Articles Tagged: Iowa Department of Natural Resources

The neighborhood in a wooded area north of Iowa City is expected to take steps to reduce the amount of chloride their water softeners discharge.

The owner of a small northeast Iowa dairy recently agreed to pay $1,260 for contaminating a nearby creek with an unknown amount of manure a year ago, according to the state Department of Natural Resources.

Backbone State Park in northeast Iowa was among four Iowa parks with high bacteria concentrations in beach water this week. Lake Macbride State Park and Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area are "OK for swimming," the state reported.

A professional hunter is suing a state Department of Natural Resources officer whose alleged false claims damaged his business and reputation.

Iowa’s silver maples and silver maple hybrids produced a surplus of seeds this year, likely as a response to several years of drought, said Mark Vitosh, Iowa Department of Natural Resources district forester covering seven Eastern Iowa counties.

Federal regulators said Wednesday they would maintain strict limits for two toxic "forever chemicals" in drinking water that were established last year under a different president but would delay a compliance deadline by two years.

A well that supplies drinking water to the east side of Waverly in northeast Iowa has elevated levels of two toxic chemicals that persist indefinitely and are newly regulated by the federal government.

As of early May, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources is estimating that there are three to four black bears in Iowa. But those numbers could increase.

Pattison Sand Company has asked to nearly quadruple the amount of water it pumps from wells and surface waters to expand its quarrying operation. Some worry it might lead to out-of-state water sales.

Chronic wasting disease, which is fatal to deer, has been confirmed in 29 of Iowa’s 99 counties, according to the latest data from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

A controlled burn, like this one in the Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area, is meant to improve wildlife habitat, control invasive plants and reduce wildfire potential.

A group of Iowans is suing the State of Iowa, alleging Gov. Kim Reynolds has no authority to require agencies such as the Department of Natural Resources to adopt regulations that are less burdensome on industry. They argue the governor’s order prioritizes industry over citizens.

Very low humidity made the burn at the Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area in Johnson County possible on Tuesday.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says that Prairie Chicken Day, typically held the first week in April, was canceled due to the bird’s decline in population that has resulted in only sporadic sightings at a typically popular site in Ringgold County.

Outdoor recreation is Iowa’s top source of tourism and accounts for $8 billion annually in economic output, according to a recent study.