by O. Kay Henderson | Feb 9, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
The idea of naming the tiny Iowa Darter as the official state fish has sailed through a House subcommittee. Representative Elinor Levin of Iowa City said it’s a great way to raise awareness about the only fish that has “Iowa” in its name....
by Dar Danielson | Dec 19, 2023 | News, Outdoors
Temperatures are expected to be above normal the rest of this week in what has already been an up-and-down cycle in Iowa. The wide range of temperatures can impact the quality of ice forming on lakes and rivers The DNR’s Pete Hildreth says you should be checking...
by Dar Danielson | Dec 14, 2023 | News, Outdoors
A spokesman for the Iowa DNR says hunters are on pace for a good season harvest as the end of the second deer gun season approaches Sunday. Pete Hildreth talked about the numbers at the Natural Resources Commission meeting today. “Just under 80,000 deer have...
by Dar Danielson | Dec 13, 2023 | News, Outdoors
A couple of donations will allow the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to build out a wildlife tracking system across the state. DNR Avian Ecologist Anna Buckardt Thomas says the system called Motus is a series of antennae stations and tracking tags that emit a...
by Dar Danielson | Dec 6, 2023 | News, Outdoors
With Iowa’s two most popular deer seasons this month, there is evidence the success of hunters could depend on the type of weather they saw. DNR State Deer Biologist Jace Elliott, says they recently built a model that shows how specific weather conditions impact...
