Iowa DNR investigating ‘dark’ and ‘murky’ water near North Raccoon River
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating darkly colored, murky water in a stormwater drainage ditch in ...
When will hummingbirds return to Iowa? Here's how to attract them this spring.
The return of warmer weather brings the return of Iowa's bird population as millions of feathered friends fly north for ...
Iowa DNR investigating ‘dark’ and ‘murky’ water in Jefferson
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating darkly colored, murky water in a stormwater drainage ditch in ...
The Daily Iowan2d
Conservationists advocate saving monarchs as pollinator populations decline in Iowa
Across the U.S., monarch and pollinator populations have been steadily decreasing for several decades. In a study recently ...
Daily Nonpareil2d
Outdoor recreation in Iowa has an $8 billion annual economic output
Adam Shirley, CEO of Iowa’s County Conservation System, said outdoor recreation is Iowa’s top source of tourism and accounts ...
The Gazette4d
Iowa’s polluted waterways rarely see improvement. Lawmakers still resist efforts to regulate industrial ag
An analysis by Investigative Midwest found that a substantial share of Iowa’s rivers and lakes labeled as impaired have ...
Telegraph Herald2d
Iowa DNR cancels Prairie Chicken Day due to decline in population
Iowans have gathered at the Kellerton Grasslands Bird Conservation Area at sunrise to watch the unique courtship dance of the ...
Outdoor News3d
Iowa’s Prairie Chicken Day canceled due to low bird numbers
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has canceled the upcoming Prairie Chicken Day due to the decline in the local ...
Mississippi Valley Publishing1d
Iowa’s pheasant season has evolved over decades
Iowa’s current 70-plus day long pheasant season, opening on the last Saturday in October through Jan.10 each year, is a long ...
The Gazette11d
Iowa peregrine falcons saw ‘above average’ reproduction in 2024
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources relies on Iowa volunteers, and some power plant employees, to monitor peregrine ...
Radio Iowa10d
Iowa Natural Resources Commission seeking plan for dam at Palisades Kepler State Park
A consultant has been hired to review the best way to remove a low-head dam and improve the area around it at an eastern Iowa park. DNR River Programs Coordinator Nate Hoogeveen says the Palisades ...
Algona Radio2d
March Storms Bring Needed Moisture to Iowa
The recent snow and rain could help Iowa improve drought conditions was we move out of March and into April. Jessica McIntyre with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources says she can see changes whe ...