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April 10, 2025

West Swan restoration complete

By Steve Weisman Since 2006, the Iowa DNR has gone about restoring lakes across the

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April 6, 2025

Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever receives Iowa Agriculture Leader Award...

Des Moines – Pheasants Forever (PF) and Quail Forever (QF) are honored to

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April 3, 2025

Northern pike gillnetting is already over

By Steve Weisman This is the time of year that northwest Iowans get excited for the

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March 14, 2025

Protecting the island at Triboji Beach

By Steve Weisman When I mention Triboji Beach on the northwest corner of West Lake

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February 15, 2025

Then and Now

By Bob Jensen I looked out my office window today and saw a flock of swans flying

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January 20, 2025

Thoughts on keeping ice fishing clean

By Steve Weisman As we move into the ice fishing season, we need to remember the

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December 31, 2024

Wetland restoration work at Howard K. Vincent WPA (Moore Slough...

By Steve Weisman Back on Thursday, September 14, 2023, the formal dedication of the

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November 27, 2024

Fall DNR night sets record for attendance

By Steve Weisman Whenever something special happens in my life, I often quote the

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November 5, 2024

Turtle Lake Committee launches $750,000 fundraising effort to save Turtle...

By Becky Batcheller Turtle Lake Fundraising Committee Turtle Lake, a waterway

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November 5, 2024

The sad story of Turtle Lake

By Steve Weisman When I first moved to Estherville in 1978, one of the obvious draws

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October 16, 2024

A look at the upcoming pheasant season

By Steve Weisman Outdoor Editor Habitat and weather are the two factors often tied

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October 16, 2024

American paddlefish once again swimming in West Lake Okoboji

By Steve Weisman After over 100 years, they’re back! The much anticipated

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