The Iowa Department of Natural Resources seeks to identify the pervasiveness of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances — commonly referred to as PFAS or “forever chemicals” — in drinking water supplies across the state.
A trip down Maquoketa River was just what author wanted and needed
Iowans are vulnerable to more frequent and longer power outages because of climate change, according to the 2021 Iowa Climate Statement signed by more than 200 Iowa scientists.
Wildside column: Bass and walleye are on the list
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is hoping to give a claw up to one of Iowa’s most elusive -- and most threatened -- turtle species by head-starting two Blanding’s turtles at the University of Northern Iowa.
Bird-watching: Yellow-rumped will hang around Iowa all month
Whether traveled on foot or via mountain bike, the trails of Lake Macbride offer year-round beauty
Professor Lisa Schulte Moore, a landscape ecologist who has conducted groundbreaking research to help address sustainable farming, water quality and climate change, Tuesday became the university’s first MacArthur Fellow.
Dry conditions gave way to late flood and blood-thirsty mosquitos
The Nature Call: Sometimes life gets in the way of getting a nature fix
The Iowa DNR hosted a small sawmill business workshop Thursday at the Schwab/Burford property near Solon. About 20 people learned about selecting and sourcing logs, sawing with band and chain sawmills, air drying, kiln drying, sterilizing wood to kill bugs and marketing finished boards, among other topics.
The Sierra Club Iowa Chapter filed a lawsuit Thursday in Clayton County District Court against the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Supreme Beef, owners of an 11,600-head cattle feedlot near Monona.
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