Articles Tagged: Iowa Department of Natural Resources

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is releasing 1,000 to 2,000 trout at 18 locations across the state this fall.

Researchers said they intend to further study the impact wildlife -- including deer -- have on crops in Iowa.

A man who was responsible for the demolition and partial burning of an asbestos-containing building in West Chester appealed a fine and had it reduced by more than half.

Systems serving populations less than 10,000 people have until Oct. 18 to sign up for the voluntary monitoring program offered through the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

Hundreds of thousands of fish died in two incidents this year. They were among the worst in more than 40 years.

Also, Iowa airports awarded nearly $15 million for improvements

10 falcons were hacked atop Verizon Building in 1989. What became of them?

Abundant rainfall that washed fecal material into Iowa's lakes likely led to the largest amount of swimming advisories at their beaches in more than a decade.

The farmer's fertilizer tank ruptured as he drove through Burlington in April, but he did not report it, ditched the tank and drove away, the state says.

As wildfires continue to burn at the highest alert level, Iowa firefighters are being dispatched to help federal agencies quell the flames.

Decades after turkeys were reintroduced to Iowa and hunting returned, fewer hens and poults are surviving, which could spell trouble for the bird’s future.

POET facility near Shell Rock found problem, fixed it, notified state

Also, Iowa earns $456 million on investments

An estimated 40,000 fish are dead on a 20-mile stretch of Crane Creek in Northeast Iowa and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources is trying to figure out what killed them. Area is ‘complex’ with multiple drainage tiles from farms and nearby Readlyn, officials said.

The DNR’s Manchester field office was notified Friday about dead fish in Crane Creek about two miles southwest of Readlyn, according to a news release Monday. Officials don’t yet know what caused the fish kill, but think it originated around 250th Street and Piedmont Avenue.