Chronic wasting disease found in Marshall County deer 8/1/2023 12:04:00 PM View Count 4238 A tissue sample collected in mid-June from a road killed adult buck deer in Marshall County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease. With the addition of Marshall County, 260 deer have tested positive in 16 Iowa counties since 2013.
Recent habitat improvements at Hendrickson Marsh will be on display this fall 8/19/2020 6:54:00 AM View Count 2962 Sitting smack in the middle between Marshalltown and Ames, the 850-acre Hendrickson Marsh Wildlife Area is a get-away-from-the-crowd kind of place, enjoyed by kayakers and bird watchers, and outside of opening weekend of duck season, by hunters.
Grant helps provide fishing opportunities for Hispanic families and diverse audiences in Iowa 3/17/2020 12:21:00 PM View Count 2243 The Marshall County Conservation was awarded a George H.W. Bush Vamos A Pescar™ Education grant to engage diverse audiences, including Hispanic families, in fishing and kayaking this summer in the Marshalltown area.
Spring community trout stocking starts March 27 - CANCELLED: Due to COVID-19 precautions 3/10/2020 11:46:00 AM View Count 9092 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources fisheries staff will release between 1,000 to 2,000 rainbow trout in 11 lakes across Iowa in March and April as part of its cool weather trout program.
Additional Operation ReLeaf event announced 3/26/2019 1:09:00 PM View Count 3079 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will hold an additional Operation ReLeaf event in April in Marshalltown.
DNR enforcement actions 11/15/2018 3:19:00 PM View Count 3425 DES MOINES – DNR staff work with individuals, businesses and communities to help them protect our natural resources by complying with state and federal laws. This approach is very effective. In the few cases where compliance cannot be achieved, the DNR issues enforcement actions.
Bat survey looking for volunteers 4/18/2017 12:13:00 PM View Count 4085 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Iowa State University are looking for volunteers interested in performing night time surveys for bats in Hardin, Marshall, Jackson, and Dubuque counties.
Marshalltown Man Injured by Self-Inflicted Gunshot While Deer Hunting on Sunday 12/13/2015 8:56:00 AM View Count 4867 DES MOINES – A Marshalltown man suffered a self-inflicted injury to his hand from a shotgun slug while deer hunting Sunday in Palo Alto County.