DNR News Releases

Kunch family donation becomes popular hunting spot

8/13/2024 2:34:00 PM
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TOLEDO, Iowa - George and Virginia Kunch left a legacy when they donated their 162-acre family farm in Tama County to the people of Iowa, in 2005.

Land donors honored during reception in Des Moines

2/27/2024 3:42:00 PM
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DES MOINES, Iowa – More than 950 acres of Iowa land in 14 counties with an estimated value of more than $3.9 million was permanently protected through donations for conservation.

Land donors honored during reception in Des Moines

3/7/2023 12:13:00 PM
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DES MOINES, Iowa – More than 5,900 acres of Iowa land in 22 counties with an estimated value of more than $21.1 million was permanently protected through donations for conservation.

Land donors honored during reception in Des Moines

3/8/2022 1:28:00 PM
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DES MOINES, Iowa – More than 3,890 acres of Iowa land in 22 counties with an estimated value of more than $11.6 million was permanently protected through donations for conservation.

Land donors honored during reception in Des Moines

3/10/2020 11:41:00 AM
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DES MOINES, Iowa – More than 3,800 acres of Iowa land in 24 counties with an estimated value of nearly $4.8 million was permanently protected through donations for conservation.

Former resident honors family connections in Fremont County by donating land in the Loess Hills to the Iowa DNR

1/7/2020 12:33:00 PM
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Thurman, Iowa - William and Sara Blackburn, from Long Grove, Ill., donated 151 acres in northwest Fremont County to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources that will be used to create the Blackburn Wildlife Management Area and Blackburn Unit of Waubonsie State Park. The donation is valued at more than $515,000.