Tweet The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will release trout in seven locations across Iowa this winter in areas that would not support them in warmer months. Winter trout stockings are a great place to take kids to catch their … Continue reading →
Tweet Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. The DNR is reminding snowmobile and off-highway vehicle owners and users to renew their registrations before January 1, 2020. Registrations for snowmobiles and OHVs purchased during the 2019 registration … Continue reading →
Tweet Fisheries staff from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources recently surveyed Rathbun Reservoir. An updated fishing map is available on the DNR website at www.iowadnr.gov/fishing/fishing-maps. The lake map includes depth contours, boat ramp locations, and other amenities at Rathbun Reservoir. … Continue reading →
Tweet DES MOINES – To start off the New Year, 49 state parks are hosting First Day Hikes on Jan. 1, 2020. The outdoor hikes launch the Iowa state park centennial in 2020. “We are excited for this opportunity for park … Continue reading →
Tweet Des Moines – Iowa state parks will launch the New Year, which also is the start of the state park centennial year, with outdoor hikes across Iowa. First Day Hikes are being organized at 49 parks, the most to … Continue reading →
Tweet The recent blast of arctic air is growing ice on lakes and ponds over much of Iowa. Anglers are starting to get out for the popular early ice fishing season. “Many of us can’t wait to get out on … Continue reading →
Tweet Hundreds of yellow ovals offset the brown and green coloration of each female brown trout ready to spawn at the Manchester Fish Hatchery. The splashes of color are signs that trout spawning season is in full swing. Brown trout … Continue reading →
Tweet Families Encouraged to Register Early for Camps New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced today that online registration for the agency’s 2020 Summer Camps program will open Sunday, January 26, 2020, at 1 p.m. … Continue reading →
Tweet DES MOINES – Beginning farmers have the opportunity to manage DNR land through the DNR’s Agriculture Lease Program in 2020, in part to legislation passed in 2013. The list of 2020 leases can be found here: https://www.iowadnr.gov/About-DNR/About-DNR/Realty-Services. To participate in … Continue reading →
Tweet Enjoy the spectacular colors and cool weather this fall fishing in northeast Iowa’s hundreds of miles of trout streams. From easily accessible streams in state or county parks, to those found in Iowa’s most wild and remote natural spaces, … Continue reading →
Tweet The Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ Fish Iowa! angler education program has partnered with the Recreational Fishing and Boating Foundation’s (RBFF) Vamos A Pescar™ program to provide funding to local 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations to support local efforts to educate and engage families in high-density … Continue reading →
Tweet JOHNSTON, Iowa – Last fall the Iowa Department of Natural Resources trout program’s community fisheries expanded its central Iowa stockings to Johnston. Join our community fishing biologist at 2 p.m. on Nov. 10 at Crown Point Community Center, 6300 … Continue reading →
Tweet Enjoy Iowa’s natural landscapes fishing Iowa’s rivers and streams this fall. A unique angling challenge is hidden around every bend. “You are never far from one of Iowa’s many rivers,” said Greg Gelwicks, Iowa DNR interior rivers research biologist. … Continue reading →
Tweet STORM LAKE, Iowa – To help reduce the spread of rusty crayfish to other waterbodies in Iowa, licensed bait dealers can no longer harvest any crayfish species from Storm Lake. Crayfish collected for bait from Storm Lake for personal … Continue reading →
Tweet The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will release between 1,000 to 2,000 rainbow trout at 19 locations across Iowa as part of its cool weather trout program that brings trout to areas that cannot support them during the … Continue reading →
Tweet KEOSAUQUA, Iowa – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will treat Lake Sugema on Oct. 29 (pending workable weather conditions) with a very low concentration of rotenone to eliminate gizzard shad. If the treatment is postponed, it will … Continue reading →
Tweet Turin Wildlife Area in central Monona County is comprised of a mix of habitats – part Loess Hills, part Missouri River lowlands, part cool prairie remnant, part oak woodland. It’s a place where threatened and endangered species live beside … Continue reading →
Tweet The newer 75-acre addition to Black Hawk Bottoms Wildlife Area is thick with high quality duck attracting vegetation that will have 16-24 inches of water on it for the waterfowl migration. After this year, it may no longer be … Continue reading →
Tweet OXFORD, Iowa – A celebration of the lake restoration efforts at F.W. Kent Park in Johnson County will be held Sept. 21st, from 1-4:30 pm at the boat ramp at Kent Park Lake, located at 2408 US-6 in Oxford. … Continue reading →
Tweet CHARITON, Iowa – Red Haw State Park will host a dedication ceremony Friday, Sept. 20 at 11 a.m. for a new ADA-accessible dock donated by the Clarence Ormond Landrum Trust. The donation by the Landrum Trust was for $36,000 … Continue reading →
