Articles Tagged: Iowa Department of Natural Resources

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is seeking feedback on its 25-year wildlife action plan, which must be reviewed every 10 years per federal law.

The former operator of the state-owned Honey Creek Resort in southern Iowa alleges state officials have misled the public into believing the company acted negligently and withdrew from the financially troubled project.

Of the 38 agricultural violators identified this year, only one has been fined for its violations, in a “sweetheart deal” according to lawyers involved in a case against the facility.

There are 13 furbearer species that Iowans can hunt or trap from Nov. 1 through Feb. 28: raccoon, muskrat, coyote, red fox, gray fox, beaver, mink, opossum, badger, striped skunk, weasel, river otter and bobcat. Beaver season, according to DNR, extends until April 15.

It’s peak season for peeking at autumn leaves

Trout stocking by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources has been delayed at several Eastern Iowa locations due to water temperature.

The fall colors in Iowa have been “stretched out” this year due to warmer weather and dry conditions, but leaves are starting to change.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a hog manure spill in Louisa County that has resulted in a small number of dead fish in an unnamed tributary.

Environmental groups penned a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency urging the federal agency to maintain its previously rescinded ruling that seven segments of Iowa rivers were impaired due to nitrate concentrations.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources finalized a discharge permit for the Ottumwa Generating Station, a coal-fired power station, after months of opposition from members of the public and environmental groups.

This feature at Pinicon Ridge Park in Linn County is one of a growing number in Iowa meant to assist in aquatic migration.

The Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house at Cedar Rock State Park in Quasqueton will undergo some repairs and restoration thanks to a grant provided by the Iowa Historical Resource Development Program.

Despite deploying thousands of tests and running samples, researchers still haven’t determined why so many white oak trees across Iowa have died.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources conducts a roadside survey of pheasant each August and this year’s survey shows pheasant populations are at a 20-year high.

Two-thirds of Iowa’s state park beaches faced “swimming not recommended” advisories at least once this summer, with heavy rains fueling higher bacteria levels that pushed advisories to their highest rate in a decade, according to state monitoring officials and data.