Water quality advocates in the state say manure management plans do not sufficiently regulate the manure produced in Iowa.

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has about $9.6 million annually of state appropriated money to improve water quality and recreational opportunities ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has announced it is delaying previously planned trout stockings at three locations ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is monitoring the state's recovering peregrine falcon population due to the threat ...

For more than 25 years, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources has been testing the water at dozens of sites in rivers and ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa’s trumpeter swan population had nearly 160 nests in 2025, a modern-day record the Iowa Department of Natural Resources says is indicative of a conservation success story.

Iowa experienced a rollercoaster year of weather in 2025, with periods of relief from drought conditions interrupted by dry ...

The Republican proposal would replace Iowa's Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund with a fund dedicated to lowering property taxes.

While drought conditions improved during the summer, a dry fall left much of Iowa with abnormally dry or moderate drought ...