Greene County recorder Deb McDonald encourages local hunters to share their opinions at an upcoming town hall meeting held by the DNR.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) annual town hall-style meetings recapping the recently completed hunting and trapping seasons, and discussing possible changes to hunting and trapping rules and regulations begin across the state next week. Eighteen meetings will be held, with one scheduled in Jefferson Tuesday, Feb. 22, at 6:30 pm at the Milwaukee Road depot 507 E. Lincoln Way.
“We want people to come out to these meetings, listen to the seasons reviews, ask questions and hear directly from our staff,” said Todd Bishop, chief of the Iowa DNR’s Wildlife Bureau. “Part of the meeting will be devoted to discussing potential rule changes and collecting feedback as we work through the rules process.”
The meetings are open to the public. Comments collected from these public meetings will be considered along with other related comments received by the Iowa DNR prior to proposing changes to hunting rules and regulations. Proposed rules will be presented to the Natural Resource Commission during a regular public meeting for consideration and additional public comment.
The complete meeting schedule is:
-Creston, Feb. 21, 6 p.m., Multi-Purpose Room, Southern Prairie YMCA, 1201 West Townline Street
-Algona, Feb. 22, 6 p.m., Waters Edge Nature Center, 1010 250th Street
-Des Moines, Feb. 22, 6:45 p.m., Des Moines Izaak Walton League, 4343 George Flagg Parkway
-Dubuque, Feb. 22, 7 p.m., EB Lyons Nature Center at Mines of Spain, 8991 Bellevue Heights Road
-Jefferson, Feb. 22, 6:30 p.m., The Depot, Raccoon River Valley Trailhead, 507 E Lincoln Way
-Okoboji, Feb. 22, 6 p.m., Maser Monarch Lodge, 22785 Nature Center Road
-Sac City, Feb 22, 6:30 p.m., Sac County Conservation Center, Hagge Park, 2970
280th Street
-Ventura, Feb. 22, 7 p.m., Iowa DNR Wildlife Office, 15326 Balsam Avenue
-Waverly, Feb. 22, 6 p.m., Waverly Public Library, 1500 W Bremer Avenue
-Burlington, Feb. 23, 5 p.m., Starr’s Cave Nature Center, 11627 Starr’s Cave Road
-Calmar, Feb. 23, 7 p.m., Northeast Iowa Dairy & Agriculture Foundation (Dairy Center), Room 115, 1527 Hwy. 150 South
-Iowa City, Feb. 23, 6:30 p.m., Johnson County ISU Extension Office, 3109 Old Hwy. 218 South
Onawa, Feb. 23, 6 p.m., Lewis and Clark State Park visitor center banquet room, 21914 Park Loop
-Bloomfield, Feb. 24, 6 p.m., Wapello County Conservation Board Pioneer Ridge Nature Center, 1339 Hwy. 63
Any person attending the public meeting that has special requirements, such as those related to mobility or hearing impairments, should contact the Iowa DNR or ADA Coordinator at 515-725-8200, Relay Iowa TTY Service 800-735-7942, or Webmaster@dnr.iowa.gov, and advise of specific needs.
