DNR News Releases

Summer heat causes Otter Creek tributary fish kill

6/5/2023 4:14:00 PM
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OELWEIN - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) investigated reports of dead fish in the unnamed tributary to Otter Creek that flows through Oelwein in Fayette County.

Fish kill in Fayette County due to accident

11/3/2020 8:17:00 PM
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WADENA - Late Monday afternoon, DNR responded to a truck rollover about two miles south of Wadena in Fayette County.

IHAP sites help meet the demand for public hunting areas

11/26/2019 11:54:00 AM
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WEST UNION, Iowa - The winding roads of Fayette County, east of Eldorado, lead to a 130-acre area split by the Turkey River that could be a sneaky-good spot for hunting deer in a part of the state known for its deer hunting.

Alliant Energy and Iowa DNR team up to offer eight Operation ReLeaf events this fall

8/8/2017 1:31:00 PM
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DES MOINES – A popular program offering landscape quality trees at a deep discount to Alliant Energy customers will be held at eight locations across Iowa this fall. Residential tree distributions will take place in Buena Vista, Fayette, Jefferson, Jones, Lee, Linn, Lucas and Story counties this September and October.