Derecho-damaged trees focus of salvage timber sale at Pilot Knob State Park 9/26/2023 1:02:00 PM View Count 3718 FOREST CITY – A portion of Pilot Knob State Park will close Sept. 26 to allow for removal of trees in the southeast portion of the park. Visitors are asked to avoid the area east of the tower and south of the road, which will be closed for public use.
Public invited to field day highlighting forest management 4/4/2023 11:47:00 AM View Count 2932 FAYETTE, Iowa - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Iowa State University Extension will be showcasing various forestry practices at Volga River State Recreation Area as part of a public field day on May 16.
Mitigation project addresses former strip mine sites on Pella Wildlife Area 11/22/2022 11:43:00 AM View Count 5320 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship will begin a project to restore a 165-acre portion of the Pella Wildlife Management Area that was previously used as a strip mine.
DNR to host virtual public meeting regarding timber sale 11/22/2022 11:38:00 AM View Count 5195 The Iowa DNR will host a virtual public meeting on Dec. 8, 2022 at 6 p.m. regarding a salvage timber sale in Walnut Woods State Park, West Des Moines. The trees in the salvage area need to be removed for construction of the Athene Bridge, which will provide bike and walking trail access across the Raccoon River by connecting Walnut Woods State Park and West Des Moines’ Raccoon River Park. Bridge construction is slated to begin in spring or summer of 2023.
Mitigation project addresses former strip mine sites on Pella Wildlife Area 11/18/2022 12:55:00 PM View Count 5048 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship will begin a project to restore a portion of the Pella Wildlife Management Area that was previously used as a strip mine.
It's NOT a Rattlesnake! 9/23/2022 4:56:00 PM View Count 21330 Rattlesnakes can be scary. They have fangs and venom and can potentially kill or maim you if startled or threatened. Rattlesnakes are very uncommon in Iowa with the Timber Rattlesnake being the most widespread species.
Chain O Lakes Wildlife Area recovering two years after derecho 8/23/2022 11:50:00 AM View Count 3294 The lingering effects of the historic 2020 derecho that cut a destructive path through Iowa can be seen at the Chain O Lakes Wildlife Area in northern Linn County.
Salvage timber harvest planned for East Salt Creek, Vermace Woods through March 2022 10/22/2021 3:52:00 PM View Count 1726 Loggers will be felling and harvesting damaged and downed timber from the 2020 derecho in the East Salt Creek and Vermace Woods Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) in Tama County, from October through March 2022.
When selling Iowa timber, be sure to only use a bonded timber buyer 2/24/2021 10:08:00 AM View Count 2327 Iowa is known as a state full of friendly people. There’s even a term for it – Iowa Nice. And while some business transactions with friendly people can take place with just a handshake, selling timber shouldn’t be among them.
Derecho damaged trees focus of proposed salvage timber sale at Walnut Woods State Park 2/10/2021 6:47:00 AM View Count 2376 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is hosting a virtual public meeting to outline a proposed salvage timber sale in Walnut Woods State Park on Feb. 24, at 6 p.m. The salvage timber sale involves trees damaged from the derecho winds in August 2020. Derecho winds damaged multiple trees within the park, which now pose a risk to park users. Each tree was evaluated according to the Iowa DNR tree risk assessment procedure.
DNR to present plans to address derecho timber damage at Dec. 10 virtual meeting 11/30/2020 10:44:00 AM View Count 2391 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is hosting a public meeting at 6:30 p.m., Dec. 10, to discuss a timber salvage project at three public wildlife areas in east central Iowa. The areas were all damaged by the derecho in August.
Storm knocks out power to Timber Ridge Mobile Home Park causing bypass 8/11/2020 7:47:00 PM View Count 1695 SHELLSBURG, Iowa - Monday’s strong thunderstorm knocked out power at Timber Ridge Mobile Home Park, in eastern Benton County, and caused structural damage to most of the homes in the park.
Heritage Hills is developing into a destination public area 45 miles south of Des Moines 6/16/2020 1:47:00 PM View Count 5491 It’s not often that the opportunity to build a large wildlife area from the ground up comes along, but that’s what’s happening right now at Heritage Hills Wildlife Area on the Madison and Clarke County line.
DNR to host public meeting on timber harvest at McIntosh Woods 12/26/2019 10:23:00 AM View Count 2232 VENTURA, Iowa – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will hold a public meeting on Monday, January 6, 2020 at 6:30pm at the Ventura Community Center, 4 N. Weimer Street, to discuss salvage timber harvest at McIntosh Woods State Park.
Forestry practices topic of six field days 10/1/2019 3:05:00 PM View Count 2823 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Iowa State University Forestry Extension are partnering to host field days across Iowa in October to showcase practices to improve timber stands, forest health, cost share programs available to woodland owners, battling invasive species, timber market updates and more.
Habitat rich Cardinal Marsh offers visitors year round outdoor fun 7/2/2019 11:37:00 AM View Count 4702 Cardinal Marsh Wildlife Area checks a lot of the outdoor recreation boxes in its nearly 1,200 acres. With its mix of hardwood timber, native prairie, network of marshes and a winding river, this public area on the west edge of Winneshiek County offers a high quality natural getaway away from the crowds.
Timber management techniques benefit oaks, wildlife in southern Iowa forests 3/5/2019 12:43:00 PM View Count 3215 The tracks jumped out from the old, crusty snow - they were big - likely from a trophy - and some of the largest Jeff Glaw has seen.
Ringgold Wildlife Area touts prairie, timber, ponds 9/4/2018 1:16:00 PM View Count 5556 The Ringgold Wildlife Area, south of Mount Ayr on the Missouri border, is 2,600 acres of prairie, timber, oak savannas and floodplains with a handful of fishable ponds mixed in.