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DNR enforcement actions, published 12/19/2024

DNR enforcement actions, published 12/19/2024

  • 12/19/2024 1:05:00 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.
Winter community trout stockings start Jan. 3

Winter community trout stockings start Jan. 3

  • 12/17/2024 11:31:00 AM
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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

Resurgence of avian influenza in wild birds

  • 12/16/2024 7:01:00 AM
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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.
Ledges “State of the Park” Address to be held in Boone

Ledges “State of the Park” Address to be held in Boone

  • 12/10/2024 12:32:00 PM
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BOONE – Tens of thousands of campers, creek stompers, and other park patrons celebrated the centennial anniversary of Ledges State Park throughout 2024. To wrap up the year, staff from the park will host their annual open house at 6 p.m., Dec. 19 at Boone City Hall Auditorium, 923 Eighth Street, in Boone. A short presentation will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Stay safe on the ice this winter

Stay safe on the ice this winter

  • 12/10/2024 12:26:00 PM
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The recent blast of arctic air is growing ice on lakes and ponds across the northern two-thirds of Iowa. Outdoor ice enthusiasts are ready to get out ice fishing, snowmobiling, ice skating or fat-tire bike riding.
Habitat planning for bad weather is key to supporting pheasant populations

Habitat planning for bad weather is key to supporting pheasant populations

  • 12/10/2024 12:21:00 PM
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The first snow of the season is a popular event with pheasant hunters because it often sends the birds to cover where hunters expect to find them. And while a little snow is good, too much snow can be bad, burying waste grains that are an important food source and collapsing marginal habitat.
Mississippi River boat accident victims identified

Mississippi River boat accident victims identified

  • 12/9/2024 2:08:00 PM
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BELLEVUE - On Sunday, December 8th, at approximately 11 a.m., a boat with three occupants capsized below Lock and Dam No. 12 in Bellevue on the Mississippi River. The victims were fishing in a restricted area directly beneath the dam when their boat overturned.
Fatalities reported in boat accident on Mississippi River in Bellevue

Fatalities reported in boat accident on Mississippi River in Bellevue

  • 12/9/2024 8:07:00 AM
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BELLEVUE - On Sunday, December 8th, at approximately 11 a.m., a boat with three occupants capsized below Lock and Dam No. 12 in Bellevue on the Mississippi River. The victims were fishing in a restricted area directly beneath the dam when their boat overturned.
A rainbow is on the horizon

A rainbow is on the horizon

  • 12/6/2024 2:51:00 PM
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Rainbow trout attract thousands of anglers to streams and community lakes where approximately 375,000 catchable-sized trout are stocked each year.
Natural Resource Commission to Meet Dec. 12 in Des Moines

Natural Resource Commission to Meet Dec. 12 in Des Moines

  • 12/6/2024 1:07:00 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., Dec. 12, in the Lake Darling Conference Room, 6200 Park Ave., in Des Moines.
DNR enforcement actions, published 12/05/2024

DNR enforcement actions, published 12/05/2024

  • 12/5/2024 3:10:00 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.
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.
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