Fact Sheet Revisions Allow Additional Flexibility Without Permit Modification 2/1/2018 2:44:00 PM View Count 3415 The DNR has revised the “Is Modification to My Air Construction Permit Needed? ”fact sheet and corresponding FAQ to incorporate updates made to 40 CFR Part 51 Appendix W.
Statewide mussel survey and watershed work leads to stream segments coming off impaired waters list 2/1/2018 11:45:00 AM View Count 7142 COGGON — Canary in the coal mine? In Iowa, we have the mussel in the stream.
DNR enforcement actions 2/1/2018 11:44:00 AM View Count 3953 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.
Reminder of Fee Advisory Group Meetings on February 2 2/1/2018 9:24:00 AM View Count 3035 Please join us on February 2, 2018, to review and provide comment on the draft Air Quality Bureau budget for the next state fiscal year.
Fort Dodge stops wastewater discharge into Des Moines River 1/31/2018 10:31:00 AM View Count 3425 FORT DODGE—The DNR is inspecting a suspected wastewater leak from a force main in Fort Dodge today.
Wastewater discharge ends in Storm Lake 1/30/2018 2:05:00 PM View Count 2995 STORM LAKE - Workers from Storm Lake placed a sleeve over a damaged portion of the city’s sewer pipe about 5 p.m. Jan. 29 to stop an ongoing wastewater discharge into the lake.
Walleye season closes Feb. 14 on Iowa Great Lakes 1/30/2018 1:57:00 PM View Count 4228 SPIRIT LAKE – The walleye fishing season on Spirit, East and West Okoboji lakes is open through Feb. 14, 2018. It will be closed after that date and reopens again on May 5, 2018. These are the only Iowa lakes that have a closed season for walleye.
DNR Park Ranger honored by Iowa OHV Association 1/30/2018 1:55:00 PM View Count 4271 DNR Park Ranger Christopher (C.J.) Hughes was given a Special Recognition Award by the Iowa Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Association for his education efforts. He received the award at the association’s annual meeting in Williamsburg on Jan. 21.
Major wastewater discharge to Storm Lake 1/29/2018 3:04:00 PM View Count 3683 STORM LAKE -- Repair work on Friday apparently damaged a 24-inch sewer line, allowing untreated wastewater to flow into a storm sewer that runs into Storm Lake.
Trout stocking and family fishing event at Lake Petocka postponed 1/24/2018 12:32:00 PM View Count 3698 BONDURANT – The trout stocking and family trout fishing event scheduled for this Saturday, Jan. 27 at Lake Petocka has been postponed due to unsafe ice conditions.
Effort underway to sample for fatal deer disease in Allamakee, Clayton counties 1/23/2018 12:51:00 PM View Count 10396 Deer hunters participating in the first weekend of the nine day scientific collection effort in the surveillance zones in Allamakee and Clayton counties provided 54 tissue samples to state officials that will be tested for the presence of chronic wasting disease.
Missouri and Big Sioux rivers paddlefish fishing season opens Feb. 4 1/23/2018 12:49:00 PM View Count 4041 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).
Officials hope tax check-off that benefits conservation continues upward trend on 2017 tax returns 1/23/2018 12:47:00 PM View Count 6215 Last year, more than 7,800 of Iowa’s 1.6 million taxpayers helped boost wildlife conservation with donations to the Fish and Wildlife Fund on their state income tax form – an increase of nearly 300 contributors over 2016.
April 27-29 Becoming an Outdoors-Woman workshop now accepting registrations 1/23/2018 12:45:00 PM View Count 4910 Registration is now open for the April 27-29 Becoming an Outdoors Woman workshop at Honey Creek Resort on Lake Rathbun.
DNR to hold listening session on fall hunting and trapping regulations Feb. 21 1/23/2018 11:49:00 AM View Count 13069 Des Moines - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is hosting public meetings on February 21 from 6 to 9 p.m., to listen to the public’s thoughts on the hunting and trapping regulations for this fall.
Soap Creek and Stephens State Forest to become a bird conservation area 1/23/2018 9:07:00 AM View Count 5736 OTTUMWA - A public ceremony to dedicate Soap Creek and Eldon Wildlife Areas, Stephens State Forest Unionville Unit, Lake Wapello State Park, and a portion of the Soap Creek watershed as Iowa’s newest Bird Conservation Area (BCA) will take place on Thursday, February 8 at 1:30 pm.
Visit us at Pork Congress - learn how the eMMP saves time and money 1/23/2018 8:39:00 AM View Count 3073 Coming in March, DNR will have an option for livestock and poultry farmers to submit their annual Manure Management Plan (MMP) updates and pay compliance fees online. The electronic (eMMP) option provides a simplified process for producers, their consultants, counties and the DNR.
DNR public meeting on construction projects postponed 1/22/2018 2:40:00 PM View Count 3146 Wahpeton, Iowa - A public meeting to discuss construction plans in the Gull Point State Park Complex originally scheduled for Tuesday, January 23 has been postponed until Thursday, January 25 from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. at the Iowa Lakeside Lab Mahan Hall in Wahpeton.
Study shows new recovery rate of containers in Iowa 1/18/2018 1:28:00 PM View Count 9112 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.
Iowa DNR rolls out the eMMP at Pork Congress -- a new way to file manure management plans online 1/18/2018 1:26:00 PM View Count 3051 DES MOINES—It’s been more than a year since DNR partnered with groups to develop a better way for farmers to file annual manure management plan updates.
DNR enforcement actions 1/18/2018 1:25:00 PM View Count 3330 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.
Public meeting to highlight successes of 2017 and projects for 2018 at Ledges State Park 1/16/2018 2:14:00 PM View Count 3934 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources at Ledges State Park will host an annual public meeting on Thursday, January 18th at the Boone City Hall auditorium (923 8th Street; Boone, IA 50036) to discuss upcoming projects of 2018
2017 hunting, fishing license sales 1/16/2018 2:13:00 PM View Count 6469 In 2017, Iowa residents purchased…
2017 Iowa deer harvest surpasses 2016 totals 1/16/2018 2:10:00 PM View Count 21637 Hunters reported harvesting 105,544 deer in Iowa for 2017, which is an increase of more than 4,100 deer from 2016. Iowa’s deer seasons closed on Jan. 10.
Don’t get left behind – SLEIS is fast, easy, and efficient 1/16/2018 10:04:00 AM View Count 6787 The State & Local Emissions Inventory System (SLEIS) can simplify your 2017 air emissions inventory report and ensure it is complete and accurate.
Boil advisory issued for Calamus 1/14/2018 2:49:00 PM View Count 3319 CALAMUS, Iowa – A boil advisory has been issued for the town of Calamus in Clinton County after a water main break that occurred on January 14, 2018.
DNR to discuss construction projects at public meeting 1/12/2018 3:03:00 PM View Count 4193 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host an informational meeting on Tuesday, January 23, from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. at the Lakeside Lab Mahan Hall in Wahpeton, IA to discuss construction plans in the Gull Point State Park Complex.
EPC meeting scheduled for Jan. 17 in Des Moines 1/11/2018 3:57:00 PM View Count 3173 The Environmental Protection Commission will meet at 1 p.m., Jan. 17, in the Fourth Floor Conference Room at the Wallace Building, 502 E. Ninth St. in Des Moines to discuss air and water quality rule proposals. A joint meeting with the Natural Resources Commission at 10 a.m. in the Second Floor Conference Room 2N will precede the EPC’s regular meeting.
Natural Resource Commission to meet Jan. 17 in Des Moines 1/11/2018 10:42:00 AM View Count 3684 Des Moines – The Natural Resource Commission (NRC) of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources will meet at 1 p.m., Jan. 17, in the Wallace State Office Building, second floor north conference room, 502 East Ninth Street, in Des Moines.
DNR to discuss chronic wasting disease Jan. 18 in Harpers Ferry & Elkader, ahead of deer tissue collection effort 1/11/2018 10:39:00 AM View Count 4817 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will hold a special scientific collection effort Jan. 20-28, in targeted areas of Allamakee and Clayton counties near where chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been confirmed in wild Iowa deer.
Members sought for Brushy Creek board 1/9/2018 11:48:00 AM View Count 3909 Hikers, bikers and horseback riders interested in protecting, preserving and enhancing the trail system at Brushy Creek State Recreation Area are being encouraged to serve on the Iowa Department of Natural Resources' Brushy Creek Trail Advisory Board.
Trumpeter swan soiree returns to central Iowa 1/9/2018 11:43:00 AM View Count 8678 The public is invited to a Trumpeter Swan Soiree, celebrating North America’s largest waterfowl species, at Walnut Woods State Park from 10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m., on Jan. 27.
Spend a winter day ice fishing 1/9/2018 11:41:00 AM View Count 6404 Ice fishing has a passionate following across Iowa. Get a group of friends and/or family together, bundle up and go ice fishing this winter.
Asbestos Notification Fee Increase To Be Proposed at the Environmental Protection Commission meeting 1/8/2018 1:44:00 PM View Count 3733 The Department of Natural Resources will propose a fee increase from $100 to $200 for the asbestos NESHAP notification fee at the January 17, 2018, Environmental Protection Commission (Commission) meeting.
Cool things you should know about skunks (yes, skunks) 1/8/2018 11:09:00 AM View Count 74789 When you think of skunks, you probably think of their stinky spray or how they dig up your lawn. But did you know that they play an important role in insect control and sometimes even the production of fragrances?
Milford man killed in snowmobile crash 1/8/2018 8:25:00 AM View Count 3568 CLAY COUNTY, Iowa -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a fatal snowmobile crash that happened on January 4 around 8:00 p.m., in Clay County.
Boil advisory lifted in Kellogg 1/5/2018 2:32:00 PM View Count 2838 KELLOGG - A boil advisory in the Jasper County city of Kellogg was lifted this morning after test results showed the tap water is safe to drink.
DNR SRF Coordinator to Retire 1/5/2018 8:26:00 AM View Count 3839 Patti Cale-Finnegan, coordinator of the State Revolving Fund for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources since 2004, will be retiring as of January 31, 2018.
Water Summary Update: Dry end to 2017 offsets wet start to year 1/4/2018 12:06:00 PM View Count 3789 DES MOINES — Iowa received a statewide annual precipitation of 33 inches in 2017, more than two inches less than normal, according to the latest Water Summary Update from the Iowa DNR.
DNR enforcement actions 1/4/2018 12:01:00 PM View Count 3595 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.
Reminder of Appointment Opportunity: Small Business Clean Air Act Compliance Advisory Panel 1/4/2018 8:27:00 AM View Count 3673 Are you an Iowa small business owner, or otherwise interested in advising the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on air quality requirements affecting small businesses? The State of Iowa continues to look for interested individuals to appoint as members to the Clean Air Act Compliance Advisory Panel (CAP).
Kellogg under boil advisory in Jasper County 1/3/2018 2:34:00 PM View Count 2894 KELLOGG - A break in a small water main in the 300 block of High Street Tuesday afternoon caused the city of Kellogg to lose water pressure for about an hour.
DNR to discuss tree harvesting at public meeting 1/3/2018 2:13:00 PM View Count 3916 WEST DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host an informational meeting on Tuesday, January 9, from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Walnut Woods State Park Lodge in West Des Moines to discuss a planned tree harvest.
Licenses Expire January 10 1/2/2018 12:52:00 PM View Count 6517 Hunters and anglers are encouraged to purchase their 2018 license before their 2017 license expires. Annual Iowa hunting and fishing licenses expire on Jan. 10. License holders who purchased the three year option should check the date range printed on their license for expiration.
Seasons Begin Closing January 10 1/2/2018 12:49:00 PM View Count 4548 Iowa’s 2017 hunting season begin closing in January.