DNR to host public meeting on Lake Keomah restoration plans 4/30/2024 11:49:00 AM View Count 1753 OSKALOOSA – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is hosting a public meeting to present preliminary restoration plans for Lake Keomah, on May 14, at 6 p.m., at the Lake Keomah State Park Lodge, 2720 Keomah Lane, east of Oskaloosa.
Lake Restoration Program draft 2023 report and 2024 plan available for public comment 12/5/2023 11:47:00 AM View Count 4247 DES MOINES - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Lake Restoration Program is accepting comments on the newly released draft 2023 Lake Restoration Report and 2024 Plan, beginning Dec. 11.
Lake Restoration Program draft 2022 Report and 2023 Plan available for public comment 12/7/2022 1:10:00 PM View Count 6788 DES MOINES - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Lake Restoration Program is accepting comments on the newly released draft 2022 Lake Restoration Report and 2023 Plan, through December 21.
Lake Restoration Program draft 2021 Report and 2022 Plan available for public comment 12/8/2021 8:46:00 AM View Count 2831 DES MOINES - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Lake Restoration Program is accepting comments on the newly released draft 2021 Lake Restoration Report and 2022 Plan.
Fishing regulations to be relaxed at Otter Creek Lake in Tama County 6/8/2021 1:41:00 PM View Count 2678 TAMA - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will relax the fishing regulations at Otter Creek Lake, near Tama, starting June 15 to allow anglers to more freely harvest fish before the lake is dewatered this fall for a planned lake restoration project. The fish population will be renovated to remove common carp and yellow bass from the lake.
Central Park Lake celebration to highlight lake restoration project 9/3/2019 12:24:00 PM View Count 2372 CENTER JUNCTION, Iowa – A celebration of the lake restoration efforts at Central Park in Jones County will be held Sept. 5th, from 5-7:30 pm at the beach at Central Park Lake, located at 12515 Central Park Road, in Center Junction.
Water level to drop at Hickory Grove Lake ahead of restoration 7/24/2018 12:15:00 PM View Count 3972 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the Story County Conservation Board plan to start drawing down Hickory Grove Lake near Colo in Story County as early as August 6th as part of the continued lake restoration efforts to improve water quality and enhance accessibility and recreational opportunities.
Water level to drop at Geode State Park ahead of renovation 10/12/2017 8:30:00 AM View Count 3774 DANVILLE - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) started lowering lake levels at Geode State Park in Henry County on October 10 as a part of a lake restoration project to improve fishing opportunities.
Lake restoration project underway at Center Lake 10/11/2016 3:29:00 PM View Count 5727 SPIRIT LAKE – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will begin another phase of work on Center Lake this fall to improve habitat and water quality on the 257-acre lake southwest of Spirit Lake.
Water level to drop at Central Park Lake ahead of renovation 9/20/2016 1:08:00 PM View Count 4166 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the Jones County Conservation Board plans to begin drawing down Central Park Lake near Center Junction in Jones County as early as September 26th a part of a lake restoration project to improve fishing opportunities.
Status of Elm Lake Focus of July 6 Meeting 6/22/2016 2:54:00 PM View Count 4611 CLARION, Iowa - Staff with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be on hand on July 6, from 3:30-6:30 p.m., at the Wright County Conservation Board shelter on the north end of Lake Cornelia for an informal meeting to talk about the current state of Elm Lake and potential future management plans.
Lake Darling Takes the Spotlight Again Following Renovation 3/2/2016 5:43:00 AM View Count 12334 On the same September day 64 years earlier, legendary conservationist and Iowan Jay “Ding” Darling ceremoniously “set the gate” on the then newest and largest artificial lake in Iowa, Lake Darling.
A Return to Glory Days at Little Storm 2/17/2016 9:47:00 AM View Count 11264 Longtime Storm Lake Mayor Jon Kruse remembers the glory days of waterfowl hunting in Little Storm Lake during the 1960s and’70s, but by the early ‘80s the ducks were gone. The marsh became a silt-filled carp nursery with little vegetation.