Pheasant hunters bagged 375,000 roosters in 2021, nesting outlook predicts another good hunting season 6/21/2022 12:55:00 PM View Count 4638 Survey results confirmed what Iowa pheasant hunters already knew – pheasant hunting last fall was really good. In fact, it was the best in more than a decade. Iowa hunters bagged an estimated 375,000 roosters in 2021, the most since 2008.
Operation Dry Water starts July 2 6/21/2022 12:51:00 PM View Count 5006 DES MOINES - A group of state, federal and local law enforcement agencies will partner to focus enforcement of Iowa’s boating while intoxicated law as part of the national Operation Dry Water campaign to draw public attention to the hazards of boating under the influence.
Southwest Iowa's Lake Icaria offers year-round outdoor recreation 6/21/2022 12:44:00 PM View Count 3697 Corning, Iowa - Lake Icaria is a popular fishing lake in southwest Iowa’s Adams County. It’s also has a popular campground. And a popular swimming beach, and is popular for boating and for deer hunting. In fact, Lake Icaria offers year-round outdoor recreation attracting visitors from Des Moines to Council Bluffs and all across the region.
Wastewater overflow in Carroll 6/20/2022 4:03:00 PM View Count 2786 CARROLL—Untreated wastewater overflowed from a manhole near St. Anthony Regional Hospital on the southeast side of Carroll Monday morning.
Contracts dominate Environmental Protection Commission agenda 6/16/2022 11:23:00 AM View Count 2429 DES MOINES—Contracts for monitoring, water quality, air quality, watershed management and technical assistance will be up for approval at the Environmental Protection Commission’s June 21 meeting.
Iowa companies team with Pollution Prevention Intern Program, saving resources and enhancing environmental performance 6/16/2022 11:22:00 AM View Count 2571 DES MOINES – Eight Iowa businesses have teamed with the Iowa DNR’s Pollution Prevention (P2) Intern Program this summer to increase the efficiency of their operations and reduce associated costs.
Public meetings to address statewide drought plan 6/16/2022 11:19:00 AM View Count 3627 DES MOINES – As part of an effort to develop a statewide drought preparedness plan, the Iowa DNR and partners will host a series of four public stakeholder meetings in July and a virtual meeting in August to gather ideas and input.
DNR enforcement actions for June 16 6/16/2022 11:18:00 AM View Count 2812 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.
Air Quality permits under review for June 16 6/16/2022 11:17:00 AM View Count 2444 DES MOINES – The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans’ health and air quality. DNR’s permitting staff review each permit application to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality requirements
Public Meeting to discuss Browns Lake 6/14/2022 2:32:00 PM View Count 2431 SALIX – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Woodbury County Conservation Board will host a public meeting at 5:30 p.m., June 21, at the lodge at Bigelow Park to discuss Browns Lake.
Learn to Hunt program opens registration for dove hunting for beginner’s webinar 6/14/2022 2:30:00 PM View Count 2384 DES MOINES - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering a program to teach skills needed to hunt, field dress and cook mourning doves to individuals who have little to no dove hunting experience.
M. U. Payne Wildlife Area is a great place for water bird watching, duck hunting, and hiking often with little competition 6/14/2022 2:23:00 PM View Count 3204 Hidden behind a levee paralleling I-29, six miles northwest of Hamburg in the Missouri River floodplain, is the nearly 1,300-acre M. U. Payne Wildlife Area.
Growing network of radio stations provide important data on small animal migration 6/14/2022 2:19:00 PM View Count 2806 Iowa joined other Midwestern states, and researchers in Canada and Central and South America to create a network of radio receiver stations to learn more about the long-distance migration patterns of birds, bats and insects.
DNR investigating feedlot runoff south of Carroll 6/13/2022 7:42:00 AM View Count 2976 WILLEY—Today, DNR followed up on an anonymous tip received Thursday night indicating manure was discharging from the Wendl Feedlot about 6.5 miles south of Carroll.
Air Quality permits under review, published 6/9/2022 6/9/2022 2:19:00 PM View Count 2501 DES MOINES – The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans’ health and air quality. DNR’s permitting staff review each permit application to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality requirements.
DNR enforcement actions, published 6/9/2022 6/9/2022 2:17:00 PM View Count 2371 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.
Water Summary Update: Some improvement in drought conditions despite below normal May rainfall 6/9/2022 2:15:00 PM View Count 2037 DES MOINES - Iowa’s precipitation in May was 3.46 inches, 1.38 inches below normal for the month, according to the latest Water Summary Update.
Officials seek public’s assistance regarding Missouri River fatality 6/8/2022 10:42:00 AM View Count 2703 MISSOURI VALLEY, Iowa – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Law Enforcement Bureau is requesting the public’s assistance for information regarding the activities involving the 30-foot red and white Scarab boat with an Oklahoma registration that was involved in the Memorial Day weekend fatality on the Missouri River.
Shooting sports athletes converge on Cedar Falls for Iowa’s largest trap shoot 6/7/2022 2:01:00 PM View Count 2955 Nearly 3,100 Iowa shooting sports athletes from grade school through high school will shoot more than 770,000 targets during the 2022 Iowa Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) Trap Championships, June 7-12, in Cedar Falls.
Scholastic Action Shooting Program State Championship brings out some of the nation’s fastest shooters 6/7/2022 1:58:00 PM View Count 2015 More than 90 athletes ranging from grade school through high school competed in the Scholastic Action Shooting Program Iowa State Championship match, June 4 and 5, at the Olofson Shooting Range, near Polk City.
White Pine Hollow is as wild as it gets in Iowa 6/7/2022 1:55:00 PM View Count 4952 “If there’s a place you can get lost in Iowa, this is it,” said Curt Kemmerer, wildlife biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Maquoketa Wildlife Unit while bushwhacking through White Pine Hollow State Preserve in northwestern Dubuque County.
Natural Resource Commission to meet June 9 at George Wyth State Park 6/6/2022 1:44:00 PM View Count 2021 Any person participating in the public meeting and has special requirements such as those related to mobility or hearing impairments should contact the DNR or ADA Coordinator at 515-725-8200, Relay Iowa TTY Service 800-735-7942, or Webmaster@dnr.iowa.gov, and advise of specific needs.
Air Program Electronic Submittal Requirements Kick in Jan. 1 6/3/2022 5:01:00 PM View Count 2026 New rules requiring electronic submittal of air permit applications and air emissions reporting documents became effective on May 11. However, electronic submittals will not be required until Jan. 1, 2023.
DNR enforcement actions for June 2 6/2/2022 12:12:00 PM View Count 2568 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.
Air Quality permits under review for June 2 6/2/2022 12:11:00 PM View Count 1758 DES MOINES – The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans’ health and air quality. DNR’s permitting staff review each permit application to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality requirements.
Coal spilled from train derailment south of Lansing 6/1/2022 3:54:00 PM View Count 2116 LANSING—A Canadian Pacific train derailed about 6:40 a.m. today (Wednesday), spilling coal into the Mississippi River.
Treated, but not disinfected, wastewater being released in Eldora 6/1/2022 6:44:00 AM View Count 2013 ELDORA—A leak in a pipeline leaving the Eldora wastewater treatment plant caused treated wastewater to flow into the Iowa River recently.
New fish structure maps added to DNR website 5/31/2022 3:34:00 PM View Count 4788 More than 2,000 updated fish structure locations and 215 lake contour maps have been added to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) website at www.iowadnr.gov/Fishing/Fishing-Maps.
Spring turkey season ends on a high note 5/31/2022 3:31:00 PM View Count 2843 Despite some challenging weather conditions, Iowa’s wild turkey hunters reported harvesting nearly 12,000 birds through the mandatory registration system. While similar to 2021, the 300 additional birds registered represented and overall state increase in harvest of around two percent.
Fawning season is here, deer are on the move 5/31/2022 3:29:00 PM View Count 3204 The calls have been coming in to field offices and conservation officers for the past few weeks and will only increase as the first few weeks of June marks the peak of the deer fawning season.
Air Quality permits under review for May 26 5/26/2022 11:43:00 AM View Count 1694 DES MOINES – The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans’ health and air quality. DNR’s permitting staff review each permit application to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality requirements.
DNR enforcement actions for May 26 5/26/2022 11:43:00 AM View Count 2445 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.
Iowa DNR Fire Program gearing up for national wildfires 5/24/2022 3:47:00 PM View Count 3066 AMES – As wildfires start to rage in parts of the west, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fire Program has been busy getting firefighters from Iowa ready to be dispatched to wildfires across the country.
June is Invasive Species Awareness Month 5/24/2022 3:43:00 PM View Count 2433 In an effort to increase awareness of invasive species and the impact they have on Iowa’s ecosystems and economy, Governor Kim Reynolds recently proclaimed June as Invasive Species Awareness Month in Iowa.
Iowa’s Scholastic Clay Target Program crowns International Skeet and International Bunker Trap champions 5/24/2022 3:41:00 PM View Count 2244 The Scholastic Clay Target Program held championship events for International Skeet and International Bunker Trap the past two weekends. These events are the same as what are competed in at the Olympics.
Get hooked on fishing during free fishing weekend June 3-5 5/24/2022 3:31:00 PM View Count 6712 Iowa residents can try fishing without buying a license on June 3, 4 and 5 as part of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) free fishing weekend. All other regulations remain in place.
Paddle Iowa Waters. Catch Fish. Win Prizes. 5/24/2022 3:30:00 PM View Count 2622 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is excited to launch a new digital passport modeled after the successful State Park Passport created in 2020 to mark the 100th anniversary of Iowa State Parks.
Boaters in Western Iowa urged to use caution due to low water conditions 5/24/2022 3:27:00 PM View Count 1880 Water levels in oxbow lakes adjacent to the Missouri River are lower than normal going into the summer due to consecutive years of abnormally dry conditions in western Iowa and historic low flows in the Missouri River this past winter. Access to these lakes may be compromised.
Help protect Iowa’s forests - leave firewood at home 5/24/2022 3:25:00 PM View Count 3590 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.
Visitors expected to fill state parks over Memorial Day weekend 5/24/2022 3:23:00 PM View Count 1721 Iowa state parks and forests are gearing up for a busy Memorial Day weekend, the traditional start of the outdoor summer recreation season.
Apply now for Iowa nonresident deer tags 5/23/2022 3:17:00 PM View Count 3696 The Iowa nonresident deer hunting application period is currently open. Applications close June 5 at midnight, so there's still plenty of time to apply.
Chronic Wasting Disease education course offered in Greene County 5/20/2022 3:20:00 PM View Count 1976 Hunters, landowners, and conservationists interested in managing chronic wasting disease in Iowa’s deer herd are encouraged to attend an education course at the Greene County Extension Office in Jefferson on June 9, 16, and 23.
Title V Air Emissions Fees due July 1 5/20/2022 3:02:00 PM View Count 1228 Facilities subject to Title V of the federal Clean Air Act must submit 2021 emissions fees by July 1, 2022. The Title V air emissions fee for calendar year 2021 is $70.00 per ton.
Sarah Piziali Named Air Quality Bureau Chief 5/19/2022 5:11:00 PM View Count 1351 Sarah Piziali has been chosen as the new bureau chief for Air Quality. She officially starts her new responsibilities on May 27th.
Dubuque residents encouraged to secure garbage, remove pet food and bird feeders to avoid encountering wandering black bear 5/19/2022 3:17:00 PM View Count 1452 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is working with the City of Dubuque, the Dubuque County Conservation Board and the Dubuque County Sheriff’s Department to monitor the movements of the black bear that has been seen in northeast Dubuque since early May.