Radio tagged Iowa birds part of international migration survey 8/27/2024 3:00:00 PM View Count 5316 Anna Buckardt Thomas was crouched behind a tree about 20 paces off trail at Brown’s Woods county park, watching a mist net while playing a recording of a male wood thrush on a loop hoping to elicit a response.
Donations allow DNR to complete wildlife tracking system to monitor migration 12/12/2023 12:00:00 PM View Count 3855 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has received two $60,000 donations that will allow it to complete its Motus Wildlife Tracking System Network across the state within the next five years.
DNR looking for gray fox as part of a research project 10/31/2023 11:36:00 AM View Count 6685 The Iowa DNR is asking trappers for help with a study on Iowa’s gray fox population.
Gray fox research project 10/25/2022 11:44:00 AM View Count 5774 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking trappers for help with a new pilot study on Iowa’s gray fox population.
Growing network of radio stations provide important data on small animal migration 6/14/2022 2:19:00 PM View Count 2778 Iowa joined other Midwestern states, and researchers in Canada and Central and South America to create a network of radio receiver stations to learn more about the long-distance migration patterns of birds, bats and insects.
EASY Air Construction Permit training webinar rescheduled for October 28 10/9/2020 2:09:00 PM View Count 1659 The “how-to” webinar on using DNR’s Environmental Application System (EASY Air) to submit construction permit applications has been postponed due to low enrollment. It's not all bad news though - during the Oct. 28 webinar we will be able to show you several new features that will be installed later this month.
Iowa DNR to track sandhill cranes as part of pilot study 6/2/2020 11:40:00 AM View Count 7052 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has outfitted a greater sandhill crane with a GPS transmitter as part of a small pilot study to learn more about this unique species that is increasingly calling Iowa’s wetlands home.