In honor of Arbor Day, community leaders in Dubuque will break ground Saturday on what will...
Mason City breaks ground on major bike park, first of its kind in the Midwest
Ground was broken this morning on Mason City’s Destination Iowa bike park project. City...
Major upgrades planned at popular state park in north-central Iowa
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is announcing plans for a $2.2-million upgrade at a...
Tree plantings, milkweed giveaways highlight Earth Day at the UI
If you were to try counting all of the trees on the University of Iowa campus on this Earth Day,...
Iowans are reminded it’s the law to call 811 before digging
Farmers aren't the only ones talking about spring planting, and as Iowa homeowners start sprucing...
Iowa will see cicadas, but not the rare double emergence
This spring will be the first time in about two centuries that the U.S. will see the emergence of...
DNR says Walleye collection was successful
Iowa DNR spokesman Peter Hildreth says the annual walleye collection was successful. "The goal is...
Sierra Club calls for EPA to investigate massive fish kill on East Nishnabotna
The Iowa Sierra Club Iowa is asking the Environmental Protection Agency to investigate the large...
Spotlight surveys underway as DNR counts wildlife at night
DNR staff are now going out after dark and driving back roads to conduct surveys of wildlife....
Southern Iowa will be best for eclipse gazing
The view of today's solar eclipse will range from excellent to so-so to lousy, depending on where...
Be certain to have proper eye protection to watch the eclipse
A narrow band of land from Texas to Maine will be under a total solar eclipse this afternoon, and...
Iowa’s turkey population is plentiful headed into hunting season
Iowa's turkey hunting season opens this weekend and it's estimated up to 35,000 hunters will...
Monday’s solar eclipse won’t be total over Iowa, but it’ll still be a good show
It’s been seven years since a total solar eclipse darkened parts of the Midwest, and although...
Learn to identify the 14 species of Iowa bumble bees with new program
Volunteers across Iowa with an interest in pollinator conservation are needed for a new program...
Emerald ash borer now confirmed in all but one Iowa county
It's springtime and Iowans are likely to start noticing more infestations of the emerald ash...
DNR: hundreds of thousands of fish died in Montgomery County fertilizer spill
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has released fish kill numbers from the fertilizer spill...
Volunteers needed for Keep Iowa Beautiful annual effort
Keep Iowa Beautiful is looking for more volunteers to join the state's effort in the national...
Plants that popped out early shouldn’t see long-term impact from return to cold
ISU Extension horticulture specialist Aaron Steil (like file) says plants that started popping out...
Warm weather could impact DNR’s spring trout stocking
The Iowa DNR is keeping an eye on the weather as it prepares for its annual spring trout stocking....
Dry weather could hurt some Iowa trees
An early spring means a head start for Iowa gardens but it could make things difficult for the...
Iowa paddlers need to be patient and wait for consistent warm weather
Iowa's been on a weather rollercoaster lately, with record high temperatures in the 70s along with...
Warm weather wakes up ticks, so wear insect repellant
Forecasters predict Iowa will have another unseasonably warm weekend ahead, and one downside to...
DNR confirms dead gray wolf found near Davenport
The Iowa D-N-R says a dead animal found by a conservation officer on the I-80 median along the...
DNR seeking information after state’s largest sycamore damaged by fire
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is asking the public for help in finding out how one of...
A sure sign spring is coming: The Home + Garden Show opens today
Spring will arrive in a little under a month and central Iowans who are plotting out their...
Central Iowa cyclists launch effort to build massive indoor BMX track
A capital campaign is being launched to build an indoor Olympic-level bicycle motocross, or BMX,...
Northeast Iowa maple sap taps begin flowing early thanks to warm temperatures
Maple sap harvesters across northeast Iowa got the season started nearly three weeks early thanks...
Two western Iowa rivers host state’s paddlefish season, starting today
The paddlefish snagging season on the Missouri and Big Sioux rivers opens today. The DNR's western...
Deer gets antlers tangled in backyard hammock in Sioux City
A deer in Sioux City somehow got its antlers stuck in hammock tied between two trees behind a...
Professional explorer brings his adventure stories to central Iowa
The Des Moines Civic Center is launching a new Explorer Series tomorrow night that will include...