DES MOINES – After several consecutive dry years, above-average rainfall in 2024 improved drought conditions across the state, according to the latest Water Summary Update. Iowa ended the year with a statewide average total of 36.87 inches of precipitation …
DES MOINES – DNR staff work with individuals, businesses and communities to help them protect our natural resources by complying with state and federal laws. This approach is very effective. In the few cases where compliance cannot be achieved, the DNR …
DES MOINES – The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans’ health and the air where we live. DNR’s permitting staff review the applications to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air …
DES MOINES - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a lactic acid spill near Adair in Adair County. On January 7, the DNR Field Office in Atlantic was notified of a semi-trailer on fire at the I-80 eastbound rest area, approximately …
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR), through the USDA Forest Service and National Association of State Foresters 2023 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), received funds for disadvantaged schools to plant trees. The IRA Trees for Schools Grant …
Des Moines – The Natural Resource Commission (NRC) of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will hold its monthly meeting virtually on Jan. 9, starting at 9:30 a.m. The public may participate remotely either by video conference at https://meet. …
SIOUX CITY – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is postponing the trout stocking scheduled for this Friday, Jan. 3 at Bacon Creek Lake due to unsafe ice conditions. The stocking will be completed after the ice thickens. A press release will …
2024 hunting and fishing licenses expire on Jan. 10, 2025. All hunters and anglers will need a 2025 license to hunt or fish beginning Jan. 11.
Iowa’s pheasant, late muzzleloader and archery deer, and archery fall turkey seasons close on Jan. 10. Squirrel, quail, partridge and grouse remain open until Jan. 31. Furbearer seasons and rabbit season is open until Feb. 28. Crow season is Jan. 14 to …
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is hiring seasonal positions for summer 2025 in the Iowa state park and forest system. Work alongside conservation professionals building skills for careers in natural resources. Seasonal workers primarily work in …
Please join us on January 7, 2025, to review and provide comment on the draft Air Quality Bureau budget for the next state fiscal year (July 2025 - June 2026). This meeting combines the annual fee advisory group meetings for the asbestos, construction …
With the two regular gun seasons now in the books, Iowa’s deer hunting shifts to a more solitary endeavor with the opening of the late muzzleloader season and the reopening of the archery season. Jace Elliott, state deer biologist for the Iowa Department …
DES MOINES – DNR staff work with individuals, businesses and communities to help them protect our natural resources by complying with state and federal laws. This approach is very effective. In the few cases where compliance cannot be achieved, the DNR …
DES MOINES – The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans’ health and the air where we live. DNR’s permitting staff review the applications to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air …
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will release rainbow trout in nine locations across Iowa this winter in areas that would not support them during warmer months. Winter trout stockings are a great place to take kids to catch their first fish. A …
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and its federal partners have been monitoring for the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Iowa’s wild birds since early 2022. After nearly a year without detections in sick or dead birds, …
DES MOINES -- The Environmental Protection Commission (EPC) of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will have their monthly business meeting Dec. 17. The meeting is virtual only. The meeting starts at 10 a.m. The public can attend via video …
DES MOINES -- Beginning Jan. 9, 2025, commercial manure applicators can fulfill annual training for manure applicator certification (MAC) requirements at 73 locations in Iowa. Most locations offer training from 9 a.m. to noon, with doors opening at 8:30 a. …
On November 20, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released updates to Appendix W and the AERMOD modeling system (version 24142). The final rule, published in the Federal Register on November 29, 2024, has an effective date of January …
Summer seasonal positions at Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) fisheries offices are open for applications until January 10. Learn about fisheries careers and gain valuable experience while working alongside biologists and technicians. Positions …
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