SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa (KCAU) — The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has been working to reintroduce what biologists call a living fossil: the paddlefish. “They appeared in the fossil record about 25 ...

Fishing at Gray's Lake park in Des Moines on May 23, 2025. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Memorial Day weekend is typically considered the opening weekend for summer water recreation, but ...

Invasive zebra mussels often harm other aquatic plants and animals, in addition to being a nuisance for anyone using the ...

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources announced Aug. 5 that nine Iowa soil and water conservation district partners will receive $451,176 ...

More red flags about Iowa’s poor water quality have been raised, thanks to the reporting of The Gazette’s Brittany J. Miller and Erin Jordan and Investigate Midwest’s Monica Cordero. Their ...

Iowa may not be as much of a travel hub as states like New York or California, but its appeal is more understated — a genuine slice of the American heartland. In the state's northwest corner, the Iowa ...

The Iowa DNR has confirmed bird flu in Canada geese at two southern Iowa lakes, marking the first major outbreak to hit ...

ALLOW FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING. ERIC: A COUPLE OF CENTRAL IOWA LAKES HAVE TO BE DRAINED. THEY WILL START LETTING WATER OUT OF LAKE AHQUABI AND HOOPER LAKE IN JULY OR AUGUST. THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL ...

The Arnolds Park Amusement Park area of the Iowa Great Lakes A group of residents in northwest Iowa has plans to spruce up the area leading into the Iowa Great Lakes. Members of Imagine Iowa Great ...

Iowa has broken the record for toxic algae advisories at state park lakes. Friday's Department of Natural Resources beach monitoring report listed two exceedances of the health standard for ...

Iowa DNR State Veterinarian Rachel Ruden says the cold weather freezing up waterways likely led to the deaths of Canada geese in southwest Iowa from avian influenza.

There were eight swimming advisories in place at seven state beaches in Iowa over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Advocates say the health warnings were a blow to families during the popular ...