Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Ready to save energy, waste, emissions and money? Request a Pollution Prevention Intern for your facility this summer! Apply here: https://bit.ly/3ATDDYv

Help us increase access to nature for all Iowans through our Iowa Tree Planting Grant! Apply now at iowadnr.gov/UrbanForestry This opportunity is open to community governmental entities, as well as volunteer and service organizations, for planting trees on publicly owned properties to diversify the tree canopy, increase tree benefits, and help disadvantaged populations with energy costs and health disparities, and increase access to parks and nature.

Join us for some wild opportunities at the DNR! Explore your next career adventure at iowadnr.gov/employment

Every office should have a Terry Trashgate. #AmericaRecyclesDay ♻

Today in 1940, no one expected a blizzard that dropped temps from the 60s to single digits in just hours. That arctic blast trapped hunters following an incredible number of ducks flying through Iowa that day - Armistice Day (now Veterans Day). Read the story from those who experienced it: https://t.co/NpUqHlnZX1

Ghost owl? 👻🦉 We hope not! While they're a little spooky-looking, we're excited that these state-endangered barn owlets have made a home in Madison County! Earlier this fall, Madison County Conservation Board staff spotted the owlets in two nest boxes they installed on their wildlife areas. Why are they endangered in Iowa? Loss of habitat plays a factor. Barn owls need open grasslands like hay fields, pasture and prairie for finding mice and voles to eat, and nest in closed spaces like tree cavities, barn lofts, silos, elevated deer blinds and nest boxes. You can find plans for building a barn owl nest box here: https://bit.ly/4hpfj19 Video description: a barn owlets swaying back and forth in a nest box

We were going to show you our costumes, but we didn't see anybody in the office 🤷♀️ Just kidding, Happy Halloween! 🎃👻🦇

Be outstanding in your field* - in a state park, along the shore, at a wildlife area - with the DNR! *Applicants should be tolerant of Dad Jokes 😉 https://lnkd.in/e3ibyYD

Thanks for staring at the sky with us, friends 🌠 We couldn't help ourselves from sharing these great shots you all sent in of the northern lights and the Tsuchinshan-ATLAS comet in the last week! Couple with head lamp: Madison County, Eric Burson Green Valley State Park: Chuck Spindler Comet and northern lights photos: Pleasant Creek State Rec Area, Linn County, Kevin Railsback Tucker Wildlife Images: Lost Grove Lake, Scott County

Welcome home, paddlefish! This week, we've been stocking young paddlefish from the Rathbun Fish Hatchery into the Iowa Great Lakes, where paddlefish were once common. Fossil records show paddlefish have been around for more than 300 million years – that’s about 50 million years before the first dinosaurs! Iowa paddlefish commonly live for 20 years, with 30 years or more not unusual. Stop by the Spirit Lake Fish Hatchery Friday morning for a chance to see the paddlefish up close before they're stocked at 1 p.m. at the Emerson Bay State Park boat ramp.