Beware of burning: Rules on disposing of solid waste 4/20/2023 12:48:00 PM View Count 3400 As the weather gradually warms up and spring cleaning begins, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources is reminding residents of the open burning regulations.
Don’t be a dumping ground for waste tires 10/21/2021 11:17:00 AM View Count 5377 While most of Iowa’s 3 million old tires are disposed of properly each year, some illegally disposed tires recently left unsuspecting landowners with a financial headache and environmental concerns.
6 Ways to Keep Air Healthy 5/3/2021 12:14:00 PM View Count 5013 Hiking, camping and participating in sports increase as Iowans head outdoors to enjoy spring weather. We can help keep our air healthy for outdoor activities by choosing alternatives to burning. Here are five good reasons not to burn—especially trash, buildings and fall leaves.
Handling fall leaves — easy and educational 10/15/2020 12:51:00 PM View Count 3581 DES MOINES --Fall leaves are beautiful – until they pile up in your yard. But don’t send those precious nutrients up in smoke. Instead, put them to good use. Your leaves, branches and other landscape materials can nourish your lawn, garden or community.
Top 3 ways to handle fall leaves 10/31/2018 1:54:00 PM View Count 6621 Fall leaves are beautiful -- until they pile up in your yard. But don’t send those precious nutrients up in smoke. Instead, put them to good use. Your leaves, branches and other landscape materials can nourish your lawn, garden or community.
Notes from Iowa’s outdoors 5/8/2018 11:57:00 AM View Count 7967 Iowa’s 2018 reported spring turkey harvest is approaching 9,300 birds. Last year, hunters reported nearly 11,800 turkeys. Iowa’s spring turkey hunting season ends May 20.
Iowa DNR to begin annual spring burning 3/27/2018 1:05:00 PM View Count 3950 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will be conducting prescribed burns this spring on wildlife management areas managed by the Iowa DNR’s Black Hawk Wildlife Unit in Sac, Pocahontas and Cherokee counties.
Late Winter is Best Time to Manage Roadsides 3/8/2016 6:34:00 AM View Count 9224 Iowa has more than 1.6 million acres of road right-of-ways and when properly managed these roadsides provide important nesting, roosting, and escape habitat for pheasants, partridge, quail, ducks, rabbits and many different songbirds.