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Cover crops first step of new Greater Des Moines Watershed Program
3+ hour, 58+ min ago (256+ words) DES MOINES, Iowa " A new state water quality program is launching across central Iowa with the goal of reducing nitrates and other runoff before they reach drinking water sources in the Des Moines metro. The program is part of the…...
Illinois hunters harvest preliminary record number of wild turkeys in spring season
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (183+ words) Illinois hunters harvested a preliminary record total of 20, 821 wild turkeys during the 2026 spring turkey season, surpassing the previous record of 18, 189 birds harvested in 2025, according to a news release. The top counties for turkey harvest during the 2026 season were Jefferson and…...
Millions of birds to migrate through Iowa
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (171+ words) DES MOINES, Iowa " Typically, we're told to watch the night sky for shooting stars, a comet, or even a full moon, but this time it's for birds. On Saturday night, a large migration of birds, including warblers, thrushes, sparrows, shorebirds,…...
WATCH: Eagle released back into the wild in the QCA
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (34+ words) Our Quad Cities Hog Capitol Wildlife Rescue and Rehab, a Kewanee animal rescue, treated an eagle for relatively minor injuries and released it back into the wild....