Articles Tagged: Iowa Department of Natural Resources

A House subcommittee advanced the bill forward in a Tuesday meeting

The North Linn Community School District has agreed to pay a $6,000 fine based on allegations staff violated state law on asbestos removal during a 2022 school renovation.

State regulators recently fined a northeast Iowa woman $2,500 for numerous tire fires at her acreage that persisted for months despite warnings they are illegal, according to a recent Iowa Department of Natural Resources order.

It was the 22nd driest year and 10th warmest year on record, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources

A pilot project, started in winter 2022, aims to learn more about gray foxes’ range, habitat use and the causes of their decline in Iowa.

The new managers of Honey Creek Resort in Moravia have a vision to turn the resort on one of Iowa’s largest recreational lakes into a year-round destination.

More than 130 people came to Palisades-Kepler Monday for the First Day Hike,

After 10 years of successes and complications of the Nutrient Reduction Strategy, The Gazette reviews how it could be improved.

The two-pronged plan details how Iowa hopes to reduce its nutrient pollution from agriculture and industry.

The Gazette dove into ISU data to investigate how to-date conservation practices and facility upgrades have impacted Iowa’s nitrogen and phosphorous pollution

A northwest Iowa man, who was convicted last month of felony theft and 50 timber violations, argued that the Charter of the Forest of 1217, which established commoners’ rights to use public lands, applied to his case. The man admitted to cutting down and taking dozens of trees from a wildlife management area over the course of more than a year.

Two $60,000 donations will fund 20 more receivers across Iowa and help researchers track animal migrations

Bald eagle surveys in Iowa in 2023 showed a return to normal after 2022, the worst nesting season for many years, likely because of bird flu, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources reported.

The Iowa DNR has filed nearly 100 enforcement actions so far this year against companies or individuals who violated Iowa laws designed to protect Iowa’s environment. Cities and counties also work to stop discharges and hold offenders accountable. Critics say there isn’t enough enforcement and the fines are too small to deter future violations.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service selected two Iowa projects for the funds, which stem from the Inflation Reduction Act