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Help stop the spread of invasive species in your community

• 6/4/2024 11:36:00 AM
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Governor Kim Reynolds recently proclaimed June as Invasive Species Awareness Month in Iowa.

Grant funds available for communities impacted by emerald ash borer

• 6/27/2023 4:37:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) received Emerald Ash Borer Reforestation funds through a grant with the USDA Forest Service and National Association of State Foresters.

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 stop the spread of invasive species in your community

• 5/23/2023 1:25:00 PM
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Governor Kim Reynolds recently proclaimed June as Invasive Species Awareness Month in Iowa.

Grant funds available for communities impacted by the 2020 derecho

• 7/26/2022 12:48:00 PM
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The Iowa Legislature appropriated state infrastructure funds to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to be used for a community-based tree planting program for derecho recovery.

June is Invasive Species Awareness Month

• 5/24/2022 3:43:00 PM
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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.

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.

Forestry grants available to communities impacted by emerald ash borer and 2020 derecho

• 2/24/2022 3:06:00 PM
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The Iowa Legislature appropriated state infrastructure funds to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to be used for a community-based tree planting program for derecho recovery tree planting. Additionally, through the USDA Forest Service and National Association of State Foresters 2021 State Urban Forest Resilience Grant Program, the Iowa DNR received funds for emerald ash borer reforestation.

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.