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Attention Photographers: Showcase your pictures and Iowa state parks in national contest

• 9/15/2020 1:33:00 PM
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DES MOINES -- If you enjoy photographing Iowa state parks, the Iowa DNR invites you to enter your photos in the America’s State Parks 2020 Photo Contest, hosted by the National Association of State Park Directors. Photos will feature state parks from Iowa and other states, and could be included in calendars and other publications. 

Iowa artists help celebrate state parks centennial

• 2/11/2020 1:54:00 PM
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DES MOINES – Iowa’s state parks have inspired visitors ever since the first site, Backbone State Park, opened in Delaware County in 1920.

Save the Date: State park centennial kicks off with First Day Hikes on January 1, 2020

• 12/3/2019 2:21:00 PM
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Des Moines – Iowa state parks will launch the New Year, which also is the start of the state park centennial year, with outdoor hikes across Iowa. First Day Hikes are being organized at 49 parks, the most to participate since the statewide event began nine years ago.