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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (Iowa DNR or IA DNR) is a department/agency of the U.S. state of Iowa formed in 1986, charged with maintaining state parks and forests, protecting the environment of Iowa, and managing energy, fish, wildlife, land resources, and water resources of Iowa.
The Natural Resources Conservation Service divides Iowa into 23 soil regions. In general, soils of southern, eastern, and western Iowa are loess-derived, while soils of northern and central Iowa are till-derived. Most level areas of Iowa have soils highly suitable for agriculture, making Iowa one of the most productive farming regions of the world.
This is a list of 63 state parks and recreation areas in Iowa. These state parks of the U.S. state of Iowa can be split into two groups based on management. The first group are those state parks managed by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The second group are those state parks managed by the county in which they are found.
The Register tagged along with an Iowa DNR biologist on the annual bald eagle count. Here's what they saw along the route. Iowa Department of Natural Resources' annual bald eagle count begins.
Buchanan County Conservation Board executive director: The last similar broad state funding legislation was REAP, more than 30 years ago. Opinion: For Iowa’s natural resources and outdoor ...
The Hayden Prairie State Preserve is a 240-acre (97 ha) tallgrass prairie located in Howard County, Iowa. It is a National Natural Landmark managed by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. [1] [2] Located close to the northern border of the state of Iowa, the nearest towns are Chester and Lime Springs.
Iowa State Preserves tend to be small parcels of land with some historic or environmental significance. The arrangement is alphabetic. This is based on information found at a website maintained by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
Gifford State Forest: Pottawattamie County: No – – Holst State Forest: Boone County: No 314 127 Loess Hills State Forest: Harrison County, Monona County: Yes 10,600 4,300 Pilot Mound State Forest: Boone County: No 34 14 Shimek State Forest: Lee County, Van Buren County: Yes 9,148 3,702 Stephens State Forest: Lucas County: Yes 14,112 5,711 ...