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Muskrats cause damage to Iowa's Sauk Rail Trail, dike

At issue is a concrete roadway atop a .7-mile section of the Sauk Rail Trail near Lake View, Iowa. The affected dike allows water to be held in the Blackhawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area.

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Iowa's White Horse Access Wildlife Management Area near Auburn increases by 53 acres

The White Horse Access Wildlife Management Area is known to have deer, pheasant and doves for public hunting.

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Land donations add recreational opportunities at five Iowa sites

Five parcels were donated to the state of Iowa, with a combined 250 acres, in places bordering everything from a state forest to a trio of wildlife management areas and a prairie.

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Will Iowa ever fill its trust fund?

Iowa voters approved putting the Iowa Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund in the state constitution in 2010. The …

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Iowa cities, conservation groups offered $400,000 in 2023 through motor fuel tax grants

Iowa cities, conservation groups offered $400,000 in 2023 through motor fuel tax grants
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Five projects receive approval from Iowa Natural Resources Commission

Receiving the lion's share of the combined $1.38 million outlay will be the Silver Lake project near Lake Park in Dickinson County in northwest Iowa.

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Iowa's Casey Lake to benefit from restoration work, habitat improvements

The project will include renovation of four watershed ponds in the park and creation of three new forebays/ponds to capture sediment and nutrients.

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Otter Creek easement purchase in Iowa boosts trout stream access

It will extend 150 feet in width, 75 feet on either side of the center of the creek, and will total 20.55 acres, according to Travis Baker, Land and Waters Bureau chief.

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Ducks Unlimited, Pheasants Forever receive contracts with Iowa DNR to improve habitat

The contract with Ducks Unlimited calls for construction of a water control structure and installation of a fish barrier at Eagle Lake marsh in Hancock County.

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Iowa Natural Resources Commission approves four construction projects, three at state parks

The largest expenditure was for a new design-guide shelter at Red Haw State Park, located near Chariton in Lucas County, at a cost of $201,760.

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