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August 13, 2026

Absorbing two new gut punches

By Steve Weisman For the past several years, there have been many exotic/invasive

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August 13, 2026

Good crowd attends Pillsbury Point bank restoration and stabilization public...

By Steve Weisman This past Thursday, August 6 was an important day for both lake

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July 1, 2026

Joe Ulman receives Ace Cory Conservation Award

By Steve Weisman Joe Ulman, who has been a part of conservation and clean water

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April 16, 2026

Broodstock collection completed at Spirit Lake Hatchery

By Steve Weisman Broodstock collection at the Spirit Lake Hatchery is officially

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February 10, 2026

Taking a look at the 2025 fishing and hunting license...

By Steve Weisman Each year about this time, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources

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December 22, 2025

Keep It Clean initiative starts in Iowa Great Lakes

By Steve Weisman For all the years I have ice fished, I’ve always been frustrated

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December 9, 2025

Fall DNR Night hosts largest crowd ever

By Steve Weisman “Oh, What a Night” is a famous song by Franki Valli & The

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November 25, 2025

Time to support fishing and hunting license increases

By Steve Weisman There is little doubt that fishing and hunting are important

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November 19, 2025

Save Turtle Lake Project gets underway

By Steve Weisman One excavator bucket at a time, the dredging of Turtle Lake has

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November 12, 2025

Graduate Fellowship recipient announced

By Steve Weisman Outdoor Editor Exciting news coming for the Iowa Great Lakes area.

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October 16, 2025

Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation and partners celebrate new tract in...

On Friday, September 26, INHF and its partners at the Iowa DNR celebrated with a

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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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