Articles Tagged: Iowa Department of Natural Resources

With the assistance of a grant, the Solid Waste Agency and Trees Forever will distribute 1,000 trees in effort to help rebuild tree canopy lost to the 2020 derecho.

66 projects across 27 counties have been awarded funds from the state’s Derecho Community Forestry Grant Program to purchase and plant trees to replace those that were lost when hurricane-force winds up to 140 mph whipped across the state Aug 10, 2021.

The ammunition shortage became pronounced across that nation in the past year as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted supply chains at the same time that guns purchases soared.

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 state Department of Natural Resources said Iris Merfeld, 36, of Zwingle, died early Saturday after falling from an overlook known as Pulpit Rock.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources reported 24 swim advisories at state park beaches this summer because of microcystins, toxins generated by harmful algae. These toxins, if ingested, can cause gastroenteritis, allergic responses and potentially-fatal liver damage. This is double the number of microcystin warnings in 2020.

Cedar Rapids police said Allen Blazek, 41, of Cedar Rapids, suffered a serious head injury when he was thrown from an inner tube that was being pulled by a personal watercraft and struck a boat.

The Iowa Environmental Council and the Environmental Law & Policy Center have

Six-month investigation nets one felony weapons charge, 57 hunting-related charges, and multiple written warnings to a four-person hunting group.

Joe Sanfilippo, longtime supervisor of the Iowa DNR’s Manchester field office, will retire June 30 after 41 years with the agency.

The heat is on in Iowa with most of the state experiencing some degree of drought

Iowa Department of Natural Resources Director Kayla Lyon said she doesn’t have the authority to overturn her agency’s approval of an 11,600-head cattle feedlot near Monona.

Environmental groups say Supreme Beef facility may endanger trout stream

Because the feedlot is on porous terrain in the watershed of an important trout stream, the petition states, there is high risk of manure running into the water and potentially killing fish and destroying their habitat.

Iowa House approves budgets without agreement with Iowa Senate