Management planned for Eurasian watermilfoil found at Lost Island Lake 8/2/2022 12:09:00 PM View Count 3536 RUTHVEN – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirmed Eurasian watermilfoil is growing at four sites along the west and southwest side of Lost Island Lake, located three miles north of Ruthven in Palo Alto County.
Elk Lake Wildlife Area renovation is already paying dividends 7/12/2022 1:41:00 PM View Count 3863 Ruthven, Iowa – Rolling in to the parking lot on this early July morning, Elk Lake is barely recognizable from the brown, open water shallow lake that it was just two short years ago.
Elk Lake restoration to begin this fall 10/27/2020 9:09:00 AM View Count 2443 Elk Lake, near Ruthven in eastern Clay County, will undergo a restoration project to improve its water quality, eliminate a rough fish population and provide quality habitat for fish and wildlife.
The wait for November is nearly over - for Iowa deer hunters, this is prime time 10/22/2019 3:49:00 PM View Count 4960 Iowa’s deer hunting intensity will ratchet up in the next few weeks as the peak of the rut approaches and archery hunters cash in vacation days to spend as much time as possible in the timber.
Zebra mussels found in Lost Island Lake 10/23/2018 11:45:00 AM View Count 4304 Ruthven, Iowa - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently confirmed that zebra mussels are in Lost Island Lake near Ruthven in Palo Alto County.
DNR Works to Restore Rare, But Historically Important Habitat 11/3/2015 7:58:00 AM View Count 5147 RUTHVEN – An ambitious effort to restore one of Iowa’s rarest natural habitats is being undertaken throughout northwest and north central Iowa.