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Iowa DNR unveils new courtyard buildings, innovative landscaping at the 2024 Iowa state fair

Iowa DNR unveils new courtyard buildings, innovative landscaping at the 2024 Iowa state fair

  • 8/7/2024 7:11:00 AM
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DES MOINES - Visitors to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) building at the 2024 Iowa State Fair will notice several exciting upgrades and renovations to the open-air courtyard on the west side. Upgrades include a new covered stage, a shooting range building, and a rainscape garden, all designed to provide fairgoers with more connections to the outdoors.
Happy 80th Birthday, Smokey Bear

Happy 80th Birthday, Smokey Bear

  • 8/2/2024 3:47:00 PM
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Smokey Bear turns 80 on August 9. Smokey Bear started helping the US Forest Service in 1944 to inform and remind the public about the importance of fire safety.
Air quality permits under review

Air quality permits under review

  • 8/1/2024 1:16:00 PM
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DES MOINES – The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans’ health and the air where we live.
Natural Resource Commission to meet June 13

Natural Resource Commission to meet June 13

  • 6/6/2024 2:09:00 PM
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Le Claire, Iowa– The Natural Resource Commission (NRC) of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will meet at 9:30 a.m., on June 13, at the Holiday Inn Express Le Claire, Business Conference Room, 1201 Canal Shore Dr., in Le Claire.
Air Quality Offices Moving April 19-23

Air Quality Offices Moving April 19-23

  • 4/23/2024 1:12:00 PM
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The DNR’s Air Quality Bureau is moving from the Wallace Building to a new office at 6200 Park Ave, Suite 200, Des Moines, IA 50321.
Iowa’s Prairie Chicken Festival is April 6

Iowa’s Prairie Chicken Festival is April 6

  • 3/26/2024 11:34:00 AM
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Kellerton, Iowa – The unique courtship of Iowa’s prairie chickens will be on full display at the Kellerton Grasslands Bird Conservation Area on April 6, during the annual Prairie Chicken Festival, in Ringgold County. The festival will be held at the Kellerton viewing platform, two miles west and one mile south of Kellerton. There is ample parking and the viewing platform is accessible for those with limited mobility.
Did your Title V Responsible Official change?

Did your Title V Responsible Official change?

  • 3/19/2024 10:42:00 AM
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Did your facility recently change your Title V Responsible Official? Is your Title V Responsible Official going to be unavailable to sign your facility certifications by the due date?
Diesel spill reaches Middle Nodaway River

Diesel spill reaches Middle Nodaway River

  • 3/8/2024 11:14:00 AM
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DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a diesel spill on the Middle Nodaway River in Adair County.
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