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November 2008  

11/20 - DNR, Habitat for Humanity distribute carpet to Iowa disaster victims
11/19 - Bobcat Season Closed Wednesday
11/18 - Clear Lake Research Project Searches for Carp Solution
11/16 - Sewage Leak Discovered Near Nundee in Delaware County
11/16 - Accidental Shooting in Waverly
11/15 - Two Trumpeter Swans Shot in Muscatine County
11/14 - Iowa Will Host National Symposium on Climate Change
11/12 - Wastewater discharges to Mississippi River in Davenport
11/10 - November Antlerless Season Deer Licenses on Sale Nov. 15
11/7 - Iowa companies: Submit project proposals for economic solutions and pollution prevention
11/7 - Iowa Climate Change Advisory Council meets Dec. 10 to finalize report
11/6 - Success Leads to Change for Livestock Water Quality Loan Program
11/6 - Apply Now for the Governor's Iowa Environmental Excellence Awards
11/6 - Elk Shot Wednesday South of Clear Lake
11/6 - Mt. Pleasant Man Seriously Injured After Fall From Stand
11/4 - Storm of the Century - Armistice Day Blizzard Nov. 11, 1940
11/4 - A Goose By Any Other Name…
11/4 - Deer Hunting Q&A: Spike Buck Reporting on Antlerless Licenses; Worn or Unreadable Tags; Where Do I Attach That Tag??
11/2 - Hunting Injury in Ida County
   

October 2008  

10/31 - Otter and Bobcat Quota Information
10/28 - Possible Redesign of Lake Manawa State Park Topic of Public Meeting
10/28 - First Ice Provides Final Chance for Wood Ducks
10/28 - Iowa Furbearer Season Begins Nov. 1
10/28 - Use Caution on Iowa's Roadways - Deer are on the Move
10/28 - Get Away this Fall to Iowa's New Outdoor Destination - Honey Creek Resort State Park
10/27 - DNR Investigates Fish Kill Emmet County
10/27 - State Agencies Convene Disaster Recovery Conference
10/23 - Iowa Stakeholders Asked to Share Comments for Construction and Demolition Disposal Requirements
10/21 - Hunt Safely: Another Chapter of Iowa Pheasant Hunting Tradition Begins Saturday
10/21 - Fall Trout Spawn is Underway
10/21 - DNR Wants Your Ideas for Water Trails and Low-head Dam Safety
10/14 - Informational Meetings in Northwest Iowa Set to Discuss Groundwater Resources
10/14 - Consent Agreement Reached in Dallas County Hog Confinement Case
10/14 - Iowa Pheasant Season Begins Oct. 25
10/14 - Record Number of Gypsy Moths Caught in Iowa
10/14 - Meeting Set to Discuss Proposed Bird Conservation Area
10/13 - Tank Rupture Results in Spill Reaching Mississippi Rover
10/13 - Muscatine Woman Injured in Jet Ski Accident
10/12 - Plugged Line Causes Sewage Overflow in Coralville
10/10 - Informational Meetings Scheduled to Discuss Proposed Rule Changes for Public Lands
10/9 - DNR Adds Second Winter Trout Fishery to Des Moines Area
10/9 - Livestock Producers Who House Animals Both Inside and Out Need to Apply for a Permit
10/7 - Youth Duck Hunt is a Learning Experience
10/7 - Bow Season Underway
10/7 - November Antlerless Season Licenses on Sale Nov. 15
10/5 - DNR Investigates Fish Kill Near New London
10/3 - Iowa's Archery Deer Season is Underway
10/3 - Deer Hunters Willing to Help
   

September 2008  

9/30 - Parks Continue to Host Good Numbers of Campers, Anglers
9/30 - HawkWatch Begins Oct. 3
9/30 - A Bounty of Opportunities for Fall Volunteers
9/30 - Water Warning Issued for Timber Ridge Housing Community Near Shellsburg
9/27 - Fine Particle Pollution Causes Poor Air Quality in Eastern Iowa
9/26 - DNR Lifts Boil Advisory for Cresco
9/25 - DNR and Public Health Receive Grant to Study Blue-Green Algae
9/24 - Cresco Residents Should Boil Water
9/24 - Lake Darling Restoration Management Plan to be Presented to Public
9/23 - Eleventh Hour Duck Migration Brings Opening Day Success
9/22 - DNR Completes First Greenhouse Gas Point Source Inventory of Actual Emissions
9/19 - Experience Fall Golf at The Preserve on Rathbun Lake
9/19 - Separate State Hunting and Waterfowl Licenses Needed for Mississippi River Between States
9/19 - Anamosa Woman Seriously Injured by Tree Limb
9/18 - New Service Opportunity to Rebuild Iowa Green
9/18 - Lake Icaria Recognized For Restoration Efforts
9/18 - Sample Manure Fields This Fall if Using Manure as Fertilizer
9/18 - Iowa Companies and Students: Go Green with the Pollution Precention Intern Program
9/17 - Wastewater Release in Keokuk on Tuesday
9/17 - Mississippi River Boating Accident
9/16 - DNR Investigates One Spill and Three Fish Kills
9/16 - "Give Back" Opportunities Abound For Volunteers
9/16 - Thousands Expected At Annual Ft. Atkinson Rendezvous
9/16 - Six Operation ReLeaf Events Planned in Iowa for Fall 2008
9/16 - Volunteer Campground Hosts Recognized For Their Service
9/10 - DNR Investigating Fish Kills in Keokuk County
9/10 - Des Moines and Keokuk Industry have Wastewater Releases
9/10 - Iowa Redemption Center Improvement Grant Funding Now Available
9/9 - Relaxed Fishing Regulations at Lake Darling
9/9 - Summer Flooding Still Impacting Riverton Area
9/9 - New 24-hour Hotline to Update Off-Highway Vehicle Park Conditions
9/4 - Winnebago Fish Kill Estimated at More Than 31,000 Fish
9/4 - 2008 Weather Also Tough on State Pheasant Population
9/4 - Iowa Wins Big at Energy Program Awards
9/2 - Water Level at Lake Red Rock Kept Down for Construction Project
9/2 - Iowa Open to Disabled Deer Hunting Youth
9/2 - Permanent Blinds No Longer Allowed on the Iowa side of the Mississippi River Pools 14 and 15
   

August 2008  

8/30 - Minnesota Man Injured on Lake Delhi
8/30 - Fish Kill on Winnebago River Appears to be From Silage
8/29 - Estimate of Fish Killed near Eddyville Completed
8/29 - Fish Kill on Winnebago River being Investigated
8/29 - Lake Macbride Camping Opens Just in Time for Labor Day
8/26 - Becoming an Outdoors Woman Workshop Set for Sept. 19 - 21
8/26 - DNR Director Continues Public Forum Schedule Wednesday at Backbone State Park
8/26 - Banner Shooting Range to Host Three Days of Competition
8/25 - DNR to Step Up Efforts Enforcing Dock Rules
8/21 - 2007 Iowa Drinking Water Report Available
8/21 - Iowa Scrap Tires Used to Make School Playgrounds Safer
8/21 - DNR Investigating Fish Kill in Chickasaw County
8/20 - Fish Kill Near Fort Dodge Appears to Be of Natural Causes
8/20 - Sioux City Man Injured in PWC Collision on Sunday
8/19 - State Responds to EPA Proposal Declaring Scott and Muscatine Counties as Non-Attainment Areas for Fine Particles
8/19 - State Areas Take Hit From Flood, Tornados
8/19 - Campgrounds Filling to Near Capacity for Labor Day Weekend
8/19 - Crappie, Bluegill Limit Proposed
8/19 - Rabbit, Squirrel Hunting Seasons Open Aug. 30
8/18 - Waterloo Man Receives Minor Injuries in Jet Ski Collision
8/14 - Learn About Conservation and Water in the Log Cabin at the Clay County Fair
8/14 - Plugged and Broken Lines Result in Bypass of Sewage Into Iowa River
8/12 - Anglers Confused About Eating Fish After Flooding
8/12 - Open House for New Lake Darling Lodge Complex
8/12 - AmeriCorps Helps New Peregrine Family Feel at Home
8/12 - Last Volunteer Opportunities of the Summer
8/7 - DNR Investigates Fish Kill in Des Moines County
8/6 - “You Gotta Love” the DNR Building at the Iowa State Fair, Aug. 7-17
8/5 - Neighbors, Feds Step in to Help Iowa Trout Hatcheries
8/5 - DNR Director Continues Public Forum Schedule in Oskaloosa
8/1 - Investigators Pinpoint Cause of Boat Explosion
   

July 2008  

7/31 - Working Together to Find a Balance
7/31 - Fish Kill West of Clarion Under Investigation
7/31 - Environmental Protection Commission to Meet August 19
7/31 - Open Burning Violations Cause Asbestos Concerns
7/30 - Red Discharge in West Nishnabotna River Linked to Harlan Dairy
7/30 - Storm, Power Outage Leads to Burlington Bypass
7/30 - Truck Accident Leads to Power Outage at Cedar Rapids Wastewater Treatment Plant
7/29 - DNR Director Continues Public Forum Schedule in Eldora
7/29 - Four BWI Arrests During Boating Enforcement Project on Missouri River
7/29 - Young Ospreys Taking Flight Across Iowa
7/29 - Iowa Osprey Recovery Reaches New Milestone
7/29 - New Maps of State Wildlife Areas Now On-line
7/25 - Two Southeast Iowa Men Charged with Turtle Poaching
7/25 - Near Record Largemouth Caught in Davis County
7/23 - Public Meeting to Discuss Lake Wapello Renovation
7/22 - DNR Investigates O'Brien County Fish Kill
7/22 - Power Outages Result in Wastewater Bypasses
7/22 - Clear Lake Dredge Project is Up and Running
7/22 - Annual Survey of Upland Game Begins August 1
7/22 - Minnesota and Wisconsin Osprey Relocation Going Well
7/22 - Dutch Elm Disease in High Levels This Year
7/21 - DNR Director Continues Public Forum Schedule Wednesday in Des Moines
7/20 - Des Moines Woman Injured in Jet Ski Collision at Saylorville
7/18 - Governor Culver, Director Leopold Announce Funding For Water Quality Projects
7/18 - Learn More About Iowa Landscape From DNR and USGS During RAGBRAI
7/17 - Mechanical Failure Leads to Lansing Wastewater Discharge
7/17 - Driver Injured at Green Valley State Park Identified
7/16 - Driver Airlifted to Des Moines Following Single Vehicle Accident at Green Valley State Park
7/16 - Public Advised to Avoid Swimming Near Large Algal Blooms at Storm Lake
7/16 - Chemical Spill Leads to Fish Kill in Osceola County
7/15 - Fish Kill Discovered in Rock Falls
7/15 - Green Valley State Park to Receive Major Facelift
7/15 - DNR Director Kicks Off Public Forum Schedule Wednesday In Milford
7/15 - Midwestern Hawk Heads Celebrated Peregrines' Return
7/12 - Charges Filed Following Water Collision At West Lake Okoboji
7/11 - DNR Investigates Buchanan County Fish Kill
7/11 - Christmas in July at Backbone State Park
7/11 - Boil Advisory Issued for Cedar Rock Visitor Center
7/10 - DNR Selects Contractor for Cabin Construction at Honey Creek State Park
7/10 - DNR Slates Honey Creek Resort Opening for Early September
7/10 - Big Names For a Big Job - Waller and Pregracke to Help With Project AWARE River Cleanup
7/10 - Young Peregrines Successfully Make Initial Flights at State Capitol
7/9 - DNR Lifts Boil Advisory for Fertile and Ryan
7/9 - Train Derailment Leads to Mississippi River Spill
7/8 - Iowa Lakes Show Little Impact From Long Winter
7/8 - Work to Improve Meadow Lake Begins This Week
7/8 - Great Egrets are Spectacular Summer Residents
7/8 - Volunteers Needed to Enhance Iowan's Summer Recreation
7/7 - Boil Advisory Issued for Water in Fertile and Ryan
7/7 - Two Escape Serious Injury in Montgomery County Boating Incident
7/7 - High Winds Damage Campers at Lewis and Clark Sunday
7/3 - Flood Waters Warrant Extra Caution Heading Into Holiday Weekend
7/2 - Bear Shot by DNR Officer in Fremont County; Five Confirmed Sightings So Far in 2008
7/2 - Manure Spill Investigated Near Harlan
7/2 - Reserve Early on Honey Creek Resort Website
7/1 - State Park Campgrounds Bracing for Busiest Week of the Year
7/1 - Flooded Hatcheries Fight Back
7/1 - Iowa DNR Sending Firefighters to California, Other Incidents
7/1 - Capitol Peregrines Hatch Two Young

June 2008  

6/29 - Fort Dodge Boy Receives Minor Injury in Boating Incident Sunday
6/27 - Even as Some Streams Recede, Some Still Treacherous
6/27 - Iowa State Parks Ready for Summer’s Top Holiday
6/26 - Environmental Protection Commission to Meet July 8
6/26 - Honey Creek Resort State Park Introduces New General Manager, Director of Golf
6/26 - Conservation Practices Protect Land From Erosion During Floods
6/25 - Cedar Rapids Makes Progress on Wastewater Treatment Plant; Brings in Divers to Assist
6/24 - DNR, EPA and National Guard Team to Retrieve Orphan Drums and Tanks Across Iowa
6/24 - Iowa Trails Receive National Recognition
6/24 - Hunters Bagged 630,000 Roosters in Iowa
6/24 - Pheasants Endure Brutal Winter, Cold Wet Spring
6/24 - Cost Share Money Available for Improving Wildlife Habitat
6/23 - Even Catfish Needed Rescue After the Flood
6/23 - Recreational Boating Re-Opened on Coralville, Macbride and in Henry County
6/23 - Some Good News on Water Quality Emerges As Sampling of Flood Waters Continue
6/20 - DNR Issues Emergency Authorizations for Wastewater Disposal Following Historic Floods
6/20 - Tennessee Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Hunting of Deer in Iowa
6/19 - Ottumwa Incident Illustrates Danger of Boating on Flood Waters
6/19 - Boating on Rivers in Johnson County Allowed, But Still Restricted at Coralville and Lake Macbride
6/17 - DNR Director to Tour Iowa City Flood Damage on Wednesday
6/17 - Henry, Lee Counties, Skunk River in Washington County Closed to Recreational Boating
6/15 - Major Portion of Mississippi River Closed to Boating; DNR Continues to Advise Boaters to Stay Off Rivers and Reservoirs
6/13 - Fertilizer Released From COOP In New Hartford
6/13 - DNR Asks Farmers to Dispose of Sand and Soil Away from Streams
6/13 - Livestock Producers Should Check Manure Storage
6/13 - Septic Haulers May Need Alternate Sites for Discharging
6/13 - Livestock Manure Now OK For Soybean Fields
6/13 - Boating Ban in Johnson County; Fairport Closes Select Campsites
6/12 - DNR Lifts Boil Advisory for Maynard
6/12 - DNR Issues Boil Advisory for Clermont
6/11 - Boaters Urged to Stay Off Reservoirs and Rivers Until Flood Waters Recede
6/11 - Boil Order Lifted in Rockford
6/11 - Prairie Rose Lake Improvement Project Kicks Off
6/10 - Water Supply Advisories and Status For Flooded Communities
6/10 - DNR Issues Boil Advisory for Maynard
6/10 - DNR's Annual River Cleanup Event Postponed Due to Flooding
6/10 - DNR Office Closes Due to Flooding
6/10 - High Water Continues to Impact State Parks
6/10 - DNR Suspends Trout Stocking
6/10 - Avoid Boating, Canoeing on High Water
6/10 - Take Your Dad Fishing for Father's Day, June 15
6/7 - Iowa City Boat Ramps Closed
6/6 - Floodwaters Affect Beaches Across State
6/6 - Livestock Feedlots Discharge Following Rains, Floods
6/6 - Flooding Impacting Iowa's State Parks
6/6 - June 10 EPC Agenda Revised
6/5 - George Wyth State Park Closed Due to Flooding
6/5 - Littlefield Lake Improvement Project Kicks Off
6/4 - Walnut Creek Improvement Project Kicks Off
6/3 - Spring Turkey Hunting Draws More Than 50,000 Despite Poor Weather
6/3 - Dealing with Storm Damaged Trees
6/3 - Take a Break with Family and Friends During Free Fishing Weekend
6/3 - Wet, Cool Spring May Lead to fall Pheasant Decline
6/3 - For Iowa Pheasants - It's Been a Long Hard Year
6/3 - DNR Offers Opportunities to Give Back This Summer
6/3 - Peregrine Falcon Nesting Increases in Iowa
6/1 - Boat with Zebra Mussels Travels From Louisiana to Iowa
   

May 2008  

5/30 - High Water Affecting State Parks
5/29 - Low Interest Loan Programs for AG Producers to Combine
5/28 - ATV Park at Ely Closed
5/28 - Backbone South Lake Campground Closed Until June 20
5/27 - Backbone State Park Closed While Storm Damage is Cleared
5/27 - Holiday Weekend Slowdown
5/27 - Falcon Banding in Davenport
5/27 - Coloring Contest Winners Announced
5/27 - Learn About Improving Prairie Rose Lake at June 10 Event
5/26 - Flash Flooding Closes Backbone State Park
5/25 - Outside Recreationists Urged to Keep Close Tabs on Weather
5/22 - DNR Issues Emergency Order to Chickasaw County Truck Wash
5/22 - Beach Monitoring Begins at State Park, Other Beaches
5/22 - Lake Wapello to Undergo Major Lake Renovation
5/21 - Learn About Improving Littlefield Lake at June 4 Event
5/20 - Learn About Improving Walnut Creek at June 3 Event
5/20 - State Parks Filling for Memorial Day Weekend
5/20 - Fishing Hitting its Peak as Memorial Day Weekend Nears
5/20 - Birders Search for Rare Waterfowl Nest
5/20 - Dry Weather Sends Riders to ATV Parks
5/19 - Failed Pumps Lead to Elliott Wastewater Discharge
5/16 - Northey and Leopold to Hold Event at Union Grove Lake in Tama County to Highlight Partnerships Working on Water Quality
5/16 - Animal Confinement Has Discharge to Southeast Iowa Stream
5/16 - Manure Applicators, Producers Need to Inspect Equipment as Failures Cause Fish Kills
5/15 - Fish Kill in Linn County May be Linked to Swimming Pool Discharges
5/13 - Full Campgrounds Expected for Memorial Day Weekend
5/13 - New Mandatory Life Jacket Law for Youth
5/13 - Iowa Walleye: Widespread Gains for Anglers as Researchers Build Fishing "Field of Dreams"
5/13 - Cool Weather Leads to Poor Mushroom Crop
5/13 - DNR Offers Spring Fling Opportunities
5/12 - Wastewater Discharge in Wellsburg Due to Broken Sewer Main
5/9 - Lemars Man Receives Jail Time, Loses Trapping Privileges Until 2024
5/9 - New CRP Program to Benefit Iowa Wildlife
5/8 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Commission to Meet May 12 and 13
5/6 - Camping Kick-off Weekend Take 2; Moves to May 16 - 18
5/6 - "Take Me Fishing" Campaign Launches as Season Opens
5/6 - Bowhunters Provide Valuable Data on Wildlife
5/6 - DNR AmeriCorps Celebrates AmeriCorps Week
5/2 - Mechanical Failure Leads to Clinton Wastewater Discharge
5/2 - Limited Manure Release in Jasper County
5/2 - Clear Lake Dredge Project May Begin Early
5/1 - High Water Presents Safety Concerns for Early Season Boaters
   


 

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