The IDNR said that while seeing bears may be a once in a lifetime experience, it’s important to remember that they are wild animals and should be treated as such.

These nesting boxes were part of the DNR’s proposed solution to curb the birds’ population decline. The Iowa DNR and Department of Transportation joined together to put the nesting boxes on the backs ...

The department also shared figures for other small game in 2024. Quail hunters harvested 27,500 birds, which was 2,700 fewer than 2023. Rabbit harvests in 2024 increased by 13% from 2023, with an ...

(Lewis) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is calling on residents to report wild turkey sightings throughout July and August as part of its annual survey to track nesting success and poult ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is urging Iowans to avoid over a dozen state beaches following their latest round of testing. On Friday, the Iowa Department of Natural ...

Last week, the DNR did not recommend swimming at 10 Iowa beaches. The DNR monitors beaches for two sources of pollutants, E.

Ahead of a warm and humid weekend, swimming is not recommended at over a dozen Iowa beaches. The Iowa Department of Natural ...

Above-average rainfall in late June helped diminish the already limited dry areas left in Iowa, according to the latest Water ...

Cooler air surging south across the state has confined the severe weather risk to mainly far southern and southeast Iowa.

Avoid swimming at these 14 beaches that the Iowa Department of Natural Resources says have too high levels of E. coli or algae.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has announced proposed rules that remove the category of "special concern" species ...

The Iowa DNR has announced proposed rules that remove the category of “special concern” species from its rule on threatened ...