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Help protect Iowa’s forests - leave firewood at home

• 5/23/2023 1:29:00 PM
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Thousands of Iowans will be camping and building campfires this Memorial Day weekend and throughout the summer.

Help protect Iowa’s forests - leave firewood at home

• 5/24/2022 3:25:00 PM
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Memorial Day weekend and throughout the summer, thousands of Iowa will be camping and building campfires. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages campers to buy firewood from where they will burn it instead of bringing it from home.

Communities impacted by emerald ash borer can receive free seedlings from Iowa DNR’s State Forest Nursery

• 10/12/2021 1:45:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR), through a grant with the U.S. Forest Service, has been awarding communities in counties that have confirmed emerald ash borer (EAB) infestations up to 200 free seedlings from the Iowa DNR’s State Forest Nursery.  Seedlings have been awarded to more than 200 Iowa communities since spring of 2019. 

Communities impacted by EAB can receive free seedlings from DNR State Forest Nursery

• 9/8/2020 3:11:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR), through a grant with the U.S. Forest Service, has been awarding communities in counties that have confirmed emerald ash borer (EAB) up to 200 free seedlings from the DNR’s State Forest Nursery. Seedlings have been awarded since spring of 2019, so if a community has not received its free seedlings, there is still time to apply.

Red Oak Meeting to Answer the Question - Emerald Ash Borer is in Iowa, Now What?

• 11/2/2015 7:53:00 AM
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Red Oak, Iowa — Emerald ash borer (EAB), the ash-tree-killing insect, will be the focus of a meeting Nov. 5 at 6:30 p.m. in Red Oak at the Fairgrounds Gold Building, 1809 4th St.

Red Oak Meeting to Answer the Question: Emerald Ash Borer is in Iowa, Now What?

• 10/30/2015 4:04:00 AM
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Emerald ash borer (EAB), the ash-tree-killing insect, will be the focus of a meeting Nov. 5 at 6:30 p.m. in Red Oak at the Fairgrounds Gold Building, 1809 4th St.

Water Quality Efforts Soak Up the Benefits in Monona

• 3/5/2015 5:00:00 AM
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Imagine the flooding and runoff—and the destruction it could cause—from dumping 2,000 gallons of water on a parking lot in only one minute.