The commission agreed to purchase a 20-acre tract from Kay Livingston at a cost of $85,000, the appraised value of the land. Two members of the board, Laura Foell and Laura Hommel, voted against the
A total of 257 adult northern pike were collected in one night. The fish were transported to the Spirit Lake Hatchery. The broodstock produced over 2.4 million eggs which are currently being incubated in special
Crews with the Iowa DNR Fisheries Bureau will set gillnets at night in traditional areas looking for walleyes that are ready to spawn. This time of year, hatcheries operate into the early hours of the
The goal was to solidify existing knowledge of the impacts and call for further research in many areas.
Dredging work planned for Black Hawk Lake will improve overall water quality, fish habitat and recreational opportunities. An area approximately 174 acres in the eastern main basin of the lake will be deepened to nine
The announcement came weeks after U.S. Congress members prodded Biden to seek more support for the lakes from Canada, which critics have accused of doing too little.
Conservation groups lined up to hop aboard the RAWA train last week, as federal legislation – the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act – was reintroduced in the U.S. Senate.
The bill would “make nearly $1.4
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) State Parks Bureau is looking for job applicants for seasonal park officer and employee openings in 24 parks around the state.
Staff with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources are currently conducting their annual nighttime spring spotlight surveys across the state, collecting information on Iowa’s deer and furbearer populations.
The annual survey is conducted from
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