
Backyard and Beyond: Tundra swans at sunset
Tundra swans were passing through the middle of the country in early March, and Erin Wortley was lucky enough to spot a big group on a local lake at sunset. “It was an amazing sight

Tundra swans were passing through the middle of the country in early March, and Erin Wortley was lucky enough to spot a big group on a local lake at sunset. “It was an amazing sight

The 2023-24 duck-hunting season proved to be one of the most challenging in memory for many hunters across the nation.
Despite improved breeding conditions in 2022, results from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s

Over the last 10 years or so, the wild fur market has certainly had a plethora of ups and downs – many more downs than ups it seems. Here’s a quick rundown of the last

A new statewide project is looking for Iowa volunteers to help researchers track and monitor the state’s at-risk bumble bees.
The Iowa Bumble Bee Atlas is a collaboration between the Xerces Society for Invertebrate

Naturalists, youth group leaders and others who take people out on the water in canoes and kayaks are encouraged to attend one of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) paddling schools.
Participants will

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

For the second consecutive year, Bass Federation’s (TBF) Student Angler Federation (SAF) is returning to the Okoboji Chain of Lakes for the SAF Iowa State Championships.
This year’s championship will be held on April

Pheasants Forever announced on March 28 that Mark and Denise Nelson of Claremont, Iowa, earned the organization’s 2023-2024 Farmer of the Year Award.
The annual award, which is sponsored by John Deere, recognizes

A look at the Iowa fishing report from across the state on March 29, 2024.
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