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DNR assistance available for landowners interested in CRP

• 1/28/2020 3:32:00 PM
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Landowners interested in enrolling a portion of their land into the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general signup have until Feb. 28 to write an offer. The general signup came out of the 2018 Farm Bill that increased the cap of acres enrolled from 22 million acres to 27 million.

Ehm, division administrator of DNR environmental side, to retire

• 8/23/2018 1:56:00 PM
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DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa Department of Natural Resources Environmental Services Division Administrator Bill Ehm has announced his retirement, set for Sept. 20.

Missouri and Big Sioux rivers paddlefish fishing season opens Feb. 4

• 1/23/2018 12:49:00 PM
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The paddlefish fishing season is open from sunrise to sunset from Feb. 4 to April 30 on the Missouri and Big Sioux rivers. Anglers fishing for paddlefish must have a valid Iowa fishing license, along with a special paddlefish license and unused transportation tag(s).

Study shows new recovery rate of containers in Iowa

• 1/18/2018 1:28:00 PM
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DES MOINES -- A new Waste Characterization Study completed by the Iowa DNR has determined the recovery rate for containers covered under the bottle deposit law is 71 percent, down from 86 percent in 2007. The decrease in the recovery rate is consistent with other states that also have a bottle bill. 

Missouri River paddlefish license on sale until Jan. 7

• 12/27/2017 11:14:00 AM
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Iowa anglers have until Jan. 7 to buy their 2018 paddlefish license for the Missouri and Big Sioux rivers.

Bill before Congress would benefit Iowa wildlife, water resources

• 12/26/2017 8:37:00 AM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is in support of the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act bill, introduced in Congress last Thursday, as a way to support Iowa’s State Wildlife Action Plan.

Missouri and Big Sioux Rivers paddlefish fishing season opens March 1

• 2/14/2017 12:36:00 PM
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The paddlefish fishing season opens March 1 on the Missouri and Big Sioux rivers and runs through April 15 (sunrise to sunset). Anglers fishing for paddlefish must have a valid Iowa fishing license, along with a special paddlefish license and unused transportation tag.

Warden's Diary: Wild Things

• 2/3/2017 3:54:00 PM
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“Welcome to Wild Things,” I told the group, “You will find that Wild Things is different than school. Here, it’s okay to get dirty. It’s okay to get muddy. It’s okay to get wet.” A big grin broke out on every kid’s face. And so began the first session of “Wild Things,” my new after-school program.