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Rangers at Iowa’s 69 state parks all will gradually be classified as conservation officers assigned to one or more counties, rather than assigned to a specific state park or parks, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources confirmed.

As we move toward spring, a program providing discounted trees is once again available for some state residents.  The DNR's Pete Hildreth says it's de

The ongoing drought continues to cause flow issues on some Iowa rivers. Locally, the Winnebago and Iowa Rivers are so low that in some areas it is fea

Telegraph note: Following publication, the legislation referenced in this article cleared subcommittee and will soon be considered by the Iowa House Environ

Conservation groups are concerned a bill that advanced in the Iowa Legislature last week would prevent the expansion of public lands in the state for outdoor recreation and wildlife.

Legislation that might limit the acquisition of new public lands — and was approved by the Iowa Senate on Tuesday — did not advance from a House subcommittee on Thursday

Legislation that might limit the acquisition of new public lands — and was approved by the Iowa Senate on Tuesday — did not advance from a House subcommittee on Thursday.

A bill that received the Senate's approval and would -- according to opponents -- limit new public land did not get subcommittee approval.

Radio Iowa You are here: Home Sales of hunting and fishing licenses increase across the board DNR photo. The Iowa Natural Resources Commission got a report on the record increases in the sale of hunting and fishing licenses during their meeting Wednesday. The Conservation and Recreation Administrator for the DNR, Pete Hildreth, gave a report that started with fishing licenses. “We had 439,760 licenses — and that’s including both resident and nonresident. That’s 82,219 more than in 2019,...

edecious@messengernews.net LAKE VIEW — The Natural Resources Commission approved a $94,000 maintenance project Tuesday to fix up parts of a main road in the Black Hawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area in Sac County Tuesday. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources received approval for the project, originally estimated to cost $140,000, with the winning construction bid awarded to Richards Construction Co. Inc. of Sac City. Richards beat five other bids by at least $19,000. The highest bid for ...