on Jan. 9 1/2/2025 12:50:00 PM View Count 3131 Des Moines – The Natural Resource Commission (NRC) of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will hold its monthly meeting virtually on Jan. 9, starting at 9:30 a.m.
Trout stocking at Bacon Creek Lake in Sioux City postponed 12/30/2024 3:02:00 PM View Count 3445 SIOUX CITY – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is postponing the trout stocking scheduled for this Friday, Jan. 3 at Bacon Creek Lake due to unsafe ice conditions.
We're Hiring! Find a summer job in your favorite state park or forest 12/30/2024 12:41:00 PM View Count 3790 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is hiring seasonal positions for summer 2025 in the Iowa state park and forest system. Work alongside conservation professionals building skills for careers in natural resources. Seasonal workers primarily work in the outdoors performing hands-on duties in natural resource management, park operations, visitor engagement, and/or law enforcement. Each park has unique needs depending on its natural areas, recreational opportunities and amenities.
Hunting seasons starting to close 12/30/2024 12:39:00 PM View Count 4254 Iowa’s pheasant, late muzzleloader and archery deer, and archery fall turkey seasons close on Jan. 10. Squirrel, quail, partridge and grouse remain open until Jan. 31.
2024 hunting, fishing licenses expire Jan. 10 12/30/2024 12:38:00 PM View Count 3569 2024 hunting and fishing licenses expire on Jan. 10, 2025. All hunters and anglers will need a 2025 license to hunt or fish beginning Jan. 11.
Join a First Day Hike on New Year’s Day 12/30/2024 12:37:00 PM View Count 3565 DES MOINES – What’s the best way to spend New Year’s Day? Take a First Day Hike in an Iowa state park or forest!
Joint Fee Advisory Group Meeting on January 7, 2025 12/24/2024 10:42:00 AM View Count 3882 Please join us on January 7, 2025, to review and provide comment on the draft Air Quality Bureau budget for the next state fiscal year.
With regular gun seasons over, deer hunting shifts to late season mode 12/23/2024 11:49:00 AM View Count 7239 With the two regular gun seasons now in the books, Iowa’s deer hunting shifts to a more solitary endeavor with the opening of the late muzzleloader season and the reopening of the archery season.
Air quality permits for review, published 12/19/2024 12/19/2024 1:07:00 PM View Count 4505 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.
DNR enforcement actions, published 12/19/2024 12/19/2024 1:05:00 PM View Count 4808 DNR staff work with individuals, businesses and communities to help them protect our natural resources by complying with state and federal laws.
Winter community trout stockings start Jan. 3 12/17/2024 11:31:00 AM View Count 5723 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will release rainbow trout in nine locations across Iowa this winter in areas that would not support them during warmer months.
Resurgence of avian influenza in wild birds 12/16/2024 7:01:00 AM View Count 12444 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and its federal partners have been monitoring for the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Iowa’s wild birds since early 2022. After nearly a year without detections in sick or dead birds, Iowa has seen a sharp jump in affected waterfowl across the state mostly, north of Interstate 80 since early December, spurred on by the stress of migration and the severe cold.
County requirements for signup to evaluate animal confinement sites 12/12/2024 3:44:00 PM View Count 5239 The Iowa DNR would like to remind counties interested in evaluating construction permits for proposed animal feeding facilities that they must adopt a construction evaluation resolution.
Pre-register for MAC training by Dec. 27 for commercial applications 12/12/2024 3:42:00 PM View Count 5139 Beginning Jan. 9, 2025, commercial manure applicators can fulfill annual training for manure applicator certification (MAC) requirements at 73 locations in Iowa
Environmental Protection Commission meeting agenda, published 12/12/2024 12/12/2024 3:39:00 PM View Count 4982 The Environmental Protection Commission (EPC) of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will have their monthly business meeting Dec. 17.