Hanlontown Slough’s mix of prairie and wetlands attracts wildlife and hunters to Worth County 10/22/2024 12:37:00 PM View Count 3421 A narrow strip of land, two plus miles long, with a history of being too wet to farm, has become an important waterfowl production area, home to other species in need of conservation and serving to improve water quality in the Cedar River watershed.
Iowa DNR to begin annual spring burning, Clear Lake Wildlife Unit 3/20/2023 3:52:00 PM View Count 2216 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be conducting prescribed burns this spring on wildlife management areas managed by the Iowa DNR’s Clear Lake Wildlife Unit in Cerro Gordo, Hancock, Franklin, Winnebago, Worth and Wright counties.
Juvenile pulled from Lake Darling after kayak takes on water 3/23/2021 1:26:00 PM View Count 4225 A 17-year-old from Marion was pulled from Lake Darling Friday afternoon after the kayak he was paddling sank from a crack in its hull.
Iowa DNR to begin annual spring burning 3/2/2021 11:02:00 AM View Count 1784 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be conducting prescribed burns this spring on wildlife management areas managed by the Iowa DNR’s Clear Lake Wildlife Unit in Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Hancock, Winnebago, Worth, and Wright counties.
Air quality permits under review 8/20/2020 12:31:00 PM View Count 1860 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.
Wastewater discharge stopped in Washington County 4/15/2020 1:06:00 PM View Count 2389 AINSWORTH—The city of Ainsworth in Washington County reported a wastewater discharge to DNR shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday.
DNR investigating fish kill on Little Maquoketa River 8/9/2019 8:11:00 AM View Count 2479 EPWORTH - The DNR is investigating a fish kill along about a 10-mile stretch of the Little Maquoketa River starting north of Epworth and running downstream to Durango.
Clean up in process at Hanlontown diesel spill site 1/26/2017 8:00:00 PM View Count 3100 HANLONTOWN – Magellan Pipeline Company reports more than 100 workers are on site Thursday working to clean up spilled diesel fuel after a leak reported Wednesday morning.
DNR and other agencies respond to pipeline release in Worth County 1/25/2017 7:02:00 PM View Count 3150 HANLONTOWN - A Magellan Pipeline Company’s diesel line ruptured early this morning in Worth County about three miles north and one mile east of Hanlontown.
Worthington Man Injured While Trapping Sunday 12/13/2015 8:15:00 AM View Count 4961 DES MOINES – A Worthington man was injured from a self-inflicted gunshot wound while trapping Sunday in Delaware County.