“We want people to come out, listen to the hunting seasons reviews, ask questions and hear directly from our staff,” said Todd Bishop, chief of the Iowa DNR’s Wildlife Bureau. “Part of the meeting will be devoted to discussing potential rule changes and collecting feedback as we work through the rules process.”

Fluctuating temperatures this winter has led to dangerous conditions on Iowa's lakes.The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says everyone needs to be ex

Last week’s below-average cold built more ice on many of Iowa’s ponds and lakes. But, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources warns, don’t let that fool you into thinking it’s safe.

City officials in Des Moines notified the DNR of a sanitary sewer overflow near a Starbucks, located at SE 14th Street and East Diehl Avenue.

Wildlife Management Biologist Matt Dollison from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources says three Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) cases have been identified in southwest Iowa. CWD is a prion disease that affects certain wildlife species,

Iowa taxpayers have an opportunity to support vulnerable wildlife by donating to the Fish and Wildlife Fund, also known as the Chickadee Checkoff of their state tax forms. These donations support the

We want people to come out to these meetings, listen to the seasons reviews, ask questions and hear directly from our staff.'

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is warning anglers and outdoor enthusiasts to exercise extreme caution on the ice following several incidents at Iowa lakes over the

Here is this week’s Northwest Iowa Fishing Report from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, as released Thursday afternoon, January 16th. East Okoboji LakeIce thickness is around […]

Here is this week’s Northwest Iowa Fishing Report as released by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Thursday, January 23rd. East Okoboji LakeOkoboji Winter Games occur this […]

New legislation Hinson introduced, called the Swamp Act, would move federal agency headquarters out of Washington, D.C. She said she's happy to speak to Congress members about where different agencies make sense. Hinson co-sponsored the legislation with Democratic Rep. Jared Golden from Maine.

A handful of area DNR officers, a group of ice fishing enthusiasts and curious onlookers gathered at Big Lake Park last Friday to greet a truck from Big Spring Fish Hatchery in Elkader, which carried about 500 rainbow trout and a pair of large broodstock to be stocked in the lake.