Small rural communities looking for assistance to help renovate or deconstruct abandoned commercial and public structures can apply for funding through the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (Iowa DNR) Derelict…
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Iowa Releases Five-Year Strategy for Ambient Water Monitoring
A new five-year strategy aimed at improving the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Ambient Water Monitoring Program is now available. The program provides consistent, unbiased information about the condition…
Iowa Report Highlights Progress of Nutrient Monitoring
A recent report on Iowa’s nutrient monitoring efforts highlights both the complexity and long-term value of evaluating nutrient levels in Iowa’s lakes, streams, and rivers. Developed jointly by the Iowa…
Iowa P2 Intern Program Yields Significant Savings for Companies
Iowa companies have saved more than $1.6 million in the last year thanks to waste-reducing projects completed by 16 interns from the Department of Natural Resources Pollution Prevention (P2) Intern…
Iowa Works to Promote Brownfield Redevelopment via Community Outreach
Iowa’s Department of Natural Resources will conduct a workshop later this month to help communities identify resources to redevelop and revitalize areas with environmental contamination. The workshop, titled Funding Economic…
Iowa Project AWARE Volunteers Muscle 40 Tons of Trash from River
Southeastern Iowa’s Des Moines River is now 40 tons of trash lighter, thanks to the efforts of 329 volunteers who took part this month in the Iowa Department of Natural…
Iowa Offers Grants Targeted at Abandoned Commercial Property
Starting August 1, Iowa communities with populations of 5,000 or smaller can apply for special funding to inspect abandoned commercial buildings. The funds, from the DNR’s Derelict Building Grant Program,…
Iowa DNR Spolights 30 Successes on its 30th Anniversary
On July 1, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will celebrate its 30th anniversary. DNR is commemorating its three decades with a collection of 30 natural resource and environmental…
Iowa’s Linked Deposit Loans
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the Iowa Finance Authority have developed clean water state revolving fund-linked deposit loan programs for manure management and soil erosion control. Working with…
Iowa’s Linked Deposit Loans
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the Iowa Finance Authority have developed clean water state revolving fund-linked deposit loan programs for manure management and soil erosion control. Working with…
