Park great for bicycling, boating, camping, rock climbing, fishing and, of course, hiking
Kat Russell Travel Mar. 30, 2022 3:53 pm1260d ago
Park great for bicycling, boating, camping, rock climbing, fishing and, of course, hiking
Orlan Love - correspondent Outdoors Jul. 21, 2021 1:42 pm1512d ago
Wildside column: Maquoketa, Waspinicon rivers provide plenty of fun, action
Environmental News Jul. 12, 2021 3:45 pm1521d ago
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources believes a leak from an underground storage tank caused the fish kill on Dry Branch Creek near Ossian in northeast Iowa.
State Government Jul. 9, 2021 4:54 pm1524d ago
Chad Ingels, a northeast Iowa farmer and Republican state representative, said he was angered by a March 26 opinion piece on the Civil Eats website written by Chris Jones, an IIHR research engineer, about race and water quality.
History Jul. 9, 2021 8:06 pm1524d ago
The primitive state park in Fayette County, dating from the 1930s, offers two rippling trout streams and a beautiful, quiet place to reconnect with nature.
Des Moines has become an extreme example of the conflict over clean water between agriculture and cities in farm states with minimal regulation.
Caleb McCullough Parks Jul. 3, 2021 6:30 am1530d ago
After a year with few public events, Cedar Rapids is seeing a spike in interest in its many summer activities offerings for kids and adults.
Erin Jordan Environmental News Jun. 22, 2021 8:00 am1541d ago
Joe Sanfilippo, longtime supervisor of the Iowa DNR’s Manchester field office, will retire June 30 after 41 years with the agency.
Environmental News Aug. 17, 2021 2:59 pm1485d ago
In just the Midwestern states of Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Minnesota, Missouri and Kansas, outdoor recreation generates about $60 billion in spending about 550,000 jobs, a trade association says. Iowa would like to keep a larger share of that spending within its borders
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Environmental News Jun. 18, 2021 5:54 pm1545d ago
A majority of four justices agreed to reverse a district court decision and dismiss a lawsuit challenging whether provisions of Iowa’s nutrient reduction strategy are adequate to protect the Raccoon River from agricultural pollution.
People & Places Jun. 18, 2021 6:15 am1545d ago
As a father and a resident of Vinton, Nathan Hesson left his family and hometown brighter than he found them.
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