Drought conditions expanded across Iowa in May due to below-normal rainfall, according to the latest Water Summary Update from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The state received an ...

As people across the country get ready to celebrate Memorial Day weekend... the Iowa Department of Natural Resources is warning folks to stay áout of the water at some beaches. The D-N-R issued ...

If you have any plans at an Iowa beach for summer 2025, plan to check the Iowa DNR's water quality reports before swimming.

Iowa Department of Natural Resources tracks water quality at all state park beaches all and updates the public weekly. Some city and county beaches are also included on the DNR's website.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowa DNR is assuming Ellis Harbor in Cedar Rapids will be far busier this weekend than it was on Wednesday, not only because of the change in weather, but because of ...

Waste reduction projects developed by 16 Iowa Department of Natural Resources interns saved Iowa companies $ ... The P2 Intern Program matches top engineering students with Iowa businesses interested ...

The Iowa Natural Resource Commission Thursday approved the state’s purchase of a former Boy Scout camp that covers nearly 1,800 acres in the Loess Hills of western Iowa. DNR Land and Water ...

Joe Bischoff, Barr Engineering, explains an excess of iron-bound phosphorus in Green Valley Lake during Wednesday's DNR public meeting. (CNA photo by NICK PAULY) Green Valley Lake will be receiving a ...

Iowa DNR seasonal worker Trevon Zeman holds a shovelnose ... The first phase of the project — consultation and engineering — will be paid for by the DNR, using the state marine fuel tax.

Gregory LeFevre, associate professor of Environmental Engineering and Science at the University of Iowa, Feb. 27, 2025. Noah Poppelreiter, former supervisor of the Iowa DNR’s water monitoring staff ...