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Michael Leland

Iowa Public Radio

DNR proposes fee increase for hunting and fishing licenses to help fund wildlife programs

Rachel Cramer

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is recommending a 5% increase in hunting, fishing and trapping license fees to keep pace with inflation and increasing costs. License fees go to the state's Fish and Wildlife Trust Fund.

A woman holds a small tube of water with a smaller tube of blue liquid near the surface of a river.

Rachel Cramer

Iowa Public Radio

Environment

In the wake of a near-total fish kill, southwest Iowans wade into water testing

Rachel Cramer

Two long, slender fish lay on a table with a measuring stick.

Courtesy of Mark Flammang

Iowa DNR

Environment

2 fish swam to Ottumwa. The Iowa DNR calls it a milestone for the ancient species

Rachel Cramer

Harvest Public Media

Ancient fish, modern problem: How the pallid sturgeon could be a warning for the Missouri River

Elizabeth Rembert

The pallid sturgeons outlasted dinosaurs, but human changes to the Missouri River nearly wiped out the prehistoric fish. Some experts think the fish’s struggle could signal larger problems on the Big Muddy, especially as climate change accelerates.
Environment

Climate change could worsen active hurricane seasons

Ben Kieffer, Dani Gehr, Caitlin Troutman

Though Iowans are far from the ocean, powerful hurricanes can still impact the Midwest.
Iowa News

State Officials Aim To Improve Water Quality In Northwest Iowa Lake

Katie Peikes

Iowa’s Department of Natural Resources is working on finalizing a plan to improve a northwest Iowa lake plagued by poor water quality.At a Wednesday…