Across Iowa’s rolling fields and meandering streams, the question of water quality touches all who rely on the land — farmers, communities, and wildlife alike. As concerns about nutrient runoff and ...

My family has called Davis County home for 185 years, all the way back to when William D. Evans and William Henson climbed ...

Staff from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources are gearing up for an annual project that helps determine pheasant and ...

The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports that the Iowa Department of Natural Resources has stated that, despite the warning, none of ...

URBANDALE, Iowa (KCCI) - KCCI reports, on a summer day in Urbandale’s Lake View Park, about a dozen Canada geese lounge next to the water. Years ago, the birds overran the park to the point that it ...

Iowa’s annual pheasant survey begins Aug. 1, and with all the weather indicators pointing in a positive direction, hunters are eager to see the results.

Summer census time is happening now for several common Iowa wildlife species. Roadside counts will soon get underway between Aug. 1-15. Spotlight surveys in the dark of night by conservation officers ...

Warnings about bacteria in the water are posted at 13 Iowa beaches this week. Water samples from Backbone State Park in ...

E. coli or algae levels are too high for swimming at 13 Iowa DNR beaches and two others in the Des Moines area this week.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources recommends that swimmers continue to avoid Lake Manawa in Council Bluffs.

Attendance at the 2024 Iowa State Fair set a record at 1,182,682; Minnesota State Fair attendance was 1,925,904 in 2024.