DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is providing grants to disadvantaged schools across Iowa to plant trees. The department received $105,000 to give to schools this year.

Iowans could see more black bear sightings this spring and in future years, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. In 2024, a black bear was spotted at Clarke University in Dubuque ...

Baker says the DNR will close on the property this summer and it will be open to the public this fall. The purchase is funded by a $4.6 million dollar U.S.D.A. Forest Legacy Grant and $500,000 ...

according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Dubuque County Conservation. “This month alone, we’ve had 4-5 sightings, but we think it’s one bear,” says Dubuque County ...

Smoke rising off in the distance during the spring could be the work of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. “It’s the most cost-effective way to maintain grasslands,” says Iowa DNR ...

Iowa has gone form the occasional visiting bear, to more frequent sightings - including reports of 2-4 bears over the winter months. The DNR says those bear visits could become more frequent ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (WHO) — The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is providing grants to disadvantaged schools across Iowa to plant trees. The department received $105,000 to give to schools ...