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DNR encourages investment in high value trees

Here’s a way to make money off your acreage. The Iowa State Forest Nursery will offer a special on high-value seedling packets this month as a way to encourage landowners to plant trees that will …

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GUEST OPINION: Bioscience Innovation in Iowa needs public support

Many key innovations in this state are coming out of our critical bioscience industry.


Joe Hrdlicka

Consider the contributions of our biofuels industry throughout the state.  We are leaders in this space.  Iowa also leads …

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DNR stocks trout in Bondurant, Ames

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will release trout in seven locations this winter, including Bondurant and Ames. You’ll need a fishing license and a trout stamp to go after them. The daily limit is …

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Branstad: Shift school funds to water quality?

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad is considering a plan to use future cash from an extended statewide sales tax for schools to address Iowa’s water quality issues, The Des Moines Register reported, citing a Branstad aide. The 1 …

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Water Works’ ran nitrate plant record 177 days in 2015

Des Moines Water Works ended 2015 operating its nitrate removal facility for a record 177 days, eclipsing the previous record of 106 days set in 1999. Running the equipment to remove nitrate cost $1.5 million, …

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Iowa DNR issues clarification on air permit changes

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has developed a fact sheet detailing when air quality permits need to be changed. Industry representatives had raised questions.The publication describes 22 common scenarios at plants that need the …

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16 Industry Trends for 2016

I’m a bit of a futurist. I’ve always enjoyed thinking and debating with friends and colleagues about what the future will hold.

Seeing trends before they become fully adopted and understood is a key to …

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Hunting, fishing licenses expire Jan. 10

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources reminds hunters and fishing enthusiasts that licenses expire Jan. 10. You can buy new ones online. While we’re at it, 2016 is a boat registration renewal year. See your county recorder …

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Want to burn off those bowl game snacks?

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has a tradition of trying to get us all moving with free, guided New Year’s Day hikes that offer a nice view of 19 state parks in winter. We’re …

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Electric co-ops invested $77 million in efficiency in five years

Iowa’ s not-for-profit electric co-ops have invested nearly $77 million in efficiency programs over the past five years, the Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives reported. The power conserved would be enough to serve 347,000 homes …