Thursday September 2nd 2010

Posts Tagged ‘DNR’

Dept. of Natural Resources 2010 Condition of the Environment

Dept. of Natural Resources 2010 Condition of the Environment

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources recently released its 2010 Condition of the Environment, which details problems and opportunities in outdoor Iowa. Click here to read the document For more information, go to iowadnr.gov/status.html         [Read More]

News Reports: Black bear returns to natural habitat

News Reports: Black bear returns to natural habitat

You never know what you may come across in the great outdoors of Iowa – and some people had sightings of a black bear in northeast Iowa during the first few weeks of June.  A 2007 report from the Iowa DNR detailed how Black Bears were once indigenous to Iowa (H/T to [Read More]

Falcons Make Comeback @ State Capitol

Falcons Make Comeback @ State Capitol

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has been working on reintroducing the Peregrine Falcon to it’s natural habitat throughout the state. Charlotte Eby of Lee Enterprises has the story below (with photo of House Chief Clerk Mark Brandsgard): Twenty years after [Read More]

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Iowa Noted for Low Unemployment Rate

Iowa Noted for Low Unemployment Rate

Yahoo Finance recently released the top ten states with low unemployment rates. Iowa showed up at number 10 on that [Read More]

Curt Hanson Day

Curt Hanson Day

One year ago today, House Democrats and Curt Hanson won a surprise victory against the House Republicans and Stephen [Read More]

‘Iowans Helping Iowans’ Program Offered State’s Flood Victims

‘Iowans Helping Iowans’ Program Offered State’s Flood Victims

A new “Iowans Helping Iowans” flood assistance program was rolled out today. The program is meant to help families [Read More]

Iowa ACT Scores #2 in the Nation

Iowa ACT Scores #2 in the Nation

Once again Iowa’s graduating high school students ranked number two in the nation after the state of Minnesota. [Read More]

Des Moines Ranked 7th Best City for the Next Decade

Des Moines Ranked 7th Best City for the Next Decade

Kiplinger Magazine named Des Moines seventh in the 10 Best Cities for the Next Decade. Des Moines was touted for [Read More]