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DNR News > Recent Releases
   

May 2008  

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
   

April 2008  

4/30 - DNR Spring Sale Moved to Varied Industries Building
4/29 - Flooding Impacts State Parks Across Iowa Heading in to Camping Kick-off Weekend
4/29 - For Clear Lake's Most Popular Game Fish - the Bite is On
4/29 - Facts About New Trapping Procedure for Emerald Ash Borer in Iowa
4/29 - DNR Volunteers Honored During National Volunteer Week
4/28 - Wastewater Bypasses in Eddyville, Wapello and Solon
4/28 - Public Meetings Will Discuss Air Pollution Areas in Scott and Muscatine Counties
4/25 - Flash Flooding Closes Portions of Backbone State Park; Causes Overflows at Several Wastewater Facilities
4/24 - Avian Cholera Detected at Rush Lake in Palo Alto County
4/22 - DNR Netting Efforts Fill State Walleye Hatcheries Fish Crews Report Better Than Average Spring Run
4/22 - Campers Get Ready for Prime Camping Season
4/22 - Spring Weather Has ATV Riders Ready to Hit the Trails
4/22 - Iowans Encouraged to Celebrate Earth Week
4/18 - Spring Rains Bring Wet Weather Discharges
4/18 - Capitol Peregrine Receiving Nest Tray Sunday
4/17 - First Meeting of Missouri River Authority is April 21
4/17 - Drinking Water Advisories Retracted for Buffalo, Frankville
4/16 - Duncombe Ammonia Leak Contained on Site at Koch Plant
4/16 - Drinking Water Advisories Issued in Buffalo, Frankville for Nitrate
4/15 - Ammonia Leak at Koch Nitrogen Plant in Webster County Now Rerouted
4/15 - Camping Kick-off Weekend May 2, 3 and 4
4/15 - Prairie Rescue Events Planned For April 18, 19, 20
4/10 - EPC to Continue Meeting on Recreational Stream Uses April 16
4/8 - Climate Advisory Council to Discuss Policy Options to Reduce Greenhouse Gases
4/8 - Chariton Discharges Wastewater from Storage Basin to River
4/8 - Spring Turkey Hunting Preview
4/8 - Clean up Crews and Campers Share Time in State Parks
4/8 - Soggy Trout 'Opener'
4/8 - Migrating Waterfowl Herald Change of Season
4/7 - DNR Seeks New Project Coordinator for Honey Creek Resort
4/3 - Environmental Protection Commissioners to Attend Reception April 7
4/1 - DNR Website Offers Insider's View of Honey Creek Resort State Park
4/1 - DNR to Collect Walleyes Release Through Dam at Lake Rathbun
4/1 - Excellent Fishing Expected at Renovated Lakes in Southwest Iowa
4/1 - Fishing Regulations Relaxed at Green Valley
4/1 - Turkey Hunters Reminded to Report Their Harvest
4/1 - DNR Offers Springtime Opportunities for Volunteers
4/1 - Donated Venison Cleared for Distribution to Needy
   

March 2008  

3/31 - Keokuk Brothers Escape Injury When Boat Sinks
3/31 - Forever Outdoors Inaugural Event at Honey Creek Resort State Park
3/28 - Wastewater Discharge Reported in Milford
3/28 - Wastewater Discharges Reported in Muscatine and Coralville
3/27 - Deer Meat Donated to Needy Being Tested for Lead
3/27 - Recreational use of streams on EPC April 8 agenda in Carroll
3/26 - Lake Wapello Water Level Lowered to Fix Broken Pipe
3/25 - DNR Unveils New High Tech Lake Maps
3/25 - Scientists Look to Outer Space to Solve Iowa Duck Mystery
3/25 - Plant Some Shade Tree Distribution Programs Planned for Spring
3/25 - Prairie Rescue Event Set for Fayette County
3/22 - DNR Investigates Manure Spill in Cedar County
3/21 - Manure Runoff Traced to Dickinson County Open Feedlot
3/20 - Test Soils Before Spring Fertilizer or Manure Application
3/19 - Anamosa Wastewater Discharge in Jones County
3/18 - Spring Snow Goose Migration Invades Iowa
3/18 - 2008 Brass Bluegill Award
3/18 - Non-native Pest on Iowa's Doorstep
3/17 - DNR Denies Construction Permit for Proposed Dairy Confinement in Woodbury County
3/17 - City of Dunkerton in Black Hawk County Discharges Wastewater
3/14 - Honey Creek Resort State Park Goes Green
3/14 - Marengo Men Plead Guilty to Fishing Violations
3/13 - Volunteers Honored For Service to Environment
3/12 - EPA Releases New Ozone Standard
3/11 - Fish From Iowa Lakes Exceed Mercury Advisory Level
3/11 - Long Winter Expected to Affect Fish Populations
3/11 - Marina Project Enters Final Stage
3/7 - Operator Continues Cleanup in Taylor County Manure Release
3/7 - Keokuk Wastewater Discharge Ends
3/6 - Manure Release Reaches Farm Pond Above Lake of Three Fires
3/6 - Elk Run and LS Power PSD Permit Application Denied
3/6 - Final Rule For Manure Application to Soybeans, Referrals on March EPC Agenda
3/3 - Temporary Repair Made on Ottumwa Sewer Line
3/4 - Failed Valve Leads to Keokuk Wastewater Discharge
3/4 - Public Celebrations Conclude as Bald Eagle Numbers Soar
3/4 - North Iowa Becomes Hen House Super Site
3/4 - DNR Offers Opportunities to Beat Cabin Fever
3/4 - Dubuque, Cedar Rapids Report Wastewater Bypasses
3/3 - Sewer Main Break in Ottumwa Results in Bypassing to Des Moines River
3/3 - Plugged Sewer Line Causes Wastewater Discharge in Riverside
3/3 - Snowmelt, Rain Lead to Chariton Wastewater Discharge
   

February 2008  

2/26 - Campgrounds Filling for Memorial Day Weekend
2/26 - Wintering Hawks Take Bird Feeding to its Highest Level
2/26 - If You Enjoy Iowa Wildlife, Check It and Protect It
2/25 - Air Quality in Northeast Iowa Improves
2/24 - Rock Rapids Man Dies After Being Thrown From Snowmobile
2/24 - Fine Particle Pollution Episode Continues in Northeast Iowa
2/23 - Fine Particle Pollution Causes Poor Air Quality in North Central Iowa
2/20 - City of Burlington Discharges to Mississippi
2/19 - Iowa Pheasants Endure Long Hard Winter
2/19 - Migrating Birds Reluctant to Return to Frigid Iowa
2/19 - Iowa Outdoors Magazine Showcases Spring in Iowa
2/19 - Health of Missouri River Focus of Four Day Conference
2/19 - DNR Spring Sale Set for May 10
2/15 - DNR Investigates Spill at Iowa Falls Ethanol Plant
2/15 - Boil Order Lifted for Lisbon Drinking Water
2/14 - Boil Order Issued for Lisbon Drinking Water
2/14 - EPA approves Iowa’s water quality standards
2/14 - Manure application on frozen ground may lead to unintended consequences
2/14 - DNR-Funded conservation practices reduce water pollution in 2007
2/14 - Despite Poor Weather, 2007 Deer Harvest Nearly Matches 2006
2/12 - For Great Horned Owls, Spring Has Arrived
2/12 - DNR Extends Deadline to Remove Ice Fishing Shelters
2/12 - Accumulating Snow Can Weaken Ice
2/12 - DNR Offers Random Acts of Kindness Opportunities
2/11 - Broken Sewer Line Leads to Goldfield Discharge
2/7 - Ethanol Spill Emergency Training Coming to Iowa
2/7 - Mechanical problems lead to Fairfield wastewater discharge
2/5 - Camping Kick-off Weekend May 2, 3 and 4
2/5 - Letts Man Ordered to Prison
2/5 - Clear Lake Ranks as Ice Fishing Hotspot
2/5 - DNR to Hold Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Workshops
2/4 - Feb. 5 Environmental Protection Commission Meeting Cancelled
2/4 - Potential State Actions to Reduce Greenhouse Gases Topic of ICCAC Meeting February 8
   

January 2008  

1/31 - Final Rule for Manure Applicaion to Soybeans on February EPC Agenda
1/31 - DNR Study of Iowa's Water Supplies, Groundwater Underway
1/31 - DNR to Hold Annual Water Monitoring Conference Feb. 25-62
1/29 - Fence line Symphony for One North Iowa Rabbit Enthusiast, the Sound of the Hound Cannot be Denied
1/29 - Trout Stocking at Banner Lake Set for Feb. 1
1/29 - Great Backyard Bird Count Set for February 15-18
1/29 - Spring is Right Around the Corner for Frog and Toad Surveyors
1/29 - Give a Few Dollars for Wildlife
1/27 - Villisca Boy Receives Gunshot Wound While Hunting
1/27 - Klemme Man Injured in Snowmobile Incident at Clear Lake
1/24 - Lake Red Rock's 20th Bald Eagle Days is set for March 1st
1/24 - Fish Beginning to Show Stress From Old-Fashioned Winter
1/24 - Round-the-Clock Construction Gets Honey Creek Resort Off the Ground
1/22 - DNR Issues Boil Order for Lone Tree in Johnson County
1/22 - 2007 Was a Safe Hunting Year
1/18 - South Carolina Deer Poachers Plead Guilty
1/18 - Water Main Burst Leads to Wastewater Discharge in Davenport
1/17 - DNR, IDALS offering grants for improving water quality with watershed projects
1/17 - Annual river cleanup route and dates announced
1/17 - 70 counties decide to evaluate animal confinement sites
1/16 - Clinton, Davenport Discharge Wastewater
1/14 - Investigation of Dead Geese Continues
1/11 - Natural Resource and Environmental Protection Commissions to Meet
1/10 - Iowans Create Water Quality Successes in 2007
1/09 - DNR Lifts Boil Advisory for Maynard Drinking Water
1/08 - Dead Geese Being Investigated by the DNR at Saylorville
1/08 - TIP Call Results in Felony Charge Against Nebraska Man
1/08 - January Antlerless Season Begins on January 11
1/08 - Sending Swans South
1/08 - Winter Visitors - Bald Eagles Head to Iowa
1/08 - Boil Advisory Issued for Maynard Drinking Water
1/07 - Cedar Rapids, Burlington Discharging Wastewater Following Snow Melt
   

December 2007  

12/31 - Pipeline Leak in Dubuque County Quickly Stopped
12/31 - EPC to Meet January 15 and 16
12/28 - Extended Shotgun Season Adds to Doe Harvest
12/28 - Big Creek Area Target Shooters Encouraged to Use Olofson Range
12/28 - State Preserves Board to Meet Jan. 18 in Des Moines
12/21 - Air Quality over Iowa Begins to Improve
12/21 - DNR Announces New Database System for Submitting Tier 2 Chemical Inventory Reports
12/21 - ICCAC Determines Preliminary Report for 2008 General Assembly
12/21 - DNR Announces Honey Creek Resort State Park Management Partnership
12/20 - Improvements Coming to State Parks Reservation System
12/20 - Stagnant Air and Fog Continue to Cause Elevated Air Pollution Levels Across Iowa
12/19 - Stagnant Air and Fog Cause Fine Particle Levels to Rise in Eastern Iowa
12/18 - Shade Tree Information Available on New Website
12/18 - Extended Season Tags and License Reprint Now Available
12/18 - Long, Snowy Winter Could Impact Upland Game Birds
12/18 - Wily and Elusive, Iowa Brush Wolves Offer Adrenalin Pumping Excitement
12/14 - Extension of Deer Seasons Prompts Many Questions from Hunters
12/14 - Wastewater Discharge in Sioux County Due to Multiple Failures
12/14 - Small Sheen on Missouri River at Council Bluffs Caused by Contractor Error
12/14 - Hunter Safety Key to Extra Deer Season
12/14 - Commission Approves Dec. 21-23 Statewide Antlerless-Deer Season for Shotgun Hunters
12/13 - January Sign Up For Counties to Evaluate Animal Confinement Sites
12/12 - Pump Failure Leads to Wastewater Discharge in Sigourney
12/12 - Fairfield Wastewater Discharge Due to Pump Problems
12/12 - Small Sheen on Missouri River at Council Bluffs
12/12 - Natural Resource Commission to Discuss Possible Deer Season During Dec. 13 Meeting
12/11 - Sun Valley Sanitary District Discharges to Lake
12/11 - Proposal to Add An Additional Deer Hunting Season in December
12/11 - DNR Will Continue to Accept Comment on Uses of Iowa’s Streams and Rivers
12/11 - Power Outage Expected to Cause Wastewater Discharge at Ottumwa
12/11 - Abundant Cottontails Provide Winter Fun
12/11 - Deer Hunting, Better Late Than Never
12/11 - DNR Offers Winter Volunteer Opportunities
12/11 - Give the Gift of Iowa's Nature
12/08 - Audubon Man Escapes Serious Injury While Deer Hunting
12/06 - Wastewater Discharge in Iowa City Reaches Iowa River
12/04 - Eagle Lake Wetlands Bird Conservation Area Dedication
12/04 - Spill at Heinz Plant in Muscatine Stresses Fish
12/04 - Science Key in Decatur County Turkey Poaching Case
12/04 - Saylorville Lake on the 'A' List in Birding Community
12/04 - Winter Storm Brings Spectacular Bird Migration to Iowa
12/04 - 2008 Hunting, Fishing Licenses on Sale Dec. 15
12/03 - Programming Glitch Temporarily Halts Deer Harvest Reporting on Sunday
12/02 - Winterset Man Escapes Serious Injury After Being Struck by Deer Slug in Delaware County
12/02 - Two Injured in Separate Deer Hunting Incidents
12/01 - Slip on Ice Results in Hunting Injury Near Bloomfield
   

November 2007  

11/29 - Successful Hunters Required to Report Harvest
11/29 - City of Burlington Makes Commitment to Update Sewer System
11/28 - DNR, Iowa State University and Iowa Dept. of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Press Release Regarding Livestock Odor Proposal
11/28 - Wastewater Discharge Has Been Ongoing in Elkader
11/28 - Towel in Sewer Line Leads to Stanton Wastewater Discharge
11/27 - The State of Iowa Facilities Improvement Corporation to Meet November 30 in Des Moines
11/27 - Debris Leads to Wastewater Discharge in Malcom
11/27 - Shotgun Deer Season Preview
11/27 - Deer Hunting Tradition Includes Safety
11/27 - DNR to Continue Annual Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance Program
11/27 - Deer Hunting by the Numbers
11/26 - Otter Quota Filled, Season Closed
11/23 - Teenager Wounded in Hunting Incident
11/21 - Boil Order Issued for City of Cedar Rapids
11/20 - Agency Leaders to Herald Better Water Quality in Big Creek Lake
11/20 - DNR Adds Watershed Projects to Note Soil and Water Conservation Week
11/20 - For Wisconsin School Teacher, North Iowa is Pheasant Hunting Paradise
11/20 - November Antlerless Season is a Fine Opportunity for Hunters
11/20 - DNR Volunteers Honored for Outstanding Achievement
11/19 - Bobcat Season Closed Monday
11/16 - Wastewater Discharge Near Carroll Hospital Investigated
11/16 - North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Poaching Deer
11/15 - Discharge From Sioux City Wastewater Treatment Reaches Missouri River
11/15 - Green Stream Color and Fish Kill Near Creston is Tied to Industrial Discharge
11/14 - Oklahoma Deer Poachers Caught in Louisa County
11/13 - Fish in Mississippi River Pool 12 Exceed Mercury Advisory Level
11/13 - Green Valley State Park to Close for Deer Hunt
11/13 - Volunteers Offered Opportunities to Give Thanks
11/13 - Villisca Discharging Wastewater From Pumping Station
11/10 - Two South Carolina Men Arrested on Several Illegal Hunting Charges
11/08 - Pharmaceutical Collection and Disposal Pilot Project Contract Approved by EPC
11/06 - Otter and Bobcat Quota Information
11/06 - Rice Lake Provides Unlikely Home for North Iowa Walleyes
11/06 - Winter Bird Feeding Preparation Underway
11/06 - Correction to Springbrook State Park January Deer Hunt
11/05 - Fish Kill in Hamilton County Due to Hog Confinement Overflow
11/05 - Manure Reaches Van Buren County Stream During Manure Application
11/05 - Hunter Dies Following Fall From Tree Stand
11/05 - Adel Man Injured Following Fall From Tree Stand
11/03 - Glenwood Man Receives Minor Injuries While Hunting on Saturday
11/03 - Hunter Dies Following Fall From Tree Stand
11/02 - Cause of Green Stream Color Near Creston is Tied to Industrial Discharge
11/01 - DNR Investigating Fish Kill Near Creston
11/01 - Feedlot runoff reaches stream - DNR cautions all manure applicators


 

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